Taliban propaganda exploited coalition mistakes, government corruption, cultural divides, and trusted local networks to undermine America’s Afghanistan campaign. The article examines how insurgent narratives shaped perceptions, weakened Afghan legitimacy, and offers enduring lessons for future irregular and asymmetric conflicts worldwide.
This quarterly report submitted by the Lead Inspector General for Operation EnduringSentinel (OES) summarizes the events that took place in Afghanistan this quarter (Jan – Mar),including the status of terrorist organizations, such as ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) andal-Qaeda, as well as U.S. […]
Another review is underway on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan – this time it will be conducted by the Department of Defense. These reviews have generally been politicized, depending on who is conducting the review. The Biden White House released […]
The Lead Inspector General report to the U.S. Congress on Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES) Afghanistan has been published (May 2023). The report provides an update on significant events in Afghanistan covering the period from January 1st to March 31st 2023. […]
On April 6, 2023, the Biden administration has released a statement that outlines the key decisions and challenges surrounding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. This 12-page PDF covers the time period from when President Biden took office to the aftermath […]
By Pete Lucier, November 2021. When you are sitting down for Thanksgiving today, someone is probably going to ask you “How is all that Afghanistan stuff going?” But first you’ll have to explain scrambling to fill out every form you […]
Over the last few decades there have been a number of courses established to prepare advisors and trainers for a deployment to Afghanistan. Some of these courses were extremely good, while others . . . not so much. The Afghanistan […]
A term that has seen an increased level of use is ‘Over the Horizon’. The Department of Defense and national security commentators have been using over the horizon (OTH) in two contexts when discussing Afghanistan. One is the ability to […]
On April 23, 2021 the Department of Defense released the Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan report. The publication, known as the 1225 report, is dated December 2020 and covers the period from June 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020. […]
The Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) has published a report entitled Mazar-e Sharif: The First Victory of the 21st Century Against Terrorism. There are a lot of reports, news articles as well as a few books and movies about one […]
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has published it’s Afghanistan Study Group Final Report: A Pathway for Peace in Afghanistan. This 88-page document is the result of work that began in April 2020 – shortly after the United States […]
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has published its July 2020 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress. The 231-page PDF summarizes SIGAR’s oversight work and provides updates in four major areas of reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan from […]
Marine Raiders of the Second Marine Raider Battalion were awarded medals for heroic action during a fierce firefight in Afghanistan in 2019. The awards were presented during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on July 10, […]
The Department of Defense has provided to the U.S. Congress a semiannual report that covers the events in Afghanistan from December 2019 to May 2020. A good portion of the report covers the Afghan Special Security Forces of the MoD […]
An update on news, analysis, and commentary on the Afghan conflict for the month of June 2020. Security Russian Bounty for American Lives. Various news outlets are reporting that a Russian military intelligence unit linked to assassination attempts in Europe […]
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