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Publications
Map of Afghanistan and Its Neighbors
April 16, 2009 - Institute for the Study of War![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/afghann.jpg?itok=_ybYqlp2)
A topographical map of Afghanistan and its neighbors that show major roads, cities, and tributaries.
"Yes, We Can. In the 'graveyard of empires' we are fighting a war we can win" in the Weekly Standard
March 23, 2009 - Kimberly Kagan![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/soliderelder.jpg?itok=uDYaTI9e)
If you believe the headlines, Afghanistan is "the graveyard of empires," a "quagmire" and a "fiasco," the place where President Barack Obama will meet his "Vietnam."
"How to Surge the Taliban" in the NYT
March 12, 2009 - Kimberly Kagan![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/surge_1.jpg?itok=bofe18sa)
New York Times Op-Ed written by Kimberly Kagan, Frederick Kagan, and Max Boot