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RC West
From the Front Lines: Evaluating Afghanistan (VIDEO)
Sep 24, 2010 - AnonymousSelected video from September 22, 2010. From the Front Lines: Evaluating Afghanistan.
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 Taliban's Media Blitz
It is a strategic mistake for decision makers in Washington to buy-in to the Taliban’s propaganda efforts.
Major Enemy Groups in Afghanistan
Aug 6, 2009 - Institute for t...A joint product of ISW and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). The map indicates major enemy groups within the four ISAF Regional Commands in Afghanistan.
Afghan Government
Historical Background
Leadership Changes in Afghanistan
May 12, 2009 - Institute for t...Sec. Gates and Adm. Mullen discuss the replacement of General David McKiernan with Lt. General Stanley McChrystal
Afghanistan Political Map
Apr 23, 2009 - Institute for t...Afghanistan Political Map
Iran and Afghanistan
Narcotics
Overview
Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has played an increasingly important role in virtually all aspects of Afghan society. From 2005 to 2007, opium cultivation nearly doubled, from 104,000 hectares (ha) to 193,000 hectares.1 Production peaked in 2007, resulting in an estimated 8,200 tons of opium, an increase of 34 percent over the previous year.2 There is a symbiotic relationship between the drug trade and the insurgency.