I know for that for counterinsurgencies, a historically successful ratio of troops to population is around 1:20. For Afghanistan, that would imply 500,000 troops. We have a tiny fraction of that. But that's just an extrapolation of history, it doesn't take into account the actual situation in Afghanistan. Perhaps only part of the country needs a 1:20 ratio. Maybe some parts will be fine with 1:100, or 1:1000. I don't know.
It should be possible for a military planner to map out the number of troops required to provide security for all of Afghanistan. Someone should get on that.
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