BACKGROUNDGEN Mattis, commander of U.S. CENTCOM, noted that his command's primary focus is the war in Afghanistan. Together with NATO coalition partners, USCENTCOM is conducting a comprehensive yet targeted counterinsurgency (COIN) campaign to ensure that Afghanistan does not again become a sanctuary for transnational extremists.1 This campaign encompasses a broad range of mission objectives such as counter-terrorism operations, detainee operations, rule of law and development of the Afghan security forces and the capacity of the Afghan National Police. Therefore, Congress provided a number of resource mechanisms to U.S. CENTCOM in order to advance its COIN strategy; such as the Commander's Emergency Response Fund (CERP), the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF), the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund (AIF), and the Afghanistan Reintegration Program (ARP). However, not all mentioned funding streams are used efficiently and effectively; especially ARP. As U.S. support for the war in Afghanistan and DOD budgets decline, U.S. CENTCOM must reevaluate how to strategically leverage the ARP as a key enabler in COIN execution. With this in mind, the roadmap for leverage includes eliminating competing funding programs, gaining buy-in from the Afghan government, and emphasizing leadership on the program. The ARP authority provides the U.S. military with the vehicle to counter violent extremism, as outlined in the CJCS National Military Strategy. , assisting the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) in the peace and stability process. The program aims to convince insurgents, their leaders and their supporters to cease active and/or passive support for the insurgency and become peaceful members of society.2 Most Afghan insurgents are... middle of paper... Provincial governor. Ideally, the United States and international partners would like to see a peaceful and stable Afghan society, capable of protecting and safeguarding itself from insurgency, and an environment that prevents the development of terrorism. The United States together with NATO have invested insurmountable resources over the past decade; the invested countries can no longer afford to provide Afghanistan with generous budgets. The Afghan government must take full responsibility and become accountable for the efforts implemented by the United States and allied partners. In preparation for a possible troop withdrawal in 2014, the United States must now wean Afghanistan off funding programs that offer no tangible return. Competing programs such as CERP, AIF and ASFF must be eliminated. The ARP is fully capable of being a stand-alone program, the key enabler of COIN execution in Afghanistan.