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The Future of Militias in Afghanistan | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2012/10/10/the-future-of-militias-in-afghanistan
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. The Future of Militias in Afghanistan. Below are my remarks (click to play audio) on the future of local defense forces and militias in Afghanistan at the American Security Project on 9 OCT 2012. I essentially argue that in two years, with few choices available, Kabul will deliberately instigate civil war in remote areas of the east and south to prevent open conflict in key population centers. Laquo; The Anatomy of an Anti-Taliban Uprising. The Future o...
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Afghanistan/Pakistan | Just Wars
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Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. Taliban Splinter Groups Add To Election Fears In Afghanistan. Below Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty quotes me on the implications of Taliban splinter groups after the killing of a prominent Swedish journalist. Link available here. Taliban Splinter Groups Add to Election Fears in Afghanistan. The mainstream Taliban, meanwhile, denied any involvement in the killing as well as any affiliation with Feday-e Mahaz. Afghan officials consider the crime unso...
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The Zero Option’s Rationale | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2013/11/18/the-zero-options-rationale
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. The Zero Option’s Rationale. Below Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty quotes me on why it is tempting for the US to remove all troops from Afghanistan at the end of next year. Link available here. Why the U.S. Could Opt for the ‘Zero Option’ in Afghanistan. But as talks drag on, the “zero option” is beginning to look increasingly realistic. Support in the United States for the Afghan war, which is now in its 12th year and has left more than 2,150 U.S&#...
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Symptoms of Withdrawal in Afghanistan | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2013/03/28/symptoms-of-withdrawal-in-afghanistan
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. Symptoms of Withdrawal in Afghanistan. Below RFE/RL quotes me on the changing security landscape of rural Afghanistan as both NATO and Afghan forces realign themselves in the coming years. Link available here. Afghans Failing Security Test in Badakhshan. By Frud Bezhan and Mustafa Sarwar. Moreover, its isolation saved it from becoming a main theater of the Afghan conflict, allowing fresh troops to gain much-needed experience before Afghanistan takes ove...
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Attrition Among Afghan Security Forces | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2013/11/06/attrition-among-afghan-security-forces
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. Attrition Among Afghan Security Forces. Below Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty quotes me on the meaning of the high casualty rates among Afghan security forces this past fighting season. Link available here. Afghan Security Forces Pass First Test, But Questions Remain. The Afghan Interior Ministry on October 29 revealed that 2,052 members of the Afghan National Police (ANP) and Afghan Local Police (ALP) were killed and more than 5,000 were wounded betwee...
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Bringing the Taliban to the Table | Just Wars
https://justwars.org/2013/01/13/bringing-the-taliban-to-the-table
Reflections on Violent Conflict, by David H. Young. Bringing the Taliban to the Table. Below RFE/RL quotes me on how the Afghan government can improve its reconciliation effort with senior Taliban officials released from Pakistani custody. Link available here. Taliban Prisoner Releases are High-Risk, Low-Reward. After having little success playing it safe, the Afghan government is gambling on a risky new strategy to convince the Taliban that the road to peace runs through Kabul. 8220;The worst-case scena...
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Two Blondes Don't Make a Right: November 2011
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Mary and Michelle are sisters. Mary and Michelle live together, and have done so since 2009. Everyone we know is married, and has the typical "Mormon Mommy" blog where they share the joys of parenthood and coupon-ing. So we felt left out (and bored), and created our own "Mormon Mommy" blog, except neither of us is married and neither of us are mommies. But we are Mormon! Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Bored, But Too Lazy For a Real Post. Him, and the dude is tight with Paul McCartney! Boom Goes the Dynamite.
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Two Blondes Don't Make a Right: June 2012
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Mary and Michelle are sisters. Mary and Michelle live together, and have done so since 2009. Everyone we know is married, and has the typical "Mormon Mommy" blog where they share the joys of parenthood and coupon-ing. So we felt left out (and bored), and created our own "Mormon Mommy" blog, except neither of us is married and neither of us are mommies. But we are Mormon! Sunday, June 3, 2012. I am a tough outdoorsy woman.hear me roar. Having heros (yes more than one) carry certain individuals through the...
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Two Blondes Don't Make a Right: December 2011
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Mary and Michelle are sisters. Mary and Michelle live together, and have done so since 2009. Everyone we know is married, and has the typical "Mormon Mommy" blog where they share the joys of parenthood and coupon-ing. So we felt left out (and bored), and created our own "Mormon Mommy" blog, except neither of us is married and neither of us are mommies. But we are Mormon! Thursday, December 22, 2011. The gang at Sawadee. Amazing Thai food restaurant for bday dinner). At my friend Emily's chest. Opening pr...
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The Self-Hating Gentile: May 2013
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A blog covering contemporary international relations with a focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Israeli politics and Northern Ireland and Asian interstate politics. Israel/Palestine: The Politics of a Two-State Solution. Israel/Palestine and the Politics of a Two-State Solution. When Peace Fails: Lessons from Belfast for the Middle East. Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The Fate of Northern Ireland's New Pro-Union Party. Back in March I had a post a. The Northern Ireland/British Isles blog Slugger OToole. There ...
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