Counterinsurgency in Helmand: Progress and Remaining Challenges
Coalition and Afghan forces have made remarkable progress clearing and holding critical districts in central and southern Helmand province.
 |
 |
Afghan Government
"Why we must stick with Obama's Afghan strategy" (Washington Post)
Now that President Obama has authorized Gen. David Petraeus to continue to execute the current strategy in Afghanistan, the question is: Can the U.S. strategy succeed?
Counterinsurgency in Kandahar: Evaluating the 2010 Hamkari Campaign
Report #7 details the ISAF & Afghan counteroffensive in Kandahar province during summer & fall 2010; part of Hamkari, the term given to the combined civil-military campaign to weaken the insurgency.
ISW Chairman General Jack Keane, U.S. Army (Ret.) Discusses Shifting Momentum in Afghanistan (Fox News)
Dec 7, 2010 - Anonymous
ISW Chairman of the Board General Jack Keane, U.S. Army (Ret.) visits Fox News to discuss Wikileaks, Secretary Gates' visit to Afghanistan, and the role that Pakistan plays in the war effort.
ISW Analyst Carl Forsberg on the Afghanistan Wikileaks (CBC Canada)
Dec 7, 2010 - Anonymous
ISW Analyst Carl Forsberg Discusses Taliban Imposter (CNN)
Nov 29, 2010 - AnonymousCarl Forsberg weighs in on recent news of a Taliban imposter believed to be communicating with officials in Kabul. CNN's Pentagon correspondent Chris Lawrence reports.
Progress or Regress? The Afghanistan War In Review (C-SPAN)
Nov 22, 2010 - Anonymous (not verified)
General John Keane (ret.), moderates a discussion with Ambassador Ronald Neumann (ret.), Mr. Shuja Nawaz and Mr. Max Boot.
"The Afghan Insurgent Group That Will Not Negotiate" (The Atlantic)
Negotiating with the Haqqani network, a terrorist organization in Afghanistana nd Pakistan, is not an option.
Jeffrey Dressler Discusses the Afghan Peace Talks (CNN Radio)
Oct 7, 2010 - AnonymousResearch Analyst Jeffrey Dressler discusses the Afghan peace talks on the 9th anniversary U.S. efforts in Afghanistan.
VIDEO-Carl Forsberg on Allegations of Corruption in Afghanistan (CNN)
Sep 28, 2010 - AnonymousISW's Carl Forsberg talks to CNN's Brian Todd about allegations of corruption among members of Hamid Karzai's family in Afghanistan.