Military Dimension of the New U.S. and NATO Afghanistan Strategy
Military Dimension of the New U.S. and NATO Afghanistan Strategy

Author(s): Wojciech Lorenz, Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Afghanistan; NATO; Security; USA
Summary/Abstract: According to the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan, winter will not stop intensified operations against the Taliban. With the increased U.S. and NATO troop level, Afghan forces will switch from defensive to offensive activities. Only stronger military pressure and other forms of influence taken together might impel the Taliban to negotiate with the government in Kabul. The political effects of the new strategy should be expected only in a longer-term perspective.

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