Taliban insurgency Commentary

Salvaging Afghanistan

Morton Abramowitz | Jun 23, 2010
Obama needs to figure out definite approach, explain it seriously and stick to it.

Loose Ends

Morton Abramowitz | Jan 13, 2010
Obama is ignoring crucial questions about his Afghan policy.

Afghanization

Gilles Dorronsoro | Sep 23, 2009
More troops won’t fix Afghanistan. Our best bet is to create Afghan partners who can fight terrorists on their own.

A View From Kabul

Morton Abramowitz | Jun 08, 2009
Afghanistan is making progress. But it will need continued American aid if it is to be a functioning country.

Trusting the Taliban

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Mar 17, 2009
Can we negotiate with the Taliban? Or should we focus on strengthening the Karzai government?

NATO's Drug Problem

Fabrice Pothier | Oct 15, 2008
NATO's new war on drugs in Afghanistan will put troops in greater danger for a venture that may not even work. It just might be the straw that breaks the alliance's back.

Afghanistan, Five Years and Counting

David C. Isby | Oct 31, 2006
Despite its conflicts, Afghanistan appears unlikely to break apart or dissolve—it is not the former Yugoslavia or Iraq. But when things start to go bad in Afghanistan, they do so quickly.

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