KUNAR AND NURISTAN
Research Report
KUNAR AND NURISTAN: RETHINKING U.S. COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS
Michael Moore
James Fussell
Copyright Date: Jul. 1, 2009
Published by: Institute for the Study of War
Pages: 35
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep07911
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  1. KUNAR AND NURISTAN RETHINKING U.S. COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS
    KUNAR AND NURISTAN RETHINKING U.S. COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS (pp. 1-34)
    Michael Moore and James Fussell

    Although counterinsurgency doctrine was successfully implemented in urban Iraq, it has proved hhmore difficult to apply in the sparsely-populated mountains of Kunar and Nuristan.

    U.S. forces are disproportionately committed to defending marginally significant areas in these remote provinces.

    U.S missions in eastern Afghanistan, specifically places like the Korengal and Pech River Valley, must be re-examined and forces must be re-deployed to areas where they will have greater effect.

    The Korengal Valley in Kunar province is the deadliest place in Afghanistan. The population is historically hostile to any outside influence, including any Afghans from outside the valley.

    The Korengalis have successfully...