Afghanistan after the Western Drawdown

ContributorsIftekharul Bashar, Abdul Basit, Halimullah Kousary, and Nodirbek Soliyev.Dr. Rohan Gunaratna is professor of security studies and head of the Inter- national Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Colonel Douglas Woodall commands a brigade at Fort Hood, Texas. Prior to this appointment, he was a United States Army War College fellow at the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

• Map of AfghanistanTimeline of Key Events in AfghanistanPrefaceand acknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Does the Future Hold for Afghanistan?Halimullah Kousary2. Pakistan’s Inextricable Role in Afghanistan’s FuturebAbdul Basit3. An American Perspective for Afghanistan’s FutureDouglas R. Woodall4. India’s Key Role and South Asia’s Security ConcernsIftekharul Bashar5. The Endgame in Afghanistan Will Impact Central AsiaNodirbek Soliyev6. Iran’s Strategic Designs for AfghanistanHalimullah Kousary7. Why Afghanistan Matters: the Global Threat of TerrorismRohan Gunaratna8. Threat Group ProfilesAfghan TalibanAl QaedaHaqqani NetworkHezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG)Hafiz Gul Bahadur GroupNazir Group (Commander Nazir)Tehrik-e-Taliban GroupAbout the AuthorsNotesIndex

Afghanistan after the Western Drawdown is an important book. Refreshingly written by regional and country-specific experts, it is bold in its willingness to predict. Gunaratna and Woodall have commissioned a team of experts who leverage their understanding of history to provide excellent predictive analysis. Had such a book been written for the Iraq experience, ISIS might not have been in today's headlines. A must-read for strategic planners, operators, academics and policy wonks of all national and political affiliations.