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Korangal Valley (alternatively spelled Korengal, Kurangal, Korangal; (パシュトー語:کړنګل ;کوړنګل ;کوړينګل)) is a valley in north-eastern Afghanistan that was the scene of fierce fighting between ISAF's Eastern Command consisting mostly of US forces and insurgents in Afghanistan—referred to as "Anti-Afghanistan Forces" (AAF) or "Anti-Coalition Militia" (ACM)—notably the Taliban. ==War in Afghanistan== U.S. Army Special Forces and Rangers had conducted an unknown number of operations there prior to October 2004 when 3rd Battalion 6th Marines became the first Marine unit to begin operations there, followed by 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines the next month.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=» First into the Korengal? Task Force Trinity )〕 In the fall of 2005, the US Marines of 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines Echo Company conducted a 28-day foot patrol beginning at the backside of the valley, not only making them the farthest occupying force in that area to date but also claiming the longest completed foot patrol since Vietnam. Later Ed Darack wrote the book Victory Point, documenting two operations that the 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines conducted in the area, including the Korangal Valley, Operation Red Wings, and Operation Whalers. The Korangal Outpost (KOP) was established at an abandoned lumber yard in April 2006 by Task Force Lava of 1st Battalion 3rd Marines and subsequently transferred to Alpha Company, 1-32 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division. Firebase Phoenix (later called Firebase Vimoto) was established in the village of Babeyal in the spring of 2007 by 2nd Platoon, A Company, 1-32d Infantry, 10th Mountain Division to act as a security buffer between the villagers and active anti-coalition militia (ACM) fighters in the valley. After years of sustained fighting and casualties with little evident progress, the U.S. military closed Korangal Outpost on April 14, 2010, after which the valley reverted to Taliban control. Forty-two American service men died fighting in the Korangal and hundreds were wounded, primarily between 2006 and 2009. Many Afghan soldiers died there as well. The valley has been dubbed "The Valley of Death" by American forces. British photographer Tim Hetherington won the World Press Photo award for 2007 with a shot he took while reporting on the war in Korangal Valley for ''Vanity Fair'' magazine in January 2008. Sebastian Junger's (2010) book ''War'', and the subsequent film ''Restrepo'', document his experiences while embedded with a U.S. Army company manning the small Outpost Restrepo, named for fallen medic Juan Sebastián Restrepo, in the Korangal Valley. The film was followed by a sequel, ''Korengal''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Korangal Valley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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