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This dossier documents the United States relationship with Afghanistan.

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We are in the process of rebuilding our dossiers with statements and other documents issued by the new Administration.

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Tab 1 lists US priorities with regard to Afghanistan, major USG statements, recent USG statements, USG fact sheets, and US. Govt. reports.

Tab 2 lists non-US. Govt. reports, journal articles, and other documents.

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Photo Gallery : Partnering for a Better Life in Afghanistan

Other US Govt. Resources

U.S. INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING
INTO THE WAR ZONES:
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. Source: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, October 15, 2009

Afghanistan Policy at the Crossroads

Source: House Foreign Affairs Committee, October 15, 2009

Afghanistan: Getting the Strategy Right. Source: House Armed Services Committee, October 14, 2009

Chairman's Opening Statement
Video Webcast
Witnesses:
General Jack Keane, USA, (ret.) (pdf)
Former Vice Chief of Staff
U. S. Army
Stephen Biddle, Ph.D. (pdf)
Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
Council on Foreign Relations
Paul Pillar, Ph.D. (pdf)
Director of Graduate Studies
Security Studies Program
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University

CONFRONTING AL-QAEDA:
UNDERSTANDING THE
THREAT IN AFGHANISTAN
AND BEYOND. Source: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, October 7, 2009

AFGHANISTAN’S IMPACT ON PAKISTAN Source: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, October 1, 2009

The Afghan Elections: Who Lost What? Source: House Foreign Affairs Committee, Oct. 1, 2009 Transcript [PDF] | Webcast

Congressional Research Service --09/21/09 Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy Source: CRS report for Congress

COUNTERING THE THREAT
OF FAILURE IN AFGHANISTAN Source: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, September 17, 2009

EXPLORING THREE
STRATEGIES FOR AFGHANISTAN Source: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, September 16, 2009

Responding to Pakistan IDP Crisis July 29, 2009. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Progress toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan (06/2009) Source: U.S. Dept of Defense

To consider the nominations of: Lieutenant General Stanley A. McChrystal, USA to be general and Commander, International Security Assistance Force and Commander, U.S. Forces, Afghanistan. June 2, 2009. Senate Armed Services Committee,

A NEW STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN May 21, 2009. Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Congressional Research Service --05/15/09 Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues Source: CRS report for Congress

May 12, 2009. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. STRATEGY TOWARD PAKISTAN

White Paper on U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan and Pakistan March 27, 2009

-- Securing, Stabilizing, and Developing Pakistan's Border Area with Afghanistan - GAO

February 26, 2009 - Senate Armed Services Committee - To receive testimony on strategic options for the way ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Congressional Research Service --02/05/09 Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance Source: CRS report for Congress

Major Reports

White Paper on U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan and Pakistan

State Background Note

Human Rights Reports full report, 02/25/09 Afghanistan

2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

United States policy toward Afghanistan: a Dossier

The President announces a new comprehensive strategy to defeat Al Qaeda and ensure stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan - White House Photo, 3/27/09, Lawrence L. Jackson

Key U.S. Policy Priorities

The United States has a vital national security interest in addressing the current and potential security threats posed by extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In Pakistan, al Qaeda and other groups of jihadist terrorists are planning new terror attacks. Their targets remain the U.S. homeland, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Europe, Australia, our allies in the Middle East, and other targets of opportunity. The growing size of the space in which they are operating is a direct result of the terrorist/insurgent activities of the Taliban and related organizations. At the same time, this group seeks to reestablish their old sanctuaries in Afghanistan.

Therefore, the core goal of the U.S. must be to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and its safe havens in Pakistan, and to prevent their return to Pakistan or Afghanistan. White Paper on U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan and Pakistan

"As President, my greatest responsibility is to protect the American people…We are in Afghanistan to confront a common enemy that threatens the United States, our friends and allies, and the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan who have suffered the most at the hands of violent extremists. So I want the American people to understand that we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in the future…To achieve our goals, we need a stronger, smarter and comprehensive strategy."

--President Barack Obama
March 27, 2009
White House Press Office: What’s New in the Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Major US Government Statements

A select list of major statements On the United States and Africa with policy value.

Latest US Government Statements

This is a list of the 5 most recent items in reverse chronological order.

US Government Fact Sheets



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