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The Chicago summit dealt with a host of international and organizational issues, but the Afghan mission certainly topped the agenda. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Political Reform, Rule of Law
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USIP’s top program staff visited the Institute’s Kabul office in early May to meet with key leaders and discuss the transition in Afghanistan in 2014, a week before the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago May 20-21. USIP’s Shahmahmood Miakhel, country director in Kabul, Andrew Wilder, director of Afghanistan and Pakistan programs and Scott Smith, deputy director of Afghanistan programs, met with Maj. Gen. Sean MacFarland, the deputy chief of staff for operations for ISAF in Afghanistan. The group discussed the myriad issues that Afghanistan, ISAF and the international community face as the 2014 transition looms Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
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USIP supports the Kabul-based Afghan Education Production Organization, or AEPO, which makes the popular BBC radio drama “New Home, New Life,” as well as other radio shows that feature a spectrum of problem-solving skills for Afghans. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
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USIP's experts on Afghanistan provide a preview of the key issues at the NATO summit in Chicago. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
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This paper reflects both authors' concern that neglect of the opium economy in coming years could be perilous, exacerbate problems, possibly lead to poorly thought-out knee-jerk reactions and/or simplistic responses which would only worsen the situation, and further damage the prospects for success of what will inevitably be a difficult and challenging process of transition in Afghanistan. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
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As leaders at the G-8 summit highlight the importance of food security for global stability, Ibrahim Shaqir, an interagency professional in residence at USIP, in an interview examines this issue in the contexts of Afghanistan and Pakistan and how agricultural systems might contribute to peacebuilding. |
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USIP President Richard H. Solomon shares his views on the transitions to civilian-led efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan after a decade of military presence. Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq
| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Training
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This report describes the efforts of the NATO-led coalition forces in Afghanistan to create an Afghan constabulary force to control urban violence and serve as a counterinsurgency force. |
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The mining industry offers considerable opportunities but equally significant challenges before it can aid in stabilizing Afghanistan's economy. |
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The Bond Street Theater project is a USIP program in which trained actors from the international community use theater as an educational tool to show Afghan students ways to prevent low-level conflict within families or communities. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Arts and Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Youth and Peacebuilding
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