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From the Front Lines: Evaluating Afghanistan (VIDEO)
From the Front Lines: Evaluating Afghanistan Part II from UnderstandingWarOrg on Vimeo. From the Frontlines: Evaluating Afghanistan featuring:Carl Forsberg, Afghanistan Scholar,ISWJeff Dressler,...
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The Afghan Insurgent Group That Will Not Negotiate Jeffrey Dressler, The AtlanticOctober 25, 2010The recent clamoring over Afghan insurgents' decision to engage in "talks" with the Afghan government...
View Article"Why we must stick with Obama's Afghan strategy" (Washington Post)
"Why we must stick with Obama's Afghan strategy"By Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly KaganDecember 17, 2010Now that President Obama has authorized Gen. David Petraeus to continue to execute the current...
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Counterinsurgency in Helmand: Progress and Remaining Challenges
Download the PDFExecutive SummaryCoalition and Afghan forces have made remarkable progress clearing and holding critical districts in central and southern Helmand province.The Taliban’s supply lines...
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The Haqqani Network in Kurram
Download the PDFExecutive SummaryThis paper details the expansion of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan’s tribal areas through peace accords signed between rival Sunni and Shia factions in Kurram Agency,...
View ArticleSenior Analyst Jeffrey Dressler on Recent Strain Between the US & Pakistan...
Transcript: THE SITUATION ROOMNo Diplomatic Loophole for IMF Chief; Arnold Schwarzenegger's Secret ChildAired May 17, 2011 - 18:00 ETTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM...
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Pakistan's Kurram Offensive-Implications for Afghanistan
Download the PDFIntroductionThe insurgency in Afghanistan’s eastern region is likely to benefit from the Pakistani military’s new military operations in Kurram Agency. As the Pakistani military targets...
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Afghanistan Topographical Map
Download PDF VersionFile Attachments: AfghanistanTopographicalMap.pdfTagsAfghanistan ProjectRC CapitalRC EastRC NorthRC SouthRC West
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Fact Sheet: The Fight for Eastern Afghanistan
Download Fact Sheet: The Fight for Eastern Afghanistanby Isaac HockSecurity gains made by the addition of U.S. “surge” forces in southern Afghanistan have denied the Taliban its historical safe havens...
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The Haqqani Network: A Strategic Threat
Download the PDFKey FindingsThe Haqqani Network represents a strategic threat to the enduring stability of the Afghan state and U.S. national security interests in the region. The Haqqanis are...
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