The Cost of War

Asthappan, Jibey

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“…Thus, Bush announced a global war on terrorism, chased al-Qaeda's top leaders, and had bombed their nest by December 2001. Eventually, by May 2011, Osama, the al-Qaeda leader, was found and killed by a US Navy SEAL team in Abbottabad, a city near Peshawar, Pakistan (Asthappan, 2016).…”

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The US State-Building Failure in Afghanistan

Afzal

2021

ESJ

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The almost nineteen years of international troops’ presence and their support and donations to strengthen a democratic state in Afghanistan were in vain. The state-building process began with the toppling of a retrogressive regime, which was considered the base of al-Qaeda leaders who masterminded the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Within 20 years, the Afghan government could not use the opportunities made available by the international community and the US presence in the country. Although most criticisms are leveled at the United States for this state-building failure, on the contrary, its roots in Afghanistan can be precisely traced back to the central government. In other words, the state-building failure in Afghanistan has inner flaws. The blame is not attributable to its international allies regarding the fragility of the state and decay of democracy. This article illustrates how state-building at the pivotal centre of democracy failed in Afghanistan. The main hurdles of state-building are also scrutinised.

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The US State-Building Failure in Afghanistan

Afzal

2021

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Recounting the Dead: An Analysis of ISAF Caused Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan

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Sari

Nader

2017

Armed Forces & Society

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In wars fought against insurgents, civilian casualties present the challenging dilemma of balancing security and stability while targeting insurgents who operate within the civilian population. In Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has made minimizing civilian casualties a top-tier strategic issue. Yet beyond annual reports, there has been a lack of data-driven analysis into the number of civilians killed by ISAF operations. This research investigates ISAF-caused civilian casualties between 2010 and 2013, incorporating civilian casualty events to investigate changes in ISAF “lethality.” This analysis finds that although ISAF-caused civilian casualties decreased overall, this was mitigated by the tactic employed (airpower vs. on the ground operations). The implications of this analysis for theories of military adaptation, future population-centric operations, and current military operations (e.g., in Iraq and Syria) are discussed.

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The Cost of War

Cited by 2 publications

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The US State-Building Failure in Afghanistan

The US State-Building Failure in Afghanistan

Recounting the Dead: An Analysis of ISAF Caused Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan

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