Understanding War in Afghanistan

Abstract

This monograph aims to provide military leaders, civil servants, diplomats, and students with the intellectual basis they need to prepare for further study or for assignments in Afghanistan, a nation that has been at war for 33 years. Officers in the Af-Pak Hands Program may also find it a useful starting point, but their intensive studies will quickly take them beyond the scope of this work. Students or scholars may also find it a useful primer for learning about Afghanistan. By analyzing the land and its people, recapping Afghan history, and assessing the current situation, this work hopes to set a foundation upon which leaders and scholars can begin their preparation for more specific tasks. It also will examine the range of choice for future U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and give suggestions for future study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA546476

Entities

People

  • Joseph J. Collins

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Geography
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Sociopolitics
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.