Counterinsurgency in Eastern Afghanistan 2004-2008 : A Civilian Perspective /

"After the 2001 ouster of the Taliban from Afghanistan, the United States and its allies found themselves in a country devastated by a series of wars. This book looks at how, working with their Afghan counterparts, they engaged in a complex effort to rebuild security, development, and governanc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kemp, Robert (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : New Academia Publishing, 2014.
Subjects:	Taliban. Afghan War (2001-) Counterinsurgency > Afghanistan. Afghan War, 2001- > United States. Insurgency > Afghanistan. Counterinsurgency. Insurgency. Afghanistan. United States.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Strategy and Strategic Goals
Insurgent Groups
Civilian Components
Local Governments
Development and Reconstruction
Security
The Role of Provincial Reconstruction Teams
The Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
Nangarhar Case Study: Progress in COIN and Counternarcotics
The Rise of Radical Islam in the Border Areas
Analysis of RC-East
Conceptual and Strategic Considerations in RC-East
Annexes : Annex I: The District Program (DDP): A Case Study Organizational Challenges
Annex II: Khost Province in 2004-2005: A Case Study
Annex III: Three Case Studies in Civil-Military Cooperation as a Function of Security, 2004-2005
Annex IV: Position of PRT's on the Civil-Military Spectrum, 2004-2005.