A Plan for Afghanistan
Tags: TALIBAN; MIDDLE East -- Foreign relations -- United States; AFGHAN War, 2001-; AFGHANISTAN -- Social conditions; AFGHANISTAN -- Politics & government -- 2001-
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- A Plan for Afghanistan. Lieven, Anatol; Menon, Rajan // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);7/31/2006, Vol. 148 Issue 5, p37
The article presents the author's views on current political and social conditions in Afghanistan. The author suggests that a government capable of surviving after a withdrawal of Western troops will not be created in the country until the recent insurgence in Taliban activity is ended. It is...
- A Violent Wake-Up Call. Moreau, Ron; Yousafzai, Sami; Cochrane, Joe; Hussain, Zahid // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);6/12/2006, Vol. 147 Issue 24, p28
The article focuses on how the recent resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan is affected the political strength of President Hamid Karzai. A brief reviews of Karzai's tenure as president is presented. According to the author, many Afghans have begun to criticize the president's cautious...
- A Violent Wake-Up Call. Moreau, Ron; Yousafzai, Sami; Cochrane, Joe; Hussain, Zahid // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);6/12/2006, Vol. 147 Issue 24, p32
The article focuses on how the recent resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan is affected the political strength of President Hamid Karzai. A brief reviews of Karzai's tenure as president is presented. According to the author, many Afghans have begun to criticize the president's cautious...
- Afghanistan: Regaining Momentum. Jalali, Ali A. // Parameters: U.S. Army War College;Winter2007, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p5
The article assesses conditions in Afghanistan six years after the U.S.-led invasion. The country is seen as threatened by instability and chaos from a resurgent Taliban and an ineffective central government. To avoid this, the author calls for domestic and international cooperation on revising...
- Afghanistan: Alternative Futures and Their Implications. Mukhtar, Naveed // Parameters: U.S. Army War College;Summer2011, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p62
The article looks at conditions in Afghanistan and the status of the Afghan War as of 2011. The author states that the country's stability following the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops depends on constructive involvement by the neighboring countries, particularly Pakistan. He suggests...
- The Afghan Balance of Power and the Culture of Jihad. // Military Review;May/Jun2011, Vol. 91 Issue 3, p33
The article presents an analysis of socio-political realities in Afghanistan as of 2011. It emphasizes the need for a better understanding of Afghan culture by the U.S. military, in order to successfully conclude the Afghan War. An argument is presented that U.S. counterinsurgency tactics...
- Trotsky in Baluchistan. Rashid, Ahmed // National Interest;Nov/Dec2009, Issue 104, p61
The article discusses the threat to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the rest of central Asia from the spreading influence of the Islamist Taliban insurgency, and the need for the United States and the rest of the international community to counter it. U.S. policy in the region since the start of the...
- Flipping the Taliban. Christia, Fotini; Semple, Michael // Foreign Affairs;Jul/Aug2009, Vol. 88 Issue 4, p34
The article discusses the U.S. war in Afghanistan and offers suggestions for achieving peace in the region. The author suggests that policies which include reconciliation between insurgency groups, the Afghan government, and military organizations are more likely to result in stability than...
- It's Not Just Al-Qaeda. Miller, Paul D. // World Affairs;Mar/Apr2012, Vol. 174 Issue 6, p63
The article focuses on the implications of the war in Afghanistan on U.S. national security, the political stability of the Middle East region, and the dissemination of terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda. Topics include U.S. President Barack Obama's pledge to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan...
