Publications

Northern Kandahar Province

December 1, 2009 - Institute for the Study of War

Northern Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

For more information on the Northern Kandahar Province, see Afghanistan Report 3: The Taliban's Campaign for Kandahar, by Carl Forsberg.

The Taliban's Campaign for Kandahar

December 1, 2009

This paper describes the Taliban’s multi-year campaign to exert control over Kandahar City.

Kandahar Province

December 1, 2009 - Institute for the Study of War

Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

For more information on Kandahar Province, see Afghanistan Report #3: The Taliban's Campaign for Kandahar, by Carl Forsberg.

Afghanistan’s Fallujah? (Center for Defense Studies)

December 1, 2009

Jeff Dressler discusses likely operations in Marjeh in a post at the AEI Center for Defense Studies.

Kunar and Nuristan

November 30, 2009

Kunar and Nuristan

The Taliban's Media Blitz

November 24, 2009

It is a strategic mistake for decision makers in Washington to buy-in to the Taliban’s propaganda efforts.

President Karzai’s Inaugural Address: Critical Points and Policy Implications

November 21, 2009

This paper is an analysis of the policy implications of President Karzai’s second inaugural address.

"The Cost of Dithering" (Weekly Standard)

November 11, 2009 - Kimberly Kagan

The delay in White House decision-making is protracting and complicating the campaign in Afghanistan

"Iraq 'surge' should be tailored for Afghanistan" (Washington Examiner)

November 9, 2009 - Kimberly Kagan

The "surge" not only transformed Iraq, but also taught the American military many important lessons about how to fight and win counterinsurgencies.

"Is Counterinsurgency the Right Path in Afghanistan?" (US News)

October 26, 2009

James Danly, Managing Director of the ISW and a veteran of the Iraq War, writes an opinion piece arguing for a greater focus on counterinsurgency in Afghanistan.

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