International Security Assistance Force Articles

Karzai and 22,000 Villages

Ashraf Ghani | Dec 18, 2009
A military surge will not win Afghanistan. Karzai and his corrupt clan have failed the Afghan people. Former presidential candidate Ghani shows us a way out: counterinsurgency economics.

Sanctum FATA

Anthony Cordesman | Apr 27, 2009
The United States has allowed the Afghan War to slip from apparent victory to possible defeat. Kabul is no longer the center of battle. The fulcrum has shifted to Pakistan.

Curse of the Khyber Pass

Milton Bearden | Mar 12, 2009
Afghanistan is a losing battle. Former-CIA officer Milton Bearden argues the Obama administration should turn to the provinces for answers—and consider arming the militias. Full article 

The Bell Tolls for NATO

Ilana Bet-El
Rupert Smith
| Jan 02, 2008
NATO is in a struggle for its life, and Afghanistan just may deliver the fatal blow.

A Tale of Three Cities

John R. Thomson | Sep 01, 2005
Despite the obvious obstacles, the signs of democracy are encouraging in Kabul, Beirut and Cairo.

How to Nation-Build

Zalmay Khalilzad | Jun 01, 2005
Ten simple rules from our experience in Afghanistan.

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