Securing Helmand: Understanding and Responding to the Enemy
ISW Research Analyst Jeffrey A. Dressler explores the enemy system in Helmand Province and provides a thorough analysis of ISAF operations against the enemy.
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Afghan National Police (ANP)
Redeploying in RC East - NPR interview with James Fussell
Sep 25, 2009 - AnonymousISW contributor James Fussell speaks about US forces moving out of Kunar and Nuristan provinces on NPR's Morning Edition. Mr. Fussell recently co-authored an ISW report on Eastern Afghanistan.
LTG James Dubik interviewed on National Public Radio
Sep 23, 2009 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)ISW's Senior Fellow LTG James Dubik speaks with Mary Louise of National Public Radio on the need for more U.S. troops to train Afghans.
A Comprehensive Strategy: Afghanistan Force Requirements
Dr. Kimberly Kagan of ISW and Dr. Frederick W. Kagan of AEI team up to produce a detailed PowerPoint presentation on Afghanistan force requirements based on GEN. McChrystal's strategic review.
"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.
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.
Afghan National Police (ANP)
Establishing a Police Force for Afghanistan
Senior Shi’a Militant Released from Custody
Jun 10, 2009 - AnonymousLaith Khazali, a senior member of the Iranian-backed Shi’a militia group Asaib Ahl al-Haq (AAH), was transferred from U.S. custody to the Iraqi government on June 6, 2009 and subsequently released.