Brookings Report – Plan A-Minus for Afghanistan

Plan A-Minus for Afghanistan. Michael O’Hanlon and Bruce Riedel.Center for Strategic and International Studies, The Washington Quarterly, 34:1 pp. 123-132, Winter 2011. DOI: 10.1080/0163660X.2011.538308

  • “Rather than conceding at least one-third of the country to extremists and reducing NATO forces quickly, the United States should tie its force drawdown to the growth and maturation of Afghan security forces. Under this plan, described here as ‘‘Plan A-,’’ U.S. and other foreign forces would have to keep fighting hard in Afghanistan for 2—4 more years, even as they gradually passed the baton to Afghan forces, but the United States would not need to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely, and would not tie its downsizing to the stabilization of all key terrain.”
  • See also these related CRS reports: Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians, Susan G. Chesser, Information Research Specialist December 8, 2010 and – The United States and Europe: Current Issues, Derek E. Mix Analyst in European Affairs December 8, 2010
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