| Description |
1 online resource (38 pages) : color illustrations, color map |
| Contents |
Executive summary -- Focused engagement. Situation -- Strategic options -- Focused engagement -- Implementation -- State of play, reactions, and risks. State of play in Afghanistan and the region -- Likely reactions to focused engagement -- Risks to success and mitigation measures |
| Summary |
"The United States wins if international terrorist groups cannot use Afghan territory to launch large-scale terrorist attacks against the homeland and U.S. allies. To support America's interests in Afghanistan and the region, this paper recommends a strategy of focused engagement. This approach increases the probability of a successful outcome while limiting the risks and costs of withdrawal or open-ended commitment. To bring the war to a successful conclusion, the United States must focus on three objectives: 1. Stabilize the battlefield by improving U.S.-Afghan strategic alignment, enforcing conditionality for political and security sector reform, and supporting an enduring commitment; 2. Promote Afghan sovereignty and reduce destabilizing regional competition by obtaining and supporting an Afghan commitment to regional neutrality, penalizing states that enable the Taliban and other militant groups, and rewarding peaceful outcomes; 3. Advance a peace process to bring the war to a successful conclusion that protects U.S. interests and respects the service and sacrifices of the American and Afghan people"--Executive summary |
| Notes |
"February 2017." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-38) |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (CNAS, viewed February 21, 2017) |
| Subject |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- United States
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Peace
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Political stability -- Afghanistan
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Peace.
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Political stability.
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Afghanistan.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Center for a New American Security, publisher.
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