Afghanistan
This section features two recent reports by Frederick W. Kagan, Director of the Critical Threats Project, and Kimberly Kagan, President of the Institute for the Study of War. These publications examine the Troop-to-Task requirements of the fight in Afghanistan and the potential enemy responses to several different US policy options in Afghanistan.
IN THIS SECTION
The Taliban Capture: Mullah Baradar
By Ahmad Majidyar, National Review Online, February 17, 2010
While the arrest of the Taliban’s No. 2, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, could deal a serious blow to the Taliban in the short term — as the insurgent group is struggling to counter NATO’s ongoing offensive in southern Afghanistan — its long-term impact on overall Taliban activity in Afghanistan, Kabul’s reconciliation efforts, and U.S.-Pakistan cooperation should not be overstated.
Turning Threats into Action: The Significance of Al Shabaab's December 3 Mogadishu Suicide Bombing
By Chris Harnisch, December 4, 2009
Enemy Reactions to the US Strategy and Force-Sizing Options
By Frederick Kagan, Kimberly Kagan, October 1, 2009
A Comprehensive Strategy for Afghanistan: Afghanistan Force Requirements
By Frederick Kagan, Kimberly Kagan, September 21, 2009
A Violent Summer in the North Caucasus: Analysis of the Ingushetia Bombing
By Kara Flook, August 26, 2009
Eastern European Missile Defense: Russia's Threat Assessment and Iran
By Stephen Blank, July 13, 2009
Afghanistan
By Winston Lincoln, December 31, 1969