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Kilcullen on Afghanistan: "It's Still Winnable, But Only Just" (www.newyorker.com)

I wrote about David Kilcullen two years ago, in a piece called “Knowing the Enemy.” Few experts understand counterinsurgency and counterterrorism better than this former Australian army officer... More

Tags: gen david petraeus,afghanistan,war,foreign policy,center for a new american security,david kilcullen,counterterrorism,counterinsurgency

Submitted 5 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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All Counterinsurgency Is Local (www.theatlantic.com)

June was the deadliest month for the U.S. military in Afghanistan since the invasion in October 2001. July became the second straight month in which casualties exceeded those in Iraq, where four times... More

Tags: counterinsurgency,us military,afghanistan,us troops,americans,casualties,taliban,alqaeda

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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Taliban Expected to Launch Winter Offensive (washingtonindependent.com)

Since Afghans took up arms against the Soviet occupation in 1979, insurgency in war-torn Afghanistan has followed a cyclical pattern. The spring and the summer are for fighting. The winter — which,... More

Tags: taliban,afghanistan,offensive,intelligence,united states,us military,counterinsurgency

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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