Afghanistan
Leaving Afghanistan - Progress & Challenges in Helmand Province
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Date & Time: January 5, 2012 / 1230 - 1400 Hrs |
Tags: Understanding War in Afghanistan by Joseph J. Collins
U.S. and allied strategy in Afghanistan is at a crossroads. Fiscal pressures in the West, the end of the surge, the turnover of key areas to Afghan security forces, the drawdown of forces, and the preliminary efforts at reconciliation and reintegration add importance to the study of this topic.
Understanding War in Afghanistan aims to provide military leaders, civil servants, diplomats, and students with the intellectual basis that they need to begin to prepare for further study of or an assignment in Afghanistan. This book analyzes the land and its people, recaps Afghan history, and assesses the current situation. It also examines the range of choices for future U.S. policy toward Afghanistan.
Chatham House - NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan: Enabling Security Transition
Chatham House has released a publication titled NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan: Enabling Security Transition a transcript of Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell.
Below is a description of the event:
This is a transcript of a speech, and Q&A, made by Lieutenant General William B Caldwell, Commander, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, at Chatham House on 12 April 2011.
General Caldwell specified what lies ahead for the Afghan National Security Force as they prepare to replace ISAF and effect an irreversible transition.
To read the full publication, please click here.
Washington Post- Pentagon Programs
The Washington Post with Foreign Policy has released an article titled "Pentagon programs has U.S. civilians advising Afghan ministries to improve cooperation, security" by Walter Pincus.
Below is a summary on CCO's role in developing these programs:
Interview with General Petraeus
On 18 March 2011, the Center for Complex Operations interviewed General David Petraeus, Commander, NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A). The conversation focused on the current counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan, interagency coordination and capabilities, and lessons learned from stabilization and reconstruction operations.
The interview will also be published in PRISM Volume 2, Issue 3 in June 2011.
Recent polling shows that 2/3 of Americans don’t believe the war in Afghanistan is worth fighting anymore. What makes you think it is worth fighting?
