Report on Counterinsurgency Efforts in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Jeffrey Dressler, a research analyst with the Institute for the Study of War, has penned a report entitled "Counterinsurgency in Helmand - Progress and Remaining Challenges" dated January 2011.  Topics in the report include counterinsurgency in Helmand, Afghan National Security Forces in Helmand, counternarcotics, governance, reconstruction and development, and a conclusion.  Various maps and illustrations help provide clarity to the report.  The report is almost 40 pages long and well-documented with endnotes.  The document is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file and can be found at the link below:

http://www.understandingwar.org/files/Afghanistan_Report_8_web.pdf