By the end of the eighth week of the war, there was an expectation that, with the imminent occupation of Kunduz, the southern Taliban city of Kandahar would quickly fall.
A More Complicated Conflict with Unexpected Consequences
Following the retreat of substantial Taliban forces from most of Northern Afghanistan in the period 8-13 November, there was an expectation that
Over the period 8-13 November, there was a radical change in the war in Afghanistan, with the Taliban retreating throughout the majority of the areas under their control. A
Two months after the New York and Washington attacks, the sixth week of the war, there have been substantial developments that make it a little easier to analyse the direction,
There have been bombing raids on targets in Afghanistan for 29 days, and the past week has seen two significant changes a move to area bombing and to economic targeting.
Sourcing the Analysis
The aim of these weekly reports is to attempt to analyse the development of the conflict with as much accuracy as possible, with the intention of helping
The spreading US air attacks are likely to impact increasingly on civilians. With winter looming, and refugee and humanitarian crises pending, both sides seem ready for a lengthy conflict.From
Most of the media has given an impression of a massive air bombardment on Afghanistan, but the reality is of a fairly low-level air-war. There are two different
There are three aspects that stand out following the start of the conflict against the Taliban regime and the bin Laden network.
The first is that the initial attacks were
In the immediate aftermath of these attacks, the focus of concern is Afghanistan, and the challenge to its Taleban regime. But it seems certain that the ‘war on terrorism’ will
The United States and its allies are planning a military assault against those it deems responsible for the attacks of 11 September 2001 in New York and Washington. Before it
