Backgrounder #2 | February 11, 2010 | Jeffrey Dressler
This Backgrounder is the first installment in a series of reports analyzing the battle for Marjah in Helmand province.
Afghanistan Report #4 | January 31, 2010 | Haseeb Humayoon
This report documents Afghanistan’s politics as they evolved in 2009, and examines the implications they will have for the way forward.
Backgrounder #1 | January 4, 2010 | Jeffrey Dressler
This backgrounder documents the organization, operations, and shadow governance structures of the Quetta Shura Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
Best Practices in Counterinsurgency, Report #2 | December 23, 2009 | LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)
This report offers practical lessons for accelerating the growth of the Afghan National Security Forces.
Afghanistan Report #3 | December 1, 2009 | Carl Forsberg
This paper describes the Taliban’s multi-year campaign to exert control over Kandahar City.
Afghanistan Report #2 | September 28, 2009 | Jeffrey Dressler
ISW Research Analyst Jeffrey A. Dressler explores the enemy system in Helmand Province and provides a thorough analysis of ISAF operations against the enemy.
Afghanistan Report #1 | July 24, 2009 | Michael Moore
This paper documents Coalition and Afghan efforts to implement counterinsurgency in Kunar and Nuristan.
