Winning the Hearts and Minds

Abstract

One of the most encouraging successes of the United States Army presence in Afghanistan is the Tarin Kowt road. This road brings together the cities of Kandehar and Tarin Kowt. The extension of transportation routes into more rural areas of Afghanistan assists the election process in the fledgling democracy of this promising country. The best weapons of the Taliban are not improvised explosive devices or rocket propelled grenades. Their strongest weapon has been their ability to isolate themselves. The building of the TK road has destroyed this weapon. Continued development of this main artery will forge on as well as the winning of the Afghan peoples hearts and minds

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 20, 2006
Accession Number
AD1116185

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Air Conditioning
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Dump Trucks
  • Engineers
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Heart
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Materials
  • Production Rate
  • Rural Areas
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering