Publication

This brief discusses the causes and consequences of the US' invasion of Afghanistan. The author suggests that there appears to be a connection between the increased numbers of foreign troops and the incidence of violence. According to him, it is likely that for significant parts of the Afghan population, especially in the south and south east of the country, the foreign forces are seen as occupiers to be resisted, not liberators to be supported. He sees this as the core dilemma for the Obama administration, namely that, if this is the case, the more the foreign troops increase in number, the more the resistance will increase.