Who are we fighting in Afghanistan & Pakistan?

There is now another piece of ammo for those staying informed about the war, written by me and Bill Roggio of the Long War Journal.

 The Warrior Legacy Institute announces the release of it's third paper "Who are we fighting in Afghanistan & Pakistan?" as well as an accompanying video. This complements the previous papers and videos on
" A Population-Centric Counterinsurgency Primer" and "Counterterror as Strategy for the Af/Pak Theater".
All of these are written so they can be understood by and educate all Americans regardless of their knowledge about military topics. Our hope is that this will allow them to follow the debate about this vital subject from an informed perspective.





This paper gives a brief history of the rise of the Taliban and al Qaeda following the withdrawal of the Soviet Union from Afghanistan in 1989. It traces the Taliban's origins in the Pashtun regions and their fight to take over the government and impose their strict religious rule country-wide. It follows the ebb and flow on both sides of theborder and the eventual entry of al Qaeda to the theater. It focuses on the tribes that make up the insurgency and their leaders, but is not a definitive look at all of these groups. It also takes a look at the current state of Taliban and al Qaeda in both countries and the areas they control.

Please feel free to share this with your friends families and email lists. There is a video about the Tribal areas of Pakistan below the fold

posted by Uncle Jimbo at 10:05 AM

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