The outpost also includes interesting character development in telling the. The taliban attacked security outposts in dashtearchi district center, killing 12 soldiers and one police officer. The remote korengal valley has been the scene of some the most intense fighting in the afghanistan war. Us troops have pulled out as part general mcchrystals counterinsurgency strategy. Jake tappers afghan siege book the outpost nabbed by millennium films exclusive.
The story of dyngo, a war dog brought home from combat i brought a seasoned veteran of the conflict in afghanistan into my homeand then things got wild. Though the 53 americans there prevailed against nearly 400 taliban fighters, their casualties made it the deadliest fight of the war for the u. The militant group has attacked several government outposts since it. He provides a window into the false hopes and visions that enabled this failed. Captain dan kearney listens to a villager from kandalay during a shura at the us korengal outpost who is d a detainee in us custody is taken out from the korengal outpost via chinook helicopter for questioning. Us premiere of film about battle of cop keating and latvian soldiers. A medal of honor was just awarded to ssgt romesha for his actions in the battle. The korangal valley campaign was a series of military operations conducted by isaf forces against taliban insurgents in the korangal valley in kunar province, afghanistan, from october 2004 to april 2010. In a new book, the cnn anchor tells the story of combat outpost keating. The attack was the bloodiest battle for us forces since the battle of wanat in july 2008, which occurred 20 miles 32 km away from kamdesh. Ssg ty carter received nations highest valor award by harold hutchison from the november 20 issue of sof.
The outpost maps physical and narrative terrain similar to war, sebastian jungers 2010 book that remains unrivaled among journalists accounts of the u. The outpost describes how the soldiers of combat outpost keating, far away from the nearest base and surrounded by insurgents, survived in rotten conditions while trying to reach out to the local community but were nonetheless attacked by hundreds of local men who killed eight americans and wounded 22 in. Jake tappers afghan siege book the outpost nabbed by. Historic peace deal in afghanistan reached with taliban. The hardfought swath of ground in this instance was combat outpost restrepo, an offshoot of a bigger outpost, and more importantly, an offshoot won.
Tapper spoke to buzzfeed over email about the outpost, afghanistan, and his favorite war books. Intense firefight in afghanistan from the talibans point. The battle of kamdesh took place during the war in afghanistan 2001present. The korengal valley is located on the border with pakistan in steep mountains and thick forests where it has served as a major conduit for smugglers for decades, especially during soviet occupation. Tim hetherington, award winning photographer and documentary filmmaker is the coproducer and codirector of restrepo with sebastian junger, which won the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival. An untold story of american valor recounts a taliban ambush that killed four u. What is courage korengal breaks down war in afghanistan. Abc news senior white house correspondent jake tapper released his third book last week, a story of a farflung american combat outpost in the far reaches of northern afghanistan. The illfated american military base was in a remote afghan valley, and on oct. Jake tapper has done an incredible job on the outpost. Filkins begins his book as the taliban rises to power in afghanistan, writes of the aftermath following the sept. They created the outpost over the following weeks and months, chipping away at the rock and throwing the fragments into bags or hesco barriers to create walls and fighting positions. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hell is the korengal shows one very bad day in the lives of the soldiers of a2 in 2006 in the infamous korengal valley.
Afghanistan war, 2001, individual wars, nook books. Book recounts infamous outpost battle from afghan war. Jim mcknight says, its war, and its dangerous and, yes, ive lost soldiers. An untold story of american valor kindle edition by tapper, jake. Soldiers spend about 2 weeks at the restrepo outpost before coming back to the main kop base where they can get a hot shower and call their family. The battle of kamdesh, which netted two medals of honor. The story of dyngo, a war dog brought home from combat. Jake tapper has written perhaps the best book set in afghanistan to date. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the outpost. This book is wellresearched, wellwritten, and accurate. His latest publishing project is infidel, an intimate portrait of a single u. The result of the battle was a pyrrhic victory as most the the outpost was destroyed and 8 americans were killed and 27 were wounded but taliban forces retreated due to heavy casualties. The first sentence of jake tappers book about the war in afghanistan as experienced in an outpost on its northeastern frontier announces his.
Celeste ng, ann patchett, min jin lee and others on the books that. The united states signed a peace agreement with taliban militants on feb. But, for the most part, we dont think of ourselves in danger on a daily basis. The heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of americas deadliest battles during the war in afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic. The army university press books are traditional and interactive works relevant to the current interests and concerns of the us army. A soldier walks outside a military outpost in the village of loy mandah in afghanistan s helmand province on feb.
