TY - BOOK AU - Gurcan,Metin TI - Seeing the other side of the coin : : problematization of “our” counterinsurgency (COIN) efforts in Afghanistan / SN - 9786059178334 AV - Pamphlet UA853. A3. PY - 2016/// CY - Istanbul, Turkey : PB - Istanbul Policy Center, KW - Afghan War, 2001- KW - Internal security – Afghanistan. KW - National security – Afghanistan KW - Peace building – Afghanistan KW - Economic assistance – Afghanistan KW - Postwar reconstruction – Afghanistan KW - Economic assistance, American – Afghanistan KW - Afghanistan – Foreign relations KW - Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001- N1 - “February 2016”. “Supported by Robert Bosch Stiftung”—cover page. “IPM : IPC Istanbul Politikalar Merkezi ; Istanbul Policy Center”—cover page ; Contents: Executive summary—Introduction—1. Looking at COIN through the eyes of the local population : the need to get plugged in to local circumstances—2. Tactical and strategic considerations—Conclusion : lessons learned from Afghanistan—Bibliography N2 - Summary: “Is Afghanistan a success story or a defeat for the coalition forces (CF)? at the tactical level, it is definitely a success story as the troops on the ground have not lost a single campaign since 2001. However, what about the outcome at the political-strategic level? When examining the current state of Afghanistan, it is easy to see that the CF could not translate its victory at the tactical level into a victory at the strategic-political level. This paper, based in part on the author’s own experiences serving in the international coalition…”—(page 5) UR - https://doi.org/10.29171/azu_acku_pamphlet_ua853_a3_g873_2016 ER -