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Afghanistan

Burke Chair reports on Afghanistan analyze the course of the Afghan war and provide an independent critique of the Transition in Afghanistan.

Reports in this section assess military progress in the war, and the security challenges Afghanistan faces, as well as the major problems in Afghanistan’s civil society, politics, governance, and economy.

Featured

Report
The Civil Half of the Afghan War
By Anthony H. Cordesman
December 6, 2017
Report
Instability in the MENA Region, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Key Conflict States: A Comparative Score Card
By Anthony H. Cordesman
November 13, 2017
Report
Major New Report: The Trump Transition and the Afghan War
By Anthony H. Cordesman
January 5, 2017
Report
The Afghan War: Key Developments and Metrics
By Anthony H. Cordesman
May 24, 2017
Commentary
Giving Afghanistan a Fighting “Last Chance”
By Anthony H. Cordesman
June 5, 2017
Report
The Afghan War: Creating An Afghan Capability to Win
By Anthony H. Cordesman
May 1, 2017
Commentary
How the Trump Administration is Losing Afghanistan
By Anthony H. Cordesman
August 2, 2017
Report
Stability and Instability in the MENA Region
By Anthony H. Cordesman
April 19, 2016

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Most Recent

Commentary
"Peace" in Pieces: The Tragedy of Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan
By Anthony H. Cordesman
September 6, 2018
Commentary
The Afghan War of Attrition: Peace Talks Remain an Extension of War by Other Means
By Anthony H. Cordesman
July 16, 2018
Report
Afghan Narcotics: 2000-2018: From Control and Elimination Efforts to a Drug Economy and Bombings Labs
By Anthony H. Cordesman
May 29, 2018
Report
Afghanistan: Conflict Metrics 2000-2018
By Anthony H. Cordesman
May 7, 2018
Report
The Revolution in Civil-Military Affairs
By Anthony H. Cordesman
February 15, 2018
Report
The Civil Half of the Afghan War
By Anthony H. Cordesman
December 6, 2017
Report
Instability in the MENA Region, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Key Conflict States: A Comparative Score Card
By Anthony H. Cordesman
November 13, 2017
Commentary
Afghan Desertions in the U.S.: Assessing the Desertion and "Ghost Soldier" Problem in Afghan National Security Forces
By Anthony H. Cordesman
October 30, 2017
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