"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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Afghan Taliban (Quetta Shura)
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.
Progress or Regress? The Afghanistan War In Review (C-SPAN)
Nov 22, 2010 - Anonymous (not verified)
General John Keane (ret.), moderates a discussion with Ambassador Ronald Neumann (ret.), Mr. Shuja Nawaz and Mr. Max Boot.
"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.
"A Winnable War" by Kimberly and Fredrick Kagan (TWS)
"With a new commander and a renewed commitment from the commander in chief, we will make military progress in Afghanistan."
Jeffrey Dressler on Terrorist Training Camps in Pakistan (CNN)
May 6, 2010 - AnonymousISW Afghanistan expert Jeffrey Dressler talks with CNN Pentagon correspondent Chris Lawrence.
Fact Sheet: Key Terrorist Groups in Pakistan
May 4, 2010 - AnonymousNew Fact Sheet by Jeffrey Dressler outlining the key terrorist groups within Pakistan.
Watch Carl Forsberg present his findings on Kandahar province (video)
Apr 30, 2010 - Institute for t...Carl Forsberg and Kimberly Kagan discuss power and politics in Kandahar province, Afghanistan to an audience at ISW.
ISW Global News Roundup - April 1, 2010
Apr 1, 2010 - AnonymousISW's daily update on international media reporting about Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and the world