Publications

Grow the ANSF

December 1, 2009 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)

Given the fact that President Obama seems concerned about how to reduce U.S. presence in Afghanistan after a surge, expanding the quality and quantity of the Afghan forces ought to be a priority.

"In Afghanistan, Real Leverage Starts With Real Troops" (The Washington Post)

December 1, 2009 - Kimberly Kagan

In Afghanistan, Real Leverage Starts With More Troops

 

By Kimberly Kagan and Frederick W. Kagan, The Washington Post, November 27, 2009

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Kandahar City

December 1, 2009 - Institute for the Study of War

Kandahar City, Afghanistan

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

Central Kandahar Province

December 1, 2009 - Institute for the Study of War

The Central Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

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

Zhari and Panjwai

December 1, 2009 - Institute for the Study of War

For more information on the Zhari and Panjwai districts in Afghanistan, see Afghanistan Report #3: The Taliban's Campaign for Kandahar, by Carl Forsberg.

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

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