EDITORIAL

AFGHANISTAN, PRESENTATION

DOCTRINE

• Counterinsurgency and the Stabilization Phase
• The Role of Simulation When Preparing Task-Forces before Deployments
• IED Warfare Doctrine: an Ever Evolving Doctrine
• The Legal Bases for the Commitment in Afghanistan

EXPERIENCES AND FEEDBACK

      HISTORICAL

• Afghanistan from a Geopolitical and Historical Perspective(Late 19thCentury - Early 20thCentury)
• The Soviet Intervention (1978-1984)

      POLITICAL-MILITARY

• «POLADs» (Political Advisors): Expertise and Confidence
• The Political-Military Context, the Management of French Nationals and Cooperation Operations in Afghanistan

      COMMAND / COMMITMENT

• The Multinational Mission for the Kabul Commandand the New Challenge in Surobi
• Controlling the Environment to Overwhelm the Enemy

      SUPPORT

• «Not a Single Step Without Support...»
• The Engagement of a Combined Arms Task ForceThe Task Force CHIMERE in Kapisa
• The RC-CFrench Helicopter Detachment

      FORCE PROTECTION

• The IEDs Evolution in Afghanistan in 2008
• C.IED among the Allies A Still Confidential Field for Some Countries

      OPERATIONAL PREPARATION BEFORE DEPLOYMENT

• The Operational Preparation Before Deployment (MCP)Afghanistan, a Strong Investment for Land Forces

      LESSONS LEARNED / NATO INTERNATIONAL HQ

• Political Adviser to the Force Commander in Afghanistan:A Specific Role at Politico-Strategic Level
• The Operational Command: the Inevitable Tool for Counterinsurgency
• The Operational Communication in Afghanistan:Taking up the Challenge of the Communication «War»

     LOGISTIQUE SUPPORT

• The Logistic Support Challenge in Afghanistan
• A HQ and Logistics Battalion (BCS) for PAMIR

      MEDICAL SUPPORT

• Two Months Spent as a Reserve Medical Officer in Kabul
• Medical Support of Troops on the Afghan Theaterand its Multinational Environment

      ANA TRAINING

• Operation EPIDOTE : an Additional Aspect or the Cornerstone of the French Deployment in Afghanistan ?
• OMLTs : a Relevant Concept

      CIMIC AND NGOS

• Civil-Military Cooperation in Afghanistan
• Basis for and Lessons Learned from Agricultural TasksPerformed by AFRANE in Afghanistan

FOREIGN STUDIES

• The Bundeswehr in Afghanistan - Situation Mission and Assets With Particular Attention Paid to Employment of the Army
• US Army Logistics in Afghanistan
• The British Perspective Experiences As An Operational Mentoring And Liaison Team Commander in Afghanistan 2007

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

• The British Military Experience in Helmand (2006-2009)
• NATO Countering Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED)
• Account and Geostrategic Analysis in Afghanistan During the First Semester 2008