Kandahar Province
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Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
For more information on Kandahar Province, see Afghanistan Report #3: The Taliban's Campaign for Kandahar, by Carl Forsberg.
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
For more information on Kandahar Province, see Afghanistan Report #3: The Taliban's Campaign for Kandahar, by Carl Forsberg.
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The delay in White House decision-making is protracting and complicating the campaign in Afghanistan
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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.
This backgrounder provides an assessment of the shifting political environment in Iraq as elections draw near.
USMC Operation Khanjar: Helmand Province, Afghanistan: July, 2009
For more information on Operation Khanjar, see Afghanistan Report 2: Securing Helmand, by Jeffrey A. Dressler.