Center for a New American Security

Command Post: "What Will Afghanistan Be Like in 10 Years?"

We know what the past decade has been like in Afghanistan -- 1,822 American troops killed, at a financial cost of a half-trillion dollars. Was it worth it? What will this country look like in a decade? Brian Katulis, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Stephen Biddle, an Afghanistan expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, assay the investment. They're joined by John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American Security, and your Battleland scribe.

Command Post: "Is the U.S. Readying to Strike More Often Inside Pakistan?"

Relations between Washington and Islamabad may be at an all-time low. Was the daring SEAL raid into Abbottabad to kill Osama bin Laden nearly six months ago a one-off event? Or, if the U.S. is serious about Afghanistan, does it have to begin routinely attacking the Haqqani network and other trouble-makers inside their Pakistan lairs? Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progress, and Stephen Biddle at the Council on Foreign Relations -- Afghanistan experts, both -- take on the issue with John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American Security, and me.

Afghanistan: A look back at a decade of war

Command Post: "How Did the U.S. Military Retool Itself Post-9/11?"

In the decade after 9/11, just how much did the U.S. military have to recalibrate to fight the wars it found itself launching in Afghanistan and, 18 months later, in Iraq? This week, on Command Post, we discuss the retooling of the American armed forces with Eric Schmitt of the New York Times -- co-author of Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against al Qaeda -- and Margaret Harrell, a military manpower expert with the Center for a New American Security. I'm joined, as usual, by CNAS president John Nagl.