A Historical Case Study of U.S. Strategy Towards Afganistan

This USAWC AY09 resident course Strategy Research Project (SRP) paper examines the successes and failures of U.S. strategy and policy as related to the changing global and regional context of Afghanistan from the Cold War to the end of the George W. Bush administration. Issues investigated particularly focus on the changing levels of interest in Afghanistan and the consequences of the United States government actions or inactions as associated with changing strategy and policy.