The Surge in Afghanistan: Command Voices
Nov 30, 2012 - Maggie Rackl
Video-The Institute for the Study of War hears from two commanders about their experiences in Afghanistan over the past year.
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The Haqqani Network: A Strategic Threat
The Haqqani Network represents a strategic threat to the enduring stability of the Afghan state and U.S. national security interests in the region. The Haqqanis are currently Afghanistan’s most capable and potent insurgent group.
Fact Sheet: The Fight for Eastern Afghanistan
Mar 16, 2012 - Isaac Hock
The campaign in Afghanistan must now focus on the East, which received few surge troops. The provinces surrounding Kabul are strategically important for controlling the capital and connecting the city with the rest of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Topographical Map
Jan 17, 2012 - Institute for t...Pakistan's Kurram Offensive-Implications for Afghanistan
Aug 18, 2011 - Jeffrey Dressler
The insurgency in Afghanistan’s eastern region is likely to benefit from the Pakistani military’s new military operations in Kurram Agency.
Senior Analyst Jeffrey Dressler on Recent Strain Between the US & Pakistan (CNN Situation Room)
May 18, 2011 - Jeffrey DresslerNATO now investigating a cross-border clash between two of its own helicopters in Afghanistan and ground forces in neighboring Pakistan.
The Haqqani Network in Kurram
This paper details the expansion of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan’s Kurram Agency.
Counterinsurgency in Helmand: Progress and Remaining Challenges
Coalition and Afghan forces have made remarkable progress clearing and holding critical districts in central and southern Helmand province.
Taking Southern Afghanistan Back from the Taliban (Audio/Visual)
Dec 17, 2010 - Maggie RacklAfghanistan experts Jeffrey Dressler & Carl Forsberg discuss progress and remaining challenges in southern Afghanistan. December 17, 2010.
"Why we must stick with Obama's Afghan strategy" (Washington Post)
Now that President Obama has authorized Gen. David Petraeus to continue to execute the current strategy in Afghanistan, the question is: Can the U.S. strategy succeed?