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Committing Britain to War in Helmand, 2005-06Ten years after British troops entered Afghanistan, a new book dissects the strategic decisions that took the UK to war in Helmand.
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Annual Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture
In his annual lecture to the Royal United Services Institute in London, the Chief of the Defence Staff said the Taliban ...
General Petraeus and Ambassador Sedwill: The International Mission in Afghanistan
General David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Mark Sedwell delivered speeches at RUSI today concerning the ongoing International Mission in Afghanistan and ...
General Petraeus and Ambassador Sedwill: The International Mission in Afghanistan
General David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Mark Sedwell delivered speeches at RUSI today concerning the ongoing International Mission in Afghanistan and ...
Afghanistan: Lessons for the Future
A lecture by the Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence. Jim Murphy talked about the priorities for ...
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Afghanistan
Analysis: Afghanistan: Through an Unfashionable Lens
6 Aug 2008 Devoid of full context and without appropriate perspective, it is all too easy to view the problems in Afghanistan as insurmountable, the adversary as invincible and the mission as doomed. A credible assessment can be achieved if viewed in the long-term.
The War on Terror Terrorism Afghanistan Central and South Asia
Analysis: Looking for Long-Term Stabilisation in Afghanistan
16 Jun 2008 The United Kingdom announces an increase in troop numbers – the highest level so far – only days after Britain mourned its hundredth combat death in Afghanistan. But the sacrifice and the rise in troop levels should not distract us from the military successes in that country and the focus required by the international community to reap a positive legacy.
The War on Terror Terrorism Afghanistan Central and South Asia
News: Now we can finally defeat the Taliban
26 Feb 2007
Redeploying troops from Iraq to Afghanistan makes perfect military and political senseAfghanistan Central and South Asia Iraq Middle East and North Africa Military Personnel
Redeploying troops from Iraq to Afghanistan makes perfect military and political sense
Afghanistan Central and South Asia Iraq Middle East and North Africa Military Personnel
News: Afghanistan Compact Hits Snags One Year After Signing
1 Feb 2007
Afghanistan Central and South Asia
Afghanistan Central and South Asia
Analysis: Transatlantic Briefing No. 2-04
29 Jul 2004
Médecins Sans Frontières Pulls Out of AfghanistanAfghanistan Central and South Asia
Médecins Sans Frontières Pulls Out of Afghanistan
Afghanistan Central and South Asia
RUSI Journal: Fighting Asymmetric Wars: An Application of Lanchesters Square-law to Modern Warfare
18 Jun 2004
The war in Afghanistan is the most recent example of an asymmetric war between the ostensibly militaAfghanistan Central and South Asia Defence Management
The war in Afghanistan is the most recent example of an asymmetric war between the ostensibly milita
Afghanistan Central and South Asia Defence Management
RUSI Journal: Tomahawk in Diplomacy and Combat
18 Jun 2004
The successful employment of Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles (TLAMs) in Kosovo and AfghanistanTechnology Afghanistan Central and South Asia Europe
The successful employment of Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles (TLAMs) in Kosovo and Afghanistan
Technology Afghanistan Central and South Asia Europe
RUSI Journal: The War on Terror - One Year On
18 Jun 2004
In this concise overview of the War on Terror thus far, Paul Rogers argues that understandingTerrorism Afghanistan Central and South Asia UK Europe United States Americas
In this concise overview of the War on Terror thus far, Paul Rogers argues that understanding
Terrorism Afghanistan Central and South Asia UK Europe United States Americas
RUSI Journal: The Way of the Pathans
18 Jun 2004
A former British military official reflects on his experiences with the Pathans and what might be done to end the cycle of conflict in their ancestral homeland.History Afghanistan Central and South Asia
A former British military official reflects on his experiences with the Pathans and what might be done to end the cycle of conflict in their ancestral homeland.
History Afghanistan Central and South Asia
RUSI Journal: Six Months After: The Imperatives of Operation Enduring Freedom
18 Jun 2004
Six months on from the horrific attacks of 11 September, the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StafUnited States Americas Afghanistan Central and South Asia
Six months on from the horrific attacks of 11 September, the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staf
United States Americas Afghanistan Central and South Asia
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