LTG James Dubik interviewed on National Public Radio
Sep 23, 2009 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)ISW's Senior Fellow LTG James Dubik speaks with Mary Louise of National Public Radio on the need for more U.S. troops to train Afghans.
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Regional Command Capital
A Comprehensive Strategy: Afghanistan Force Requirements
Dr. Kimberly Kagan of ISW and Dr. Frederick W. Kagan of AEI team up to produce a detailed PowerPoint presentation on Afghanistan force requirements based on GEN. McChrystal's strategic review.
"Can Iraq Awakening be repeated..."
The latest Washington Examiner opinion piece by ISW President Dr. Kimberly Kagan in the Washington Examiner.
Afghan army and police forces must grow much larger
More U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan in part because there are too few Afghan National Security Forces, and they are not yet effective enough to conduct counterinsurgency missions.
ISW News Roundup - August 14, 2009
Aug 14, 2009 - AnonymousISW's daily roundup of international news reporting on Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the surrounding region.
Afghan National Police (ANP)
Establishing a Police Force for Afghanistan
Afghan Government
Historical Background
Leadership Changes in Afghanistan
May 12, 2009 - Institute for t...Sec. Gates and Adm. Mullen discuss the replacement of General David McKiernan with Lt. General Stanley McChrystal
Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG)
Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, is a group of fighters whose main area of operation is northeastern Afghanistan, such as the provinces of Kunar, Laghman and Paktia.
Narcotics
Overview
Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has played an increasingly important role in virtually all aspects of Afghan society. From 2005 to 2007, opium cultivation nearly doubled, from 104,000 hectares (ha) to 193,000 hectares.1 Production peaked in 2007, resulting in an estimated 8,200 tons of opium, an increase of 34 percent over the previous year.2 There is a symbiotic relationship between the drug trade and the insurgency.