ISAF's new plan for Afghanistan

ISAF's new plan for Afghanistan - The Long War Journal

ISAF's new plan for Afghanistan

When the "surge" of US troops to Afghanistan was authorized in 2009, an operational plan was created also. Operations would concentrate first on suppressing the Taliban insurgency in South Afghanistan. In 2010 and 2011, the majority of US "surge" troops would be concentrated there. In 2012, after the insurgency was suppressed in South Afghanistan, some US forces would be shifted to East Afghanistan and counterinsurgency operations would then start there while the US forces remaining in South Afghanistan would ensure the Taliban did not return. In June 2011, however, President Obama announced that the US "surge" troops would be withdrawn earlier than originally planned. Operations had suppressed the insurgency in South Afghanistan in 2010-2011. But the shift of US forces to East Afghanistan in 2012 would not occur. Instead, the troops would be withdrawn. Now, the original p...

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@OPEXChild » 23 Mar '12, 3pm
A change in US plans... [link]
@MichalHola » 23 Mar '12, 11am
Afganistan: ISAF na wiosnę planuje [link]
@followFDD » 22 Mar '12, 2pm
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@aoindependence » 22 Mar '12, 12pm
What the hell have the 7 brigades in #Afghanistan #RC-East been doing for the past 2.5 yrs?? #fail [link]
@absurd » 22 Mar '12, 6am
ISAF's new plan for Afghanistan [link] @rwac48 @vikram_sood Troops deployed in South will shift East.
@jenniematthew » 22 Mar '12, 5am
This summer's high risk strategy in the east [link] via @billroggio #Afghanistan
@aoindependence » 22 Mar '12, 4am
interesting; lots of wasted efforts in the East: “@billroggio: ISAF's new plan for Afghanistan [link]”
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