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.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army outpost
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
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan
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
4th Infantry Division NERFINISHED
International Security Assistance Force NERFINISHED
geographicalFeature located in a valley
surrounded by steep mountains
laterAction outpost closed and destroyed after battle
locatedIn Afghanistan NERFINISHED
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
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
secure local population
support counterinsurgency operations
resultOfBattle U.S. tactical victory
outpost overrun and later evacuated
strategicAssessment difficult to defend
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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