{"id":839,"date":"2021-08-18T07:56:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T11:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=839"},"modified":"2021-08-18T07:59:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T11:59:32","slug":"daily-dump-embers-of-resistance-burn-in-the-panjshir-valley-and-pakistan-while-the-evacuation-picks-up-pace-what-successful-integrated-operations-look-like-and-more-august-18-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=839","title":{"rendered":"Daily Dump: Embers of Resistance Burn in the Panjshir Valley and Pakistan While the Evacuation Picks up Pace, What Successful Integrated Operations Look Like and More – August 18, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I can\u2019t really explain why the situation in Afghanistan has bothered me so much. I only served in Iraq, but this has felt worse than I remember the rise of ISIS. Maybe it\u2019s the quickness of it all? Anyway, as the evacuation pace has picked up my mind has turned from despair to hope as the embers of resistance begin to flicker to life. Radio Free Europe with,  Afghanistan\u2019s Anti-Taliban Stronghold Gears Up For New Fight Against Militants<\/a> and the Asia Times,  Political recovery is already visible in Afghanistan<\/a>, have that for you. You can find the latest on the evacuation process in the New York Times, here<\/a> or DW here<\/a>. But I think the most fascinating story, given the push in the U.S. Military for Integrated Operations, is How the Taliban did it: Inside the \u2018operational art\u2019 of its military victory<\/a> from the Atlantic Council. If those don\u2019t do it for you, perhaps Ars Technica has something for with After a dozen flights, NASA\u2019s chopper has yet to come a cropper: Kitty Hawk a century ago. Mars today. Where 100 years from now?<\/a>. All of this and much more in Today\u2019s Daily Dump.<\/p>\n

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August 18, 2021<\/p>\n

Afghanistan\u2019s Anti-Taliban Stronghold Gears Up For New Fight Against Militants<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Political recovery is already visible in Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

The Ides of August<\/a> \u2013 Sarah Chayes<\/p>\n

Opinion: Shifting the blame: How the Pentagon lost Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Sean McFate at The Hill<\/p>\n

The Hearts-and-Minds Myth<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

Why the Taliban Won<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

How the Taliban did it: Inside the \u2018operational art\u2019 of its military victory<\/a> \u2013 Atlantic Council<\/p>\n

Podcast: Bill Roggio and Tom Joscelyn #UNBOUND: the complete, forty-minute interview, Monday, August 16, 2021.<\/a> \u2013 The John Batchelor Show<\/p>\n

Podcast: #KabulDiary: Telling the politicians and generals what they wanted to hear. @BillRoggio @ThomasJoscelyn @LongWarJournal<\/a> \u2013 The John Batchelor Show<\/p>\n

Podcast: #KabulDiary: Al Qaeda never left Afghanistan. @BillRoggio @ThomasJoscelyn @LongWarJournal<\/a> \u2013 The John Batchelor Show<\/p>\n

Podcast: #KabulDiary: The long fall of Kabul. @BillRoggio @ThomasJoscelyn @LongWarJournal<\/a> \u2013 The John Batchelor Show<\/p>\n

#Reviewing The Forgotten Front<\/a> \u2013 The Strategy Bridge<\/p>\n

Collapse in Afghanistan: Early Insights from RAND Researchers<\/a> \u2013 RAND<\/p>\n

From Desert Storm to Inherent Resolve: The Evolution of Airpower<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Twitter Doesn\u2019t Have to be the End of the Conversation<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

8\/17\/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

Afghanistan. Urgent: What you can do. – Spirit of America<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

Event: Picking Up the Pieces in Afghanistan. What Now?<\/a> – Wednesday, August 18, 2021 9:00 am – 10:00 am \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Podcast: China\u2019s Involvement in Afghanistan: A Conversation with Laurel Miller<\/a> \u2013 China Power<\/p>\n

The Taliban Takeover: Plan Now for the Next Crisis in Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Will Afghanistan Become a Terrorist Safe Haven Again?<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

Does West Africa Need a Single Currency?<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Evacuations from Afghanistan gather momentum as Taliban promise peace<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Afghans evacuated to Germany describe terrifying scenes at Kabul airport<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Rare doctors’ outcry highlights Cuba’s COVID crisis, growing dissent<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Leading Cuban dissident ordered to serve four year prison sentence<\/a> – Reuters<\/p>\n

Haiti quake survivors cry for help as death toll nears 2,000<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Taliban destroy statue of foe, stoking fear over their rule<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Taliban encounter Afghan cities remade in their absence<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

In Taliban\u2019s 7-day march to power, a stunning string of wins<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Uzbekistan not keen to admit Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Polish army deployed to Belarus border amid migrant surge<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Why the Afghan army folded to the Taliban<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Afghanistan: Kabul airlift continues as world takes stock of Taliban takeover \u2014 live updates<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

The conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Japan, South Korea wary of China’s post-US clout in Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

German spies saw Kabul fall as “rather unlikely”: report<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Gulf states call for calm in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

What happens in Kabul doesn\u2019t stay in Kabul<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

Undaunted by China, Europe reaching to Taiwan<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

Afghanistan Live Updates: Taliban Violently Crush First Public Protest<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

To China, Afghan Fall Proves U.S. Hubris. It Also Brings New Dangers.<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

Biden Rattles U.K. With His Afghanistan Policy<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

Beijing’s Spat With Lithuania Sets The Stage For Shaky New Era of Europe-China Ties<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Beneath The Gloating, Taliban Takeover Brings Unwelcome New Uncertainty For Moscow<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Fear and Uncertainty Grip Kabul<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

China Won\u2019t Repeat America\u2019s Mistakes in Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

Sound, Fury, A Few Dead Taliban. What Did This 2009 Battle Achieve?<\/a> \u2013 Forbes<\/p>\n

Mercenaries, Mass and Morality: Private Industry as a Force Multiplier<\/a> \u2013 Wavell Room<\/p>\n

\u2018It Was All for Nothing\u2019: Russia Marks August Coup With Regret, Indifference<\/a> \u2013 The Moscow Times<\/p>\n

Expert Backgrounder: Recognition and the Taliban<\/a> \u2013 Just Security<\/p>\n

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Culture is Critical<\/a> \u2013 Just Security<\/p>\n

The Complicated Logistics Behind the Kabul Airport Evacuation, Explained<\/a> \u2013 Popular Mechanics<\/p>\n

After a dozen flights, NASA\u2019s chopper has yet to come a cropper: Kitty Hawk a century ago. Mars today. Where 100 years from now?<\/a> \u2013 Ars Technica<\/p>\n

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