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Afghanistan Project
Fact Sheet: The Fight for Eastern Afghanistan
Mar 16, 2012 - AnonymousTimeline: Afghan Koran Burning Incident
Mar 2, 2012 - AnonymousMap: Afghan Protests Over Koran Burning
Mar 2, 2012 - Anonymous, Taylor S. Johnson, Isaac HockThis map outlines the location, size, and nature of protests taking place in Afghanistan over the improper burning of religious materials.
ISW Releases Backgrounder on Koran Burnings in Afghanistan
Mar 2, 2012 - AnonymousMost protests in Afghanistan over the past week have not been spontaneous or independent spates of anti-Americanism, tracking done by analysts at the Institute for the Study of War shows. Instead external actors, insurgent groups and Afghan political factions aiming to harm their local rivals have orchestrated most violent protests.
The Afghan Response to the 2012 Koran Burning Incident
Mar 2, 2012 - Anonymous, Isaac Hock
Protests emerged in stages across small regions of Afghanistan following the accidental burning of Islamic religious texts at Bagram Airfield on February 20, 2012. Most of the protests are not spontaneous or self-organizing outbursts of anti-Americanism, but rather organized violence orchestrated by insurgent groups, Iran, & Afghan political factions aiming to harm their rivals.
Opinion: Courting Disaster in Afghanistan
Feb 2, 2012 - The Weekly Standard - Kimberly Kagan, Frederick W. KaganISW in Brief: Making Progress in Maiwand District, Kandahar
Kandahar province is the home of President Karzai, the birthplace of the Taliban movement, and the former de facto capital of the Taliban government.
Battlefield Update: Task Force Dreadnaught in Maiwand District, Kandahar
Jan 23, 2012 - Anonymous
This report provides an update on ISAF operations in Maiwand district of Kandahar Province, primarily during the latter half of 2011.