Afghanistan has long been a crossroads of world cultures, economies, politics, and militaries. RAND's early research on Afghanistan examined the 1980s Soviet military campaign and the subsequent fundamentalist Islamic regime. Since Operation Enduring Freedom, the 2001 U.S. military effort to rout the Taliban and find Osama bin Ladin's Al Qaeda network, RAND has engaged the new Afghan government, military, and people to support reconstruction, counterinsurgency, and nation-building efforts.
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Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: Flagging Ally: Pakistan's Lapses Are Hurting the War on Terror, in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Report
Analyzes the post-Cold War shift in the relative roles of ground and air power in major operations and their joint implications. This revised edition includes updates and an index.
Report
Analyzes the post-Cold War shift in the relative roles of ground and air power in major operations and their joint implications.
Report
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 8, 2007.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: Afghanistan's Local Insurgency, in International Herald Tribune.
News Release
January 3, 2007 News Release: RAND Evaluates Efforts to Improve Effectiveness and Human Rights Performance of Internal Security Forces in 4 Nations.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: Europe's Afghan Test, in United Press International.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: Pakistan's Tribal Deals Aren't Working, in International Herald Tribune.
News Release
November 29, 2006 News Release:RAND Study Says Lessons from Fighting Cold War-Era Insurgencies Could Aid U.S. Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: The EU Should Put Up or Shut Up in Afghanista, in Project Syndicate--an association that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: How to Curb Rising Suicide Terrorism in Afghanistan, in Christian Science Monitor.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: America Needs to Pick Its Fights Carefully, in International Herald Tribune.
News Release
April 19, 2006 News Release: Study Finds Nation-Building Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan Hampered By Failures to Address Health Problems
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: Today's Wars Are Less About Ideas Than Extreme Tribalism, in Christian Science Monitor.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: Lessons for Intelligence in the Campaign Against al Qaeda, in Vanguard magazine.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: A Brain Drain Threatens Afghanistan's Future, in the International Herald Tribune.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: NATO Peacekeepers Need a Partner in the International Herald Tribune.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: The Danger Next Door in the New York Times.
Report
Can the Army sustain its current tempo of overseas deployments without reaching the breaking point?
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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