Iran's Influence in Afghanistan Implications for the U.S. Drawdown

• Main Author: Nader, Alireza (auth)
• Other Authors: Scotten, Ali G. (auth), Rahmani, Ahmad Idrees (auth), Stewart, Robert (auth), Mahnad, Leila (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Military history; Asian history; Warfare & defence; History; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This study explores Iranian influence in Afghanistan and the implications for the United States after most U.S. forces depart Afghanistan in 2016. Iran has substantial economic, political, cultural, and religious leverage in Afghanistan. Although Iran will attempt to shape a post-2014 Afghanistan, I...