U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Activity Afghanistan Cultural Intelligence Reports
March 6, 2012 in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Corps
The following collection of “cultural intelligence” reports for the Afghanistan region were created by the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA). They represent some of the only known public examples of MCIA cultural intelligence reports available on the web. In 2008, a MCIA cultural intelligence report on Iran’s culture was obtained and published by the Center for Public Integrity. The following reports on Afghan culture were produced in 2002, but are still believed to be in use by advisers and soldiers today.
| Aimaq of Afghanistan | 6 pages | Download |
| Baluch in Afghanistan | 34 pages | Download |
| Farsiwan in Afghanistan | 6 pages | Download |
| Hazara in Afghanistan | 28 pages | Download |
| Kyrgyz of Afghanistan | 21 pages | Download |
| Nuristanis in Afghanistan | 29 pages | Download |
| Pashtuns in Afghanistan | 51 pages | Download |
| Tajiks in Afghanistan | 35 pages | Download |
| Turkmen in Afghanistan | 24 pages | Download |
| Uzbeks in Afghanistan | 33 pages | Download |
| Zip archive containing all 10 files |
Download (18.9 MB) |
Related Material From the Archive:
- (U//FOUO) Marine Corps Intelligence Activity Report: Cultural Islam in Afghanistan
- (U//FOUO) U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Afghanistan Micro Mission Guide
- (U//FOUO) U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Joint Operational Environment Briefing
- (U//FOUO) U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Afghan Female Engagement Report
- U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Afghan Insurgent Tactics, Techniques and Procedures Field Guide
- (U//FOUO) U.S. Marine Corps Afghanistan Operational Culture for Deploying Personnel
- (U//FOUO) U.S. Marine Corps Civilian Casualty Mitigation Lessons Learned Report
- (U//FOUO) U.S. Marine Corps Partnering with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) Lessons Learned
