Interactive graphic: Afghanistan - Behind the front line

The global debate on the purpose of Nato’s mission in Afghanistan has intensified over recent months, as the Taliban stronghold has increased and the military death toll risen sharply.

Ahead of this week’s international conference on Afghanistan, the FT looks at the work of the provincial reconstruction teams (the groups of soldiers and civilians working on development missions) run by the nine leading nations in the International Security Assistance Force. The graphic aims to assess the PRT’s activities and establish indicators of success.

Within the nation-building, security and counter-narcotics sections on the graphic below, click on each ISAF country to see details of its activities and where its PRTs are located.

Additional reporting by Chris Bryant, Jan Cienski, Jack Farchy, Ben Hall, Daniel Igra, Giulia Segreti, Kevin Sieff, Peter Smith and Gerrit Wiesmann

Sources: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Congressional Report Service, Brookings