Talking About Talks: Toward a Political Settlement in Afghanistan
International Crisis Group. Asia Report N°221, 26 March 2012. http://defensealt.org/H6bVBL Excerpt: A negotiated political settlement is a desirable outcome to the conflict in Afghanistan, but current...
View ArticleSupport in U.S. for Afghan War Drops Sharply, Poll Finds
Elisabeth Bumiller and Allison Kopicki. New York Times, 26 March 2012. http://defensealt.org/HyL9li Excerpt: The latest New York Times/CBS News poll…found that more than two-thirds of those polled — 69...
View ArticleThe Future of Irregular Warfare
Seth G. Jones. RAND, 27 March 2012. http://defensealt.org/HzvPUo Excerpt: By early 2012, there were approximately 432,000 counterinsurgency forces in Afghanistan – approximately 90,000 U.S. soldiers,...
View ArticleAir Force Ramps Up Drone War
Jefferson Morley. Salon.com, 5 April 2012. http://defensealt.org/Hmesu7 Excerpt: … the Reapers are now launched from two locations and carry out five sorties per day. The Air Force anticipates that...
View ArticleOn the hook in Afghanistan for at least another decade
Philip Ewing. DoD Buzz, 23 April 2012. http://defensealt.org/Ic1h0p Excerpt: Washington had no good choices on Afghanistan. The White House probably hopes its agreement will give enough distance that...
View ArticleOne U.S-Afghan Security Pact, Two Very Different Missions
Spencer Ackerman. Danger Room, 23 April 2012. http://defensealt.org/JCKNPc Excerpt: To be blunt: Afghanistan is valuable to the United States because it’s the most logical place from which to conduct a...
View ArticleMilitary base issues limit Pentagon’s options for post-war Afghanistan
Carlo Munoz. The Hill, 06 May 2012. http://defensealt.org/IDlUxL Excerpt: President Obama’s pledge to not build any permanent military outposts in Afghanistan could throw a wrench in the Pentagon’s...
View ArticleSecurity and stability in Afghanistan: Progress and Risk
C.J. Radin. The Long War Journal, 08 May 2012. http://defensealt.org/Je0Hex Excerpt: On May 1, the US Department of Defense (DoD) released its latest semi-annual report on security and stability in...
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