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Afghanistan: The problem is far more than troop Levels
Anthony H. Cordesman,
Real Instituto Elcano
Julio 24 2008
The problems in Afghanistan involve far more than troop levels. The
military problem is not simply the number of boots on the ground; it is
just as much the brains above them. Even more important, it is how to go
from winning kinetic battles to securing areas: as we learned in Iraq,
we must go from "win" to "win, hold, build."
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Afghanistan on the Edge A World at Risk of Winning the Urban
Battle, Losing the Rural War, Abandoning the Regional Solution
John Godges,RAND
About a year ago, Seth Jones was riding in a military convoy as it
rumbled toward the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was heartened
by how much better things seemed around him in comparison with his
previous trips to the city. “There were lots of foreign cars. There were
computer shops and ATM machines. There were girls shuffling to school on
the sidewalks of the city. It had noticeably changed in a positive way.
Just driving through the center of the city left a striking impression.
It was awash in modern amenities.
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Afghanistan Update: June 2008
This
month saw the Taliban, in a display of force and coordination, launch a
daring prison break at a large facility in Kandahar freeing nearly 1,000
prisoners and around 400 Taliban fighters. While the coalition has been
shifting troops to meet the security demands of the present situation,
the American government has had difficulty convincing allied nations to
send more troops and resources to the country. Coalition deaths in
Afghanistan have overtaken those in Iraq for the second consecutive
month, and the populaces of many coalition allies do not want their
troops there. Caveats are becoming an increasing problem, as some troops
within ISAF are constrained by orders to patrol only certain provinces,
not to engage in offensive operations, or not to patrol at night
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Russia
Resurgent: An Initial Look at Russian Military Performance in Georgia
Felix K. Chang,
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Agosto 13 2008
Felix
K. Chang was a senior planner and an intelligence officer in the U.S.
Department of Defense. He is currently a partner at CVP Ventures and a
senior fellow at FPRI. His publications and ongoing research concentrate
on military, economic, and energy security issues in
Asia
as well as financial industry trends around the world. It is no surprise
that tensions between Russia
and Georgia have
mounted. On August 3 Moscow warned of the
growing danger of a “large-scale military conflict” between Georgia and its separatist
province
of South Ossetia; that warning
drew a reply from Washington two days
later urging Moscow to refrain from
provocative actions in the region.
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