Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

Abstract

Upon taking office, the Obama Administration faced a deteriorating security environment in Afghanistan, despite a build-up of U.S. forces there in preceding years, including an expanding militant presence in some areas, increasing numbers of civilian and military deaths, Afghan and international disillusionment with corruption in the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and the infiltration of Taliban militants from safe havens in Pakistan. Building on assessments completed in the latter days of the Bush Administration, the Obama Administration conducted a "strategic review," the results of which were announced on March 27, 2009.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 2009
Accession Number
ADA511050

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Katzman

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Central Asia
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.