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Afghanistan Strategy on Stage: Five Key Questions for the Administration
The upcoming congressional testimony of the administration’s national security team on Afghanistan may be the most pivotal since September 2007, when General David Petraeus an...
By John A. Nagl & Richard Fontaine
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Time to Get Out of Afghanistan
The decision by President Trump to withdraw 7,000 of the roughly 14,000 American troops left in Afghanistan, possibly by summer, has raised new concerns about his impulsive be...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Here's How Private Contractors Can Help Win the Afghan War
The president has declared a “path forward” for Afghanistan. Given that the United States is at a nexus for strategic change, might there be an increased role for private cont...
By CDR Daniel G. Straub, USN
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The Only Way Trump’s Afghanistan Plan Would Make Sense
Monday night, President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited plan for Afghanistan. Trump admitted his instinct was to withdraw from the war-torn country, where U.S. forces h...
By Stephen Tankel
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What Works in Afghanistan
There is a cliché about Afghanistan that custom dictates must be included in every TV appearance, column, and book about that land: It is the “graveyard of empires.” From Alex...
By Phillip Carter
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Trump Learns From America’s Failures in Afghanistan
Since the end of the Cold War, one of the unfortunate patterns in American foreign policy has been the tendency of new presidents to denounce their predecessors’ approach to t...
By Vance Serchuk
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Trump Learns From America’s Failures in Afghanistan
Since the end of the Cold War, one of the unfortunate patterns in American foreign policy has been the tendency of new presidents to denounce their predecessors’ approach to t...
By Vance Serchuk
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America Needs to Stay in Afghanistan
Nearly 16 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the United States is nearing a seminal moment in its involvement in Afghanistan, as President Donald Trump gathers at...
By Vance Serchuk
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Trump’s right — we are losing in Afghanistan
President Trump is not wrong on Afghanistan. During a contentious July meeting with his top military and national security advisors, he repeatedly questioned the quality of ad...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Afghanistan Has No Silver Bullet
Commentary
Last week, NBC News reported that President Donald Trump laced into top military leaders in mid-July over U.S. strategy and performance in Afghanistan. He refused to sign off ...
By Stephen Tankel
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What "Winning" Looks Like in Pakistan and Afghanistan
CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Stephen Tankel discusses what "winning" looks like in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Hosted by Neal Urwitz....
By Stephen Tankel & Neal Urwitz
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Audio: Why an American and an Afghan are optimistic about Afghanistan's future
By Michèle Flournoy
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For Afghanistan Election, After Kerry Deal Comes the Hard Part
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s shuttle diplomacy in Kabul this weekend paved the way to resolving Afghanistan’s current election crisis, while helping to establish a pot...
By Richard Weitz
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Obama repeats his Iraq mistake in Afghanistan
As the Obama administration grapples with how to respond to the terrorist takeover of northern Iraq, one consequence of the crisis should be clear: There is an urgent need to ...
By Vance Serchuk
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Learning From Iraq to Prepare for Afghanistan’s Post-2016 Future
In a revealing quirk of history, the crisis in Iraq caused by the sudden onslaught of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) can help us better understand possible scenari...
By Richard Weitz
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Video: Chris Kolenda on U.S.-Afghanistan Relations
About the Video Panelists talked about the Obama administration’s proposed drawdown of troops from Afghanistan and its effects on U.S-Afghan relations. They also discussed the...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Video Part II - Little America: The War within the War for Afghanistan Book
On June 26, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted the book launch for Little America: The War within the War for Afghanistan by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, senior c...
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Video Part I - Little America: The War within the War for Afghanistan Book Launch
On June 26, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted the book launch for Little America: The War within the War for Afghanistan by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, senior cor...
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Transcript: Getting Afghans into the Lead
Read the transcript of the "Getting Afghans into the Lead" session at the CNAS 2012 Annual Conference....
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Video: Getting Afghans into the Lead
Watch the video of the "Getting Afghans into the Lead" session at the CNAS 2012 Annual Conference....
