Title

Naw Bahar District 2010-11: A Case Study Of Counterinsurgency Conducted By Naval Special Warfare In Afghanistan

Keywords

Afghanistan; Counterinsurgency; SEAL; Zabul

Abstract

This article provides a critical analysis of counterinsurgency in Afghanistan at the tactical level. The efforts of several Naval Special Warfare detachments deployed to Naw Bahar district in Zabul Province, Afghanistan are examined in detail to identify key successes and failures in planning and execution. It defines the operating environment in which the detachments worked and identifies the goals and outcomes of the first and second phases of the counterinsurgency effort. The article concludes by placing the tactical effort in the context of the overall strategy in Afghanistan and suggests that time is the limiting factor to success. © 2014 Taylor & Francis.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

Small Wars and Insurgencies

Volume

25

Issue

1

Number of Pages

122-136

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2014.893970

Socpus ID

84901657481 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84901657481

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