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(U//FOUO) New Policy for the Coalition in Afghanistan Is Signed
FROM:
Deputy Chief, SID Policy Staff (S0231)
Run Date: 04/12/2011
(U//FOUO) A new SID policy document, SID Management Directive 430, "Afghanistan SIGINT
Coalition," which was signed by the SIGINT Director on 8 January, establishes the role and
membership of the Afghanistan SIGINT Coalition (AFSC), the procedures for adding and
subtracting AFSC members, and the process for releasing NSA/CSS SIGINT information to AFSC
partners.
(S//REL) The Afghanistan SIGINT Coalition (AFSC) is a U.S.-led coalition of First, Second, and
Third Party SIGINT partners engaged at a significant operational level in Afghanistan, combining
SIGINT expertise and information to achieve shared operational goals in a multilateral analytic
environment focused on the Afghan theater. The Afghanistan Mission Lead from the Deputy
Directorate for Analysis and Production (DDAP) -- referred to as the DDAP Afghanistan Mission
Lead -- chairs the coalition. The initial nine members consisted of the U.S., UK, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Denmark, France, and the Netherlands. Germany's and
Sweden's SIGINT organizations joined the AFSC last year to currently make it a total of 11
members. The AFSC members apply their national SIGINT capabilities and expertise to address
common SIGINT requirements in support of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in
Afghanistan.
(U//FOUO) To view this SID Management Directive 430, see here .
(U//FOUO) POC:
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without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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