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All items tagged KarzaiOpen Think Tank ArticlesAugust 9, 2010 | Building Civil Society in AfghanistanDarrell Calvin Brown: President Hamid Karzai and the Government of Afghanistan must continue to give the assessment of the needs of their country’s citizens top priority as they prepare for total independence and self-governance by the year 2014. ... MoreApril 13, 2010 | Get Karzai Out of the Line of FireHubertus Hoffman: President Karzai should be removed from the line of fire by going into exile in Europe. His inability to reconcile with the Taliban, 2009’s fraudulent election, and his poor reputation in Pakistan all indicate why he should be leave his position. Afghanistan needs a fresh start with a new government. ... MoreJanuary 13, 2010 | Balancing Power PoliticsTimor Sharan: Seventeen out of twenty-four proposed Afghan cabinet ministers were rejected by parliament in a clear reaction to Karzai’s capitulation to international pressure. How will the President balance his commitments to local power-brokers as well as international demands to stem corruption? ... MoreSeptember 20, 2007 | Putting the Squeeze on Corruption in AfghanistanNiklas Keller: of the Atlantic Initiative calls corruption one of the greatest obstacles to development in Afghanistan. The international community must create an incentive structure at both the governmental and local levels which is more attractive than corrupt activities. ... MoreJuly 23, 2007 | Germany Belongs in AfghanistanGM Roper: If Germany expects US help in the future, it must stay the course in Afghanistan now. The Bundeswehr should carry its share of the coalition burden without complaint as part of OEF. ... MoreJuly 20, 2007 | Germany Should Reconsider Position in AfghanistanNiels Annen: I question the sustainability of Operation Enduring Freedom. And I see deteriorating coordination between ISAF and OEF and asks whether it is time to choose between the two. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesDecember 5, 2011 | Bonn Agenda Misses the Important IssuesEven as NATO troops aim to leave Afghanistan in 2014, they are building an Afghan army to continuing fighting the war for them. ++ This is a misguided policy that will further empower a government that the Pashtuns, Afghanistan’s largest ethnic group, sees marginalizing them. ++ In addition, such a policy would undermine peace talks with the Taliban, who (rightly) now regard them as ... MoreMay 12, 2010 | Karzai Visit Will Accomplish Little“With little more than a year before Obama’s planned withdrawal, the U.S. military is doing what it always does when faced with an impossible mission on an unrealistic timeline: saluting and muddling through.” ++ Afghan President Karzai travels to Washington this week in an effort to repair recently-strained relations with Washington, to this end even penning an op-ed in ... MoreNovember 17, 2009 | Obama and Karzai: Endlessly EntwinedObama and Karzai may be “hopelessly at odds” but they are “condemned to the mutual pursuit of success in Afghanistan.” ++ US policy now depends on how well Karzai can stabilize his country and not only on military impact. ++ Despite pressure Obama cannot afford to reduce aid as a sanction as this would “delay the timing of a US withdrawal even further.” ++ ... MoreNovember 4, 2009 | Clock is Ticking for ObamaSince Afghan elections have ended with Mr Karzai securing another five-year term, the doubts about his legitimacy should be put to rest. ++ The key problem now isn’t Afghanistan’s President but the uncertainty about Mr. Obama’s commitment to his own counterinsurgency strategy. ++ As long as doubts exist, NATO, Pakistan and Mr. Karzai will use this vacuum to hedge their bets. ++ “If Mr. Obama ... MoreDecember 16, 2008 | Obama Will Have to Reconsider Afghanistan GoalsThe Taliban now control 72% of Afghanistan, up from 54% in 2007. ++ Many of the new US troops being sent will be placed around Kabul; Afghanistan cannot afford an army strong enough to control the whole country. ++ This leaves President Karzai’s power limited. ++ International support is paying to increase local military from 160,000 to 215,000, but more are needed. ++ When that support runs ... MoreNovember 20, 2008 | Losing Hearts and MindsThe lessons, as well as the history of Iraq, have been ignored and are now being repeated in Afghanistan. ++ The US and the UK have only succeeded to “reduce what should be one of the world’s richest countries to shambles.” ++ If there is one lesson from Iraq it is that “foreign expeditions undertaken in a spirit of jingoist revenge, with a crazed optimism and no strategic plan, ... MoreOctober 15, 2008 | Afghanistan in a Downward SpiralEven President Bush has now come to realize that Afghanistan is “the real frontline in the war on terror.” ++ America’s sixteen intelligence agencies agree that Afghanistan is on a “downward spiral.” ++ Sobering estimates say it will be five to ten years before Afghanistan is stabilized. ++ More troops are needed and if NATO allies are unwilling to send them, they should contribute monetarily. ... MoreOctober 10, 2008 | Negotiating With the TalibanThe British commander admitted that winning in Afghanistan is unlikely - reducing the Taliban insurgency to a manageable level may be the only realizable goal. ++ Northern ethnic groups, which account for 60% of the population, are backed by the US, but the Taliban are still the major political force for the Pashtuns constituting 40% of the people. ++ Foreign forces are fighting Pashtun ... MoreOctober 8, 2008 | Losing Ground in AfghanistanSeven years of war, occupation and reconstruction efforts have not improved the situation in Afghanistan. ++ A lack of security, stability and economic development dominates the political agenda. ++ To succeed in Afghanistan the conception of the ISAF as a reconstruction and OEF as a war mission has to end. ++ Financial resources have to be reorganized; too much is wasted due to mismanagement. ++ ... MoreJuly 16, 2008 | Afghans Want a Peace Deal, not ForceEven if the international military presence has been expanding rapidly in Afghanistan, the country recently experienced one of its bloodiest weeks. ++ A suicide bomber struck the Indian embassy in the capital and killed 41 people. ++ US forces bombed a wedding party causing the death of 47 civilians. ++ The issue of civilian deaths has crystallised anger towards the international community. ++ ... MoreCommentsMay 23, 2010 | Que. What are some concrete suggestions...April 20, 2010 | Afghanistan needs a fresh with old brain man (...January 19, 2009 | I like Morgan Sheeran's piece . It reflects...October 15, 2008 | David, There has never been a dependable...October 15, 2008 | Don't the Pashtuns comprise some 40% of the... |
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