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Our Dossier

This dossier documents the United States relationship with Afghanistan.

Please use the tabs to access the three sections of this dossier:

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.

Tab 3 provides a set of links to major web sites.

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Other US Govt. Resources

 

Afghanistan Study Group Report After offering its assessment of the current situation in Afghanistan, the Study Group addresses six
critical issues to revitalize the U.S. and international effort in Afghanistan

 

Congressional Research ServiceAfghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy   This CRS report gives an update on the security situation in Afghanistan and US policy.

 

Congressional Research ServiceAfghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy. This CRS report discusses successes and challenges in the fight against opium cultivation in Afghanistan.

 

Congressional Research ServiceNATO in Afghanistan: A Test of
the Transatlantic Alliance. This CRS report discusses the role NATO is playing in Afghanistan.

 

Afghanistan Reborn This USAID report gives an overview of American reconstruction efforts and successes in Afghanistan
 

 
 

Reports

State Background Note

Declaration by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

2007 Religious Freedom Report for Afghanistan

2007 Afghanistan Human Rights Report

 

United States policy toward Afghanistan: a Dossier

NATO assumes command in Eastern Afghanistan Photo by WO2 Fiona Stapley
NATO assumes command in Eastern Afghanistan Photo by WO2 Fiona Stapley 

Key U.S. Policy Priorities

bulletIn response to the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. and its allies launched an invasion of Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban regime and destroy the al-Qaeda terrorist network it supported. In the years since, the International Security Assistance Force, under NATO leadership, has taken charge of extensive provincial reconstruction and stabilization efforts, helping set the economic, political and security conditions for the growth of an effective, democratic national government in Afghanistan. As the lead member of the international coalition, the U.S. contributes troops to both the ISAF mission and Operation Enduring Freedom, tasked with pursuing al-Qaeda throughout Afghanistan’s inhospitable border region with Pakistan.

bullet Combating Terrorism Worldwide (Fact Sheet)

bullet Increasing Support to Help the People of Afghanistan Succeed (Fact Sheet)

bullet Afghanistan and Pakistan: Strong Allies in the War on Terror  We Will Continue Working With Afghanistan’s Government To Defeat Our Common Enemies – And Help The Afghan People Build A Free Nation That Will Never Again Oppress Them Or Be A Safe Haven For Terrorists 

bullet International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) NATO’s ISAF force in Afghanistan, commanded by UK Gen. David Richards, assumed security responsibility for all of Afghanistan on October 5, 2006. With NATO’s expansion into the east, ISAF now has more than 31,000 soldiers from 37 nations. Of the approximately 20,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, approximately 12,000 are under ISAF command, mainly in Regional Command East , making the U.S. the largest single contributor to ISAF. The U.S. currently leads 12 PRTs under ISAF: 10 in the East, 1 in the West and a joint PRT with Romania in the South.

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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