Unpacking Afghanistan’s Ministerial Shake-up: Karzai’s Next Move
Sep 14, 2012 - Mara Tchalakov
In a controversial and blatantly political move, President Hamid Karzai selected the ousted Mohammadi to replace General Wardak as Minister of Defense.
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Afghanistan
The Haqqani Network: a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Sep 5, 2012 - Anonymous
From sanctuaries in Pakistan’s tribal areas, the Haqqani family hosts a variety of high-value terrorists, including senior members of al-Qaeda, Pakistani Taliban, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Lashkar-e Taiba and smaller terrorist entities linked to attacks in the UK. It also supports a global jihadist ideology that transcends objectives in Afghanistan.
Abdul Wardak and Bismillah Khan Mohammadi: Unpacking Afghanistan's Ministerial Shake-up
Aug 16, 2012 - Mara Tchalakov
In an unprecedented single session of Parliament on August 4th, the Lower House dismissed the Afghan defense and interior ministers, Abdul Rahim Wardak and Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, following successive no-confidence votes.
Terror Is Their Family Business (The Weekly Standard)
Jul 10, 2012 - AnonymousWhy hasn’t the State Department designated what U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker called “a group of killers, pure and simple” as a Foreign Terrorist Organization?
Operational Art in Counterinsurgency: A View From The Inside
This monograph provides a framework for understanding operational art in counterinsurgency campaigns. In addition to the framework, the monograph describes how one set of strategic civil-military leaders achieved sufficient alignment in order to produce unity of effort and coherency of action throughout the civil-military organization.
ISW in Brief: The NATO Chicago Summit
As expected, issues relating to the war in Afghanistan were front and center during the NATO Chicago Summit, which concluded Monday evening.
Iranian Influence in the Levant, Egypt, Iraq, and Afghanistan
This report is a product of the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War. It expands and builds on the 2008 report on Iranian influence.
After the Chicago NATO Summit, More Questions Than Answers?
May 22, 2012 - Institute for t...
Last weekend in Chicago, NATO leaders reached a landmark agreement to put the Western alliance on an "irreversible" path out of the decade-long war in Afghanistan and re-affirmed their commitment to withdraw combat forces by the end of 2014.
U.S. and Afghan Presidents Reaffirm Partnership at Chicago Summit
May 20, 2012 - Institute for t...
U.S. President Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday to discuss the role of international forces in Afghanistan over the next two years.
NATO Chicago Summit (Day One)
May 20, 2012 - Institute for t...
As expected, issues relating to the war in Afghanistan are front and center on the first day of the NATO Chicago Summit.