"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?
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Haqqani Network
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.
"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.
The Haqqani Network
The Haqqani network, which has the backing of elements within the Pakistani security establishment, is one of Afghanistan’s most experienced and sophisticated insurgent organizations.
VIDEO- Jeffrey Dressler on the Haqqani Network in Pakistan (Voice of America)
Sep 30, 2010 - AnonymousISW Analyst Jeff Dressler talks to VOA's Elizabeth Lee about the militant groups currently finding refuge in Pakistan.
From the Front Lines: Evaluating Afghanistan (VIDEO)
Sep 24, 2010 - AnonymousSelected video from September 22, 2010. From the Front Lines: Evaluating Afghanistan.
The Irreconcilables: The Haqqani Network
The Pakistanis have reportedly offered to help reach out to the murderous Haqqani organization in the hopes of bringing the movement’s leader, Siraj Haqqani, to the negotiating table.
The Irreconcilables: The Haqqani Network
Jun 28, 2010 - Anonymous
This backgrounder outlines the history of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan.
Pakistan's North Waziristan Mirage (Bellum)
ISW Research Analyst Jeffrey Dressler offers thoughts on North Waziristan at Bellum, A Project of the Stanford Review.