Opinion: Afghanistan Campaign Is Far From Finished
Date Published: March 20, 2012Source: Roll CallToday the commander of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, will testify in front of lawmakers on the House Armed Services...
View ArticleOpinion: Thoughts on Today’s Armed Services Committee Hearing with Gen. Allen
Date Published: March 20, 2012Source: The Weekly StandardIn testimony before the House Armed Services Committee today, General John Allen said the mission in Afghanistan remains on track, despite the...
View ArticleKarzai Appoints Four Provincial Governors
Download the PDFIn April 2012, Afghan President Hamid Karzai approved new governor appointments for Sar-e Pul, Logar, Uruzgan, and Farah provinces. According to the Afghan Constitution, President Hamid...
View ArticleFact Sheet: The Upcoming U.S.-Afghan Strategic Agreement
by Paraag ShuklaDownload Fact Sheet: The Upcoming U.S.-Afghan Strategic Agreement America’s core objectives in the region require a secure and stable Afghanistan. This Fact Sheet details the...
View ArticleThe Dadullah Front And The Assassination of Arsala Rahmani
Download the PDF On Sunday, gunmen assassinated Maulvi Arsala Rahmani, a top negotiator for Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) in Kabul. Rahmani, the former deputy education minister for the...
View ArticleUnpacking Afghanistan’s Ministerial Shake-up: Karzai’s Next Move
Download the PDFOn August 4th the Lower House of the Afghan Parliament dismissed the Afghan Defense and Interior ministers, Abdul Rahim Wardak and Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, following successive...
View ArticleWhy U.S. troops must stay in Afghanistan
By Kimberly Kagan and Frederick W. Kagan, Published November 23, 2012 This article originally appeared in The Washington PostWill the United States continue to conduct counterterrorism operations in...
View ArticleAfghanistan - Order of Battle
Download the PDFDownload the PDF - part 2The Afghanistan ORBAT (in PDF format) describes the location and area of responsibility of all American units in Afghanistan, down to the battalion level,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: 5,000 Troops are not Enough
The White House is dropping strong hints that the number of American troops in Afghanistan after 2014 may fall below 10,000, possibly even below 5,000. Unnamed White House officials suggested to the...
View ArticleIraq Situation Report: September 12-14, 2014
Download the PDFISIS is targeting early signs of resistance in predominantly Sunni areas in northern Diyala and western Kirkuk, an area with strong tribal presence and historic presence of ISIS...
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