Combat Outpost Keating
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Combat Outpost Keating was a remote and vulnerable U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan’s Nuristan Province, known for a major 2009 Taliban attack and its later depiction in the film “The Outpost.”
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army outpost
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military outpost ⓘ |
| abandoned | 2009 ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Specialist Ty Carter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Taliban forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedToDefenders | Medal of Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnBook | The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookAuthor | Jake Tapper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Operation Enduring Freedom
NERFINISHED
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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
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| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | 3 October 2009 ⓘ |
| enemyCasualtiesEstimate | over 100 Taliban fighters killed ⓘ |
| established | 2006 ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| garrison |
3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment
NERFINISHED
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4th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ International Security Assistance Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
located in a valley
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surrounded by steep mountains ⓘ |
| laterAction | outpost closed and destroyed after battle ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
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Nuristan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MedalOfHonorRecipient |
Clinton Romesha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ty Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benjamin Keating NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Kamdesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme vulnerability of its location
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heroism of U.S. soldiers ⓘ intense 2009 Taliban attack ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Kamdesh District security network ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Outpost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | film ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
interdict Taliban movement
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secure local population ⓘ support counterinsurgency operations ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle |
U.S. tactical victory
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outpost overrun and later evacuated ⓘ |
| strategicAssessment |
difficult to defend
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vulnerable to enemy fire ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
numerous news reports ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Afghanistan War (2001–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UScasualtiesKilled | 8 ⓘ |
| UScasualtiesWounded | more than 20 ⓘ |
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