Kunduz 2015: A Case Study
Did force employment play a major role for the Taliban's military effectiveness in the battle of Kunduz 2015?
Introduction
This essay has will ask the question, can the (partial) use of modern system and force employment as defined by Stephen Biddle explain how the Taliban managed to capture the town of Kunduz in 2015. We will only reach a tentative answer that there are indication that the Taliban did indeed use partial modern system in the battle but we cannot be assertive in our conclusion. The essay also, in its concluding remarks, highlights possible further research in the cases of Iraq in the post-occupation phase and Afghanistan in the post-U.S. active engagement. The choice was based on my personal interest in the continued perseverance
Introduction
This essay has will ask the question, can the (partial) use of modern system and force employment as defined by Stephen Biddle explain how the Taliban managed to capture the town of Kunduz in 2015. We will only reach a tentative answer that there are indication that the Taliban did indeed use partial modern system in the battle but we cannot be assertive in our conclusion. The essay also, in its concluding remarks, highlights possible further research in the cases of Iraq in the post-occupation phase and Afghanistan in the post-U.S. active engagement. The choice was based on my personal interest in the continued perseverance