Operation Moshtarak: Preparing for the Battle of Marjah
This Backgrounder is the first installment in a series of reports analyzing the battle for Marjah in Helmand province.
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Helmand Province
The Re-election of Hamid Karzai
This report documents Afghanistan’s politics as they evolved in 2009, and examines the implications they will have for the way forward.
The Quetta Shura Taliban in Southern Afghanistan
This backgrounder documents the organization, operations, and shadow governance structures of the Quetta Shura Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
The Taliban's Campaign for Kandahar
This paper describes the Taliban’s multi-year campaign to exert control over Kandahar City.
Afghanistan’s Fallujah? (Center for Defense Studies)
Jeff Dressler discusses likely operations in Marjeh in a post at the AEI Center for Defense Studies.
U.S. Marine Corps Operation Khanjar
Oct 9, 2009 - Institute for t...USMC Operation Khanjar: Helmand Province, Afghanistan: July, 2009
For more information on Operation Khanjar, see Afghanistan Report 2: Securing Helmand, by Jeffrey A. Dressler.
Operation Panther's Claw - Part Three
Oct 9, 2009 - Institute for t...Phase Three of Operation Panther's Claw: Helmand Province, Afghanistan: July, 2009
For a detailed report on Operation Panther's Claw, see Afghanistan Report 2: Securing Helmand, by Jeffrey A. Dressler.
Operation Panther's Claw - Part Two
Oct 9, 2009 - Institute for t...Part Two of Operation Panther's Claw: Helmand Province: July, 2009
For a detailed account of Operation Panther's Claw, see Afghanistan Report 2: Securing Helmand, by Jeffrey A. Dressler.
Operation Panther's Claw - Part One
Oct 9, 2009 - Institute for t...Phase One of Operation Panther's Claw: Helmand Province: June, 2009
For a detailed account of Operation Panther's Claw, see ISW's Afghanistan Report 2: Securing Helmand by Jeffrey A. Dressler.
U.S. Marine Corps Operation Eastern Resolve II
Oct 9, 2009 - Institute for t...USMC Operation Eastern Resolve II: Helmand Province, Afghanistan: August, 2009