Naweed Barikzai October 2010 Operation Dragon Strike is the most important battle of the Afg han war thus far. At least 8,000 U.S. soldiers are involved in this massive new offensive. The aim is to strike right at the heart of Taliban territory, in the province of Kandahar, Afghanistan. In the past few weeks, NATO
Mariam Safi October, 2010 Western countries are ostensibly eager to keep Mullah Muhammad Omar, the Amir-ul-Momineen (Commander of the Faithful) of the Taliban movement out of peace talks with the Afghan government. But is this a realistic approach, or at the very least, a viable strategy? Looking at the structure of the insurgency it seems
Sayed.M.Wahidi October, 2010 Efforts to improve the security situation and support Afghan institutions has taken place in Afghanistan as the country begins to confront the challenges of a deteriorating security situation, lack of rule of law, corruption and the cultivation and exporting of narcotics. President Obama’s Af-PAK strategy and his withdrawal time-table for July 2011
Oct 16, 2010 A report on civilian casualties, published by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) evaluates civilian casualties in the first six months of 2010. The report shows that civilian causalities are 21 percent higher than last year and contrary to popular belief this rise is a result of insurgent-related attacks rather
Oct 16, 2010 On 26th July 2010, Wikileaks raised the curtain on 90,000 classified military documents pertaining to the Afghan War. Wikileaks exposed documents on battlefield and intelligence reports that had been compiled by different military units from January 2004 to December 2009. This huge cache of military files revealed a devastating portrait of the
Oct 16, 2010 On 7th August, 2010 President Hamid Karzai during his visit to the Civil Service Institute in Kabul announced that he will soon dissolve both national and international Private Security Companies (PSCs) operating in Afghanistan. President Karzai’s argument in favor of his decision was the existence of private security companies as being against
July 29, 2010 Abdul Halim Achakzai Introduction The parliamentary election in Afghanistan is scheduled to take place on 18th September 2010. It will be the second time Afghans will have the opportunity to go to polling stations and elect their candidates to represent them in Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the parliament). The Afghan constitution
Aug 12, 2010 July 29, 2010 Saifullah Ahmadzai Abstract: The first part of this paper will briefly explain the history of state building practices in Afghanistan, focusing primarily on various attempts at introducing national reform programs. The second part of this paper will briefly focus on explaining the state building process in Afghanistan, mainly focusing
Aug 12, 2010 Outcomes of the Kabul International Conference The Afghan government and the international community held a historic conference in Kabul on 20th July 2010, to pave the way forward for the initiatives presented in the London Conference. The Kabul Conference saw more than 70 countries and international and local organizations come together to
Jul 21, 2010 By Hekmat Karzai Published in The Hill, on 07/20/10 04:42 PM ET Recently, there has been a rather tense dialogue between the Afghan government and the U.S. administration on creating a force at the village level, which can help in bringing peace and security. Creating such a force is one of the