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Dilettantes Of War -The Impact And Importance Of A U.S. Tribal Engagement Strategy In Afghanistan, Fernando Pons May 2020

Dilettantes Of War -The Impact And Importance Of A U.S. Tribal Engagement Strategy In Afghanistan, Fernando Pons

Humanities and Cultural Studies | Senior Theses

Since 2019, the Taliban and U.S currently engaged in peace talks, now is the time to reconsider the Tribal Engagement Strategy (TES) implemented by U.S Army Major Jim Gant in 2010-2012. The Impact and Importance of a U.S. Tribal Engagement Strategy in Afghanistan argues for the 2010-2012 successes of TES in Afghanistan and its potential future benefits for other regions.

Peace talks or troop reduction negotiations are not peace for the people of Afghanistan. Once the Taliban assumes control, establishing a new TES will lead to much needed security for the people of Afghanistan. After nineteen years of war, first …