Afghanistan

About Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Study Group and the Common Defense Campaign work to analyze the Obama administration’s policies toward the country and promote alternatives.

Vietnam and Afghanistan: The more things change...

By Matthew Hoh, John Isaacs

Feb-08-2012 | Article



Two lengthy and devastating wars separated by three decades.

 One fought in the jungles of Vietnam and one in the mountains and deserts of Afghanistan... Read More »

A Decade of Mistakes

By Francesc Vendrell

Dec-03-2011 | Article

CIP senior fellow Francesc Vendrell on the missed opportunities in Afghanistan... Read More »

Matthew Hoh speaks at the City Club of Cleveland: How Do We End America’s Longest War?

By Matthew Hoh

Aug-26-2011 | Speech

Mr. Hoh will discuss the current conditions in Afghanistan, the impact of President Obama’s withdrawal of U.S. forces over the next year and alternative options for the U.S. and international communities. ... Read More »

Afghanistan: Gorbachev's Lessons for Obama

Oct-14-11 | CIP, 1717 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Suite 801, Washington, DC 20036

Come hear Jonathan Steele discuss his eyewitness account of the past 30 years of Afghan history, as well as discuss the policy moves Obama should be making. ... Read More »

The Relationship Between al-Qaeda and the Taliban: Rethinking the War in Afghanistan - A conversation with Felix Kuehn

May-12-11 | University of California Washington Center

Felix Kuehn travelled to Afghanistan first some 5 years ago, having spent several years in the Middle East including just short of a year in Yemen, where he first learnt Arabic in 2002.... Read More »

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