| ID | 177812 |
| Title Proper | Operation Moshtarak: Counter-insurgency command in Kandahar 2009-10 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | King, Anthony |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | There has been much controversy about the effectiveness of military command in Iraq and Afghanistan. Contributing to these debates, this article examines the changing character of twenty-first century command through the example of Operation Moshtarak. Mostharak was a major operation conducted to secure Kandahar City in 2009–10 by Combined Joint Task Force-6, commanded by Major-General Nick Carter, that acted as the International Security Assistance Force’s Regional Command (South) in this period. The paper explores Carter’s distinctive decision-making method during this campaign to argue that Carter exemplifies a more collective method of command than typically adopted in the twentieth century. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol. 44, No.1; Feb 2021: p.36-62 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol: 44 No 1 |
| Key Words | Decision-making ; Command ; Afghanistan ; Counter-Insurgency |