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Afghanistan counterinsurgency
![Afghanistan: A Civil War State of Mind Afghanistan: A Civil War State of Mind](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rtx283ui.jpg)
Afghanistan: A Civil War State of Mind
By Kevin Laiveling
By hunkering down, the U.S. and Afghan governments hope to eventually bring the Taliban to the table.
![The Taliban’s New Plan for Capturing Kunduz The Taliban’s New Plan for Capturing Kunduz](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-27_17-44-43.jpg)
The Taliban’s New Plan for Capturing Kunduz
By Franz J. Marty
The Taliban seem determined to upgrade their strategy from 2016, posing a continued threat to provincial capitals.
![Islamic State’s Khorasan Province, 2 Years on Islamic State’s Khorasan Province, 2 Years on](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-29_17-18-51.jpg)
Islamic State’s Khorasan Province, 2 Years on
By Milo Comerford
Today marks the two-year anniversary of ISIS’s new front in Afghanistan. Can the group consider its venture a success?
![Afghanistan's Militias: The Enemy Within? Afghanistan's Militias: The Enemy Within?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-03_21-25-12.jpg)
Afghanistan's Militias: The Enemy Within?
By Laura Cesaretti
Local militias may be allied with the state now, but historically they have posed dangers to the central government.
![Afghanistan’s Anti-Taliban Vigilantes: Blessing or Curse? Afghanistan’s Anti-Taliban Vigilantes: Blessing or Curse?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-15_14-27-33.jpg)
Afghanistan’s Anti-Taliban Vigilantes: Blessing or Curse?
By Franz J. Marty
When locals take their defense into their own hands, what does that mean for Afghanistan's central government?
![The Problem With Afghanistan's Counterinsurgency The Problem With Afghanistan's Counterinsurgency](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-05_01-18-39.jpg)
The Problem With Afghanistan's Counterinsurgency
By Metra Mehran and Abdul Waheed Ahmad
Kabul is using a centralized approach to fight a decentralized insurgency.
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