During the height of the counterinsurgency (COIN) campaign in Alghanistan (between 2007 and 2010), Army units engaged in sustained combat in the narrow valleys of Korengal and Weygal in Kunar Province. Having identified Kunar as a crucial region for the Taliban, U.S. forces established several small outposts. Some came under heavy attack by insurgents, including Korengal Outpost, Combat Outpost Restrepo, and Vehicle Patrol Base Wanat. The combat actions performed by U.S. troops in these regions will be remembered as some of the most valorous and honorable in the annals of military history. Historians, strategists, and journalists have studied and written about these battles in depth. Authors such as Bing West and Sebastian Junger have produced bestselling expositions of the campaigns. The movie Restrepo (aired in 2010), illustrated the grunt's view of the battle for the Korengal Valley from 2007 to 2008.
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