"In Afghanistan, U.S. needs a steady push"
ISW Communication Director Megan Ortagus writes an editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer about USMC Operation Dagger.
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Afghan Government
Historical Background
Pakistan and Afghanistan
Leadership Changes in Afghanistan
May 12, 2009 - Institute for t...Sec. Gates and Adm. Mullen discuss the replacement of General David McKiernan with Lt. General Stanley McChrystal
Afghanistan Political Map
Apr 23, 2009 - Institute for t...Afghanistan Political Map
Iran and Afghanistan
Narcotics
Overview
Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has played an increasingly important role in virtually all aspects of Afghan society. From 2005 to 2007, opium cultivation nearly doubled, from 104,000 hectares (ha) to 193,000 hectares.1 Production peaked in 2007, resulting in an estimated 8,200 tons of opium, an increase of 34 percent over the previous year.2 There is a symbiotic relationship between the drug trade and the insurgency.
Afghanistan National Army (ANA)
Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs)
Overview
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
The Development of ISAF