US Army/USMC COIN Center Webcast - A Study of Pashtun "Tribes" in Afghanistan

The US Army/USMC Counterinsurgency Center is pleased to host Dr. Michael Weltsch from the Human Terrain System Reachback Center for a COIN Center Webcast from 10:00 CST, (1100 EST), (16:00 ZULU) on Fri, 29 Jan 2010.

Dr Weltsch’s Briefing is entitled ‘My Cousin’s Enemy is My Friend: A Study of Pashtun “Tribes” in Afghanistan', It challenges our preconceived notions of the role that tribal affiliation plays in Afghanistan and questions the wisdom of trying to win the insurgency through the tribal structure.

Those interested in attending may view the meeting on-line at https://connect.dco.dod.mil/coinweb and participate via Defense Connect Online (DCO) as a guest. Remote attendees will be able to ask questions and view the slides through the software.