Carl Forsberg is a research analyst at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), where he specializes in the security and political dynamics of Kandahar Province. Mr. Forsberg recently authored the ISW report The Taliban's Campaign for Kandahar, providing a detailed and authoritative overview of the history, tribal affiliations, battlefield geography, and military operations in Kandahar. He has commented on Afghanistan for both print and radio journalism.

Before coming to ISW, Mr. Forsberg worked at the Marine Corps Intelligence Headquarters and for the Ugandan State Minister for Disaster Relief and Refugees in Kampala, Uganda. He holds a Bachelors Degree in history from Yale College and has studied the Persian language.