The Afghanistan Study Group's final report, drafted in December 2020 and January 2021, presents the consensus of a bipartisan and independent group with diverse expertise and affiliations. The report does not necessarily represent the views of the United States Institute of Peace or the senior advisers who contributed their time and expertise. The study group members include Senator Kelly Ayotte, General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. (Ret.), Ms. Nancy Lindborg, Ms. Nisha Biswal, Ambassador James Dobbins, Senator Joe Donnelly, Ms. Michèle Flournoy, Ms. Susan Gordon, Ambassador Mark Green, Ambassador Marc Grossman, Mr. Stephen J. Hadley, Mr. David Miliband, Ms. Lisa Monaco, Dr. Meghan O’Sullivan, General Curtis Scaparrotti (Ret.), and members of the Making Peace Possible group. The report covers U.S. national interests in Afghanistan, a new pathway for peace, and alternative pathways.
