"The Afghan Illusion" (Washington Post)
The most recent Washington Post article written by ISW's Dr. Kimberly Kagan, LTG James M. Dubik, and AEI's Frederick W. Kagan, on the state of Afghanistan's security forces.
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Afghan National Army (ANA)
Dr. Kimberly Kagan Speaks at Brookings Institution
Sep 1, 2009 - Kimberly Kagan
ISW President Kimbery Kagan spoke on a panel at the Brookings Institution with Michael O'Hanlon, Bruce Riedel and Anthony Cordesman following the August 2009 Afghanistan elections.
Jeff Dressler On Afghan Surge Debate (Real Clear World Blog)
The day after Gen. Stanley McChrystal sent his strategic assessment to the Pentagon, the call for retreat is already being sounded, this time, from columnist George Will.
Afghan army and police forces must grow much larger
More U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan in part because there are too few Afghan National Security Forces, and they are not yet effective enough to conduct counterinsurgency missions.
Kunar and Nuristan: Rethinking U.S. Counterinsurgency Operations
This paper documents Coalition and Afghan efforts to implement counterinsurgency in Kunar and Nuristan.
Afghanistan National Army (ANA)
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
The Development of ISAF
Regional Command East
Regional Command East (RC East) is comprised of fourteen provinces
Regional Command West
Demographics and Terrain
Regional Command West (RC West) comprises four provinces: Herat, Farah, Badghis and Ghor. The population of RC West is 3,156,000 people.1 RC West borders Iran and is slightly larger than the state of Georgia, with an area of 160,319 square kilometers (61899 sq. miles).
Regional Command South
Kandahar Province | Helmand Province | Nimruz Province | Day Kundi Province | Uruzgan Province | Zabul Province
Demographics and Terrain