Al Qaeda's Shadow Army Outlines Afghan Strategy
14 April 2009
'Al Qaeda's Shadow Army Commander Outlines Afghan Strategy', The Long War Journal, 13 April 2009
EXCERPT: "The new commander of al Qaeda's paramilitary forces that operate in Pakistan and Afghanistan laid out al Qaeda and the Taliban's strategy to defeat the Coalition and Afghan government. Abdullah Sa'id, the commander of the Lashkar al Zil, or the Shadow Army, released a statement concerning the status of...
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US Creates Local Militias To Fight Taliban
14 April 2009
'Lessons From Iraq? US Creates Local Militias To Fight Taliban', The Christian Science Monitor, 13 April 2009
EXCERPT: "At first sight, Muhammad Nasim Gul and his men ? in drab, olive-colored fatigues and baseball caps to match ? look like Cuban guerrillas. They slowly patrol the muddy streets of Wardak Province, weapons drawn in a constant state of alert. Mr. Gul and his fellow tribesmen are part of an ambitious new American-backed...
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Afghan Public Opinion And The Afghan War
14 April 2009
Anthony H. Cordesman, '', Center for Strategic and International Studies, 13 April 2009
EXCERPT: "ABC News, in cooperation with other news organizations like the BBC, ARD, and USA Today has run a long series of polls in Afghanistan. Most of this polling data has been published in forms that focus on nationwide opinion, rather than the difference by region and...
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Reconciling With The Taliban?
14 April 2009
Ashley J. Tellis, 'Reconciling With The Taliban?: Toward An Alternative Grand Strategy In Afghanistan', Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 13 April 2009
EXCERPT: "The run-up to the announcement of President Obama's new 'Af-Pak' strategy provoked a flurry of 'new solutions' to the conflict. Promoting reconciliation with the Taliban is one idea that has reappeared?even in the administration's own...
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