U.S. involvement in Afghanistan

Preliminary Inquiry

History of involvement?

http://www.ciaonet.org/olj/sa/sa_99stp02.html this has breif history of the us involvement with the taliban, from friend to foe. there are some sections that are irrellevent so just read the part on international context, or anything else that is useful.

What caused current involvement?

Future Goals for Afghanistan?

http://www.ciaonet.org/journals/fa/v88i4/11.html Obama's goal in Afghanistan and Pakistan and tactic to achieve goals

Stats of # of troops there?

Actions of troops?

Effects of leaving other wars, similar situations?

Peter Spiegel, & Jonathan Weisman. (2009, October 8). News in Depth: Behind the Afghan war debate, a battle of two books rages --- White House is reading 'Lessons in Disaster,' while Pentagon leaders prefer 'A Better War'. The Wall Street Journal Asia,p. 14. Retrieved November 5, 2009, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 1874590201). http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=6&did=1874590201&SrchMode=2&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1257456292&clientId=10553

Assesments by officials...

http://www.ciaonet.org/pbei/icg/0015956/f_0015956_13835.pdf

Authoritative sources?

State of Afghan politics?

http://www.ciaonet.org/atlas/AF/

Elite journals in Afghan war field,

politcal science,

Russia in Afghanistan...

Have we improved the situation?

Government control over tribes, relation with US?

Obama and sending more troops.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1104/p08s04-wosc.html original effects of sending in more troops