Afghanistan

Suppressed Afghanistan War Data Now Published March 8, 2018

In January, the Department of Defense ordered the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) not to publish certain data on areas of Afghanistan that were held by insurgents. “This…

The Expanding Secrecy of the Afghanistan War February 7, 2018

Last year, dozens of categories of previously unclassified information about Afghan military forces were designated as classified, making it more difficult to publicly track the progress of the…

More Troops for Afghanistan?, and More from CRS May 23, 2017

The possibility that more U.S. troops will be deployed to Afghanistan, a move that is reportedly under consideration by the Trump Administration, was critically examined by the Congressional Research Service…

88 Days to Kandahar: The CIA in Afghanistan February 3, 2015

Following the 9/11 attacks, the Central Intelligence Agency was tasked to lead the campaign against Al Qaeda and its Taliban hosts in Afghanistan. There were some initial successes, as the…