That was the question that echoed when i visited cop keating in 2009. The contingent of 49 united states and 24 afghan national army soldiers valiantly defended their small outpost. Rare raw combat footage from the viewpoint of the taliban surfaced showing them in an intense firefight during an attack on a us and ana coalition outpost in afghanistan. The attack was the bloodiest battle for us forces since the battle of wanat in july 2008, which occurred 20. Abc news jake tappers new book delves into infamous 2009 taliban attack on 53 u. Bloody battle at cop keating soldier of fortune magazine. Jones practices his golf swing while at the main kop firebase in the valley. At combat outpost keating, an exposed camp at the base of three mountains in afghanistan s nuristan province not far from the pakistan border, a handful of. If you want to know what our soldiers are experiencing while fighting in afghanistan, read this book. Taliban kill 24 afghan troops, with inside help the new york times. The campaign ended with a us withdrawal from the valley, after suffering heavy casualties, and a taliban takeover of the area. The ill fated american military base was in a remote afghan valley.
Having joined the army from his graduating class in lake city, california, in 1999, following his two older brothers, romesha became a commander of the black knight troops red platoon, which was eventually sent to the most remote and dangerous outpost in nuristan, less than 20 miles from the pakistan border. Korengal breaks down war in afghanistan the documentary follows up on sebastian jungers oscarnominated film restrepo. Someone, somewhere, came up with the moronic idea of putting a post in a location so remote, so inaccessible, and so dangerous that many, many soldiers lost their lives, unnecessarily, the author shows. Combat action in afghanistan, 2008 army university press. On that day, the men of company c, 2d battalion, 503d parachute infantry regiment, endured four hours of intense close quarters combat and mounting casualties. The illfated american military base was in a remote afghan valley. Online shopping for afghan war from a great selection at books store. Csi press publications on afghanistan army university press. Jake tapper exposes the origins of this tragic and confounding story, exploring the history of the camp and detailing the stories of soldiers heroic and doomed, shadowed by the recklessness of their commanders in washington, d. It occurred on october 3, 2009, when a force of 300 taliban assaulted the american combat outpost cop keating near the town of kamdesh of nuristan province in eastern afghanistan.
Unlike junger, who embedded with troops in neighboring kunar province for eight months, tapper spent only a couple of weeks on the ground in late 2011. The outpost that never should have been in a new book, the cnn anchor tells the story of combat outpost keating. The outposts depot was promptly looted by the insurgents and bombed by american planes in an effort to destroy the lethal munitions left behind. An historic honor soldiers of 1st platoon, bravo troop, 3rd squadron, 61st cavalry regiment, 4th brigade combat team, 4th infantry division, are seen at combat outpost keating, afghanistan, in 2009. The following report compiles all significant security incidents confirmed by new york times reporters throughout afghanistan for the. Everything in the valley had to be made this way as the hills were too steep to move heavy equipment and there was little dirt or sand to put in the bags and barriers. Us leaves remote outpost of korengal the remote korengal valley has been the scene of some the most intense fighting in the afghanistan war.
Based on the battle of kamdesh where america combat outpost keating came under attack from hundreds of taliban fighters. Jake tapper on the outpost, afghanistan, and david petraeus. Combat outpost keating was a small american military outpost in nurestan province, in afghanistan. It should be a day that every american knows, the outpost s. The outpost, an upcoming film based on cnn anchor jake tappers bestselling book of the same name, aims to tell that story. Korangal valley is a valley in the daraipech district of kunar province in eastern afghanistan. Ive read numerous books on the war in afghanistan and have come to the that anyone above the rank of caption never ventures away from the rear with the gear. Orlando bloom and scott eastwood have signed up to play two heroes of the war in afghanistan in the outpost, adapted from cnn host jake tappers 673page complete history of the legendary. This unique book, which studies the efforts of the united states in afghanistan, discusses potential corrective measures that can be applied to future irregular warfare and nationbuilding missions in particular and american national security affairs more generally. The author wrote about his experience in afghanistan and life in a very isolated base where showers came once a month, firefights were common, a hot meal was rare, a full nights sleep was rare, and morale was high. The korangal outpost kop was established at an abandoned lumber yard in april 2006 by task force lava of 1st battalion, 3rd marines and.
Told by the korenaglis that they were not wanted, the platoon turned back for the kop korengal outpost but was immediately ambush. In the haze in the recovery room at sibley hospital, i caught a news report about an october 3rd attack on a vulnerable outpost in an obscure. New yorkbased york films has come aboard to coproduce millennium medias the outpost, the rod luriedirected afghanistan war thriller based on the 20 bestseller by cnns jake tapper. Beginning with the decision to build a combat outpost in nuristan in 2006, tapper reveals a series. At least 47 progovernment forces and 24 civilians were killed in afghanistan during the past week, which began with an agreement between american and taliban officials to reduce violence in. Film about the battle of combat outpost keating, afghanistan, the. Read an excerpt of cnns jake tappers book the outpost, about a brutal assault on u. The kite runner by khaled hosseini, a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini, and the mountains echoed by khaled hossein. The pakistan side of the border is in the tribal region which has historically served as a recruiting and training ground for terrorists. A soldier walks outside a military outpost in the village of loy mandah, afghanistan, carrying a portable speaker, in an oftenviolent area that has seen no clashes during the reduction of.
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