History
The United States Army has, since the Second World War, maintained Civil Affairs units. Part of their function includes CIMIC tasks, however, they have a much broader function and different focus than most CIMIC organizations. In the mid-1990s, primarily in response to lessons learned in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, NATO members began developing CIMIC doctrine.
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