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The Dadullah Front And The Assassination of Arsala Rahmani

Download the PDF  On Sunday, gunmen assassinated Maulvi Arsala Rahmani, a top negotiator for Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) in Kabul. Rahmani, the former deputy education minister for the...

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Operational Art in Counterinsurgency: A View From The Inside

Download the PDFExecutive Summary by LTG James M. Dubik, U.S. Army (Ret.)This monograph provides a framework for understanding operational art in counterinsurgency campaigns, particularly those the...

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ReutersTV- Al Qaeda's Possible Comeback

Video of uMIkG-8FQKMDate Published: July 27, 2012Source: ReutersTVTagsMiddle East Security ProjectSyria ProjectAl QaedaAl-Qaeda in IraqSyria

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The Haqqani Network: a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Download the PDFThe Haqqani Network is the most lethal terrorist network operating in in Afghanistan. It has been linked to several of the most high-profile attacks on U.S. and foreign personnel and is...

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Why U.S. troops must stay in Afghanistan

By Kimberly Kagan and Frederick W. Kagan, Published November 23, 2012 This article originally appeared in The Washington PostWill the United States continue to conduct counterterrorism operations in...

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How to Waste a Decade in Afghanistan-WSJ

 By Frederick Kagan and Kimberly KaganOriginally published in The Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2013 At the White House on Friday, President Obama will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai....

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The Islamic State of Iraq Returns to Diyala

Download the PDFby Jessica LewisAnbar is not the only front in Iraq on which Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), now operating as the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS), is fighting in 2014. ISIS has also...

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Al Qaeda Clearing the Path to Dominance in Southern Syria

Download the PDFBy Bryan Amoroso and Genevieve CasagrandeKey Takeaway: Al Qaeda is growing stronger in Southern Syria. An assassination campaign targeting mainstream opposition commanders and...

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Afghanistan: A Tale of Two Withdrawals

 Photo Credit: Amber Clay (Pixabay)By Col. (Ret.) Ketti DavisonKey Takeaway: The U.S. must be clear-eyed about the challenges that will likely follow the withdrawal of the U.S. and NATO from...

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Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 5, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 5, 2023Authors: Brian Carter, Liam Karr, Kathryn Tyson, and Peter MillsTo receive the Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update via email, please subscribe here....

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