Kunar and Nuristan: Rethinking U.S. Counterinsurgency Operations
This paper documents Coalition and Afghan efforts to implement counterinsurgency in Kunar and Nuristan.
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Laghman Province
Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG)
Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, is a group of fighters whose main area of operation is northeastern Afghanistan, such as the provinces of Kunar, Laghman and Paktia.
Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs)
Overview
Regional Command East
Regional Command East (RC East) is comprised of fourteen provinces