Responding to the Afghanistan Controversy
The war in Afghanistan has fostered intense debates since General Stanley McChrystal sent his strategic review of the Afghan conflict to the Pentagon.
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Understanding the Security Enterprise- new series announcement!
The Institute for the Study of War is out with a must read report covering the little known history of U.S. Forces’ greatest indigenous asset during the Surge.
Afghanistan elections are today!
Today, millions of Afghan men and women are heading to the polls for the country’s second national elections since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001.
Why the Taliban Are Winning – for Now
ISW President Kim Kagan recently returned from traveling across Afghanistan where she participated in General Stanley MCChrystal’s strategic review.
Top 8 Terrorist Groups – hot map inside!
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) have joined forces to create our newest Afghanistan map.
Kunar & Nuristan: Everything you need to know (and more!)
As the Afghanistan surge commences, ISW has released a compelling report aimed at delivering comprehensive analysis of the region’s most violent provinces – Kunar and Nuristan.
Kurdish Elections this Saturday – New ISW Backgrounder Gives You the Scoop!
The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq will hold elections on July 25, 2009, to determine their President and the 111 legislators in the Kurdish National Assembly.
The long awaited ORBATs for Iraq & Afghanistan are here!
One of ISW’s most popular reference tools is back: the Order of Battles (ORBAT) for Iraq and Afghanistan are now available online
New Leadership in Afghanistan
Subject to Senate confirmation, Gen. David McKiernan will be replaced by Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal.
Afghanistan Attacks in Iraq Perspective
A new ISW Graph shows how violence levels in Afghanistan compare to violence levels in Iraq. The ISW Graph provides a startling sense of what is happening on the ground in Afghanistan.