TERRORISM: COMMENTARY ON SECURITY DOCUMENTS VOLUME 117 Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Conflict in Afghanistan

Volume 117 of Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Conflict in Afghanistan, includes recent documents relating to the conflict in Afghanistan against the Taliban and its foreign allies. The volume addresses components of the new approach of integrating political and military strategies to improve Western approaches in the region.

The first section of the volume includes documents generated by the North American Treaty Organization. These documents focus on the concept of counter-insurgency as a new approach to war-making. The second section focuses on documents issued by the United Nations: those describing the political side of the military conflict, the human rights situation, and the socio-economic dimension of international efforts. The third section portrays the European Union's role in Afghanistan. The final section includes an overview of recent political and military developments. This collection of documents provides a comprehensive documentary overview of strategies in Afghanistan as of early 2010.

INTRODUCTION

A. THE NATO PRESENCE IN AFGHANISTAN

Commentary by Aziz Z. Huq

DOCUMENT NO. 1: The Afghanistan Compact

DOCUMENT NO. 2: NATO Strategic Vision for Afghanistan

DOCUMENT NO. 3: NATO Afghan First Policy, April, 2010

DOCUMENT NO. 4: "2010: Afghan Sovereignty and International Partnerships" Speech by Ambassador Mark Sedwill, NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, May 12, 2010

DOCUMENT NO. 5: ISAF Commander's Counterinsurgency Guidance

DOCUMENT NO. 6: ISAF Tactical Directive, June 2009

DOCUMENT NO. 7: Congressional Research Service, Steve Bowman and Catherine Dale, War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress, pages 1-69

DOCUMENT NO. 8: Al Maqaleh v. Gates, -- F. 3d - (D.C. Cir. May 21, 2010)

B. THE UNITED NATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN

Commentary by Aziz Z. Huq

DOCUMENT NO. 9: Reports of the U.N. Secretary General: The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security, March 10 2010

DOCUMENT NO. 10: Briefing by Undersecretary-General Alain Le Roy to U.N. Security Council, March 18, 2010

DOCUMENT NO. 11: UNAMA, Afghanistan Annual Report on the Protection of Civilians from Armed Conflict (2009), pages 1-36

DOCUMENT NO. 12: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan and on the achievements of technical assistance in the field of human rights

DOCUMENT NO. 13: Mission Report by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict on visit to Afghanistan (February 2010), pages 3-15

DOCUMENT NO. 14: The United Nations Development Program Country Program Document for Afghanistan (2010-13), pages 1-8

DOCUMENT NO. 15: UN Police Perceptions Survey 2009, pages 3-33

C. THE EUROPEAN UNION IN AFGHANISTAN

Commentary by Aziz Z. Huq

DOCUMENT NO. 16: EU-Afghanistan Joint Declaration, November 2005

DOCUMENT NO. 17: European Commission: Council Strategy Paper Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2007

DOCUMENT NO. 18: Council of the European Union: Conclusions on Afghanistan

D. APPENDIX

DOCUMENT NO. 19: Congressional Research Service, Kenneth Katzman, Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, pages 1-88