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The article focuses on establishing the near- and long-term materiel readiness of the Afghan National Army that requires urgent attention to inherent challenges and a system-of-systems approach. Topics include problems such as oversized, aging fleets, current state of materiel readiness in the Afghan National Army (ANA) as dire with regard to vehicle fleets and weapon serviceability, comparison of the U.S. Army standard for the appropriate ratio of wheeled vehicle mechanics to vehicle systems.