Major Sean Wyatt, who is currently serving in Kingston, Ontario, forwarded the attached unclassified ISAF Intelligence briefing for our information (available below). Sean suggested that this presentation "State of the Insurgency: Trends, Intentions and Objectives" should be examined in conjunction with Major-General Michael T. Flynn, Captain Matt Pottinger and Paul D. Batchelor’s, "Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan." That report was circulated through this forum on 14 January and is also available below.

I would also like to note that while the attached presentation examines the opposing forces in Afghanistan in a holistic fashion there is a particular focus on Improvised Explosive Devices that a number of our readers will find useful.

I would like to thank Sean, for sharing this presentation with us.