Anthropologists in the Afghan COINS

"...Human Terrain System, a U.S. Army-funded program launched in Iraq and expanded in Afghanistan ... pairs social scientists with warfighters. Its backers contend that civilian specialists — particularly anthropologists — with in-depth field experience are best suited to "map" the country's complex tribal structures and fault lines. In turn, they can identify key power brokers and projects needed to build public support that will marginalize the Taliban, advancing the Pentagon's counterinsurgency." Should Anthropologists Help the U.S. Contain the Taliban? - TIME