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Iraq and Afghanistan
A look at the effectiveness of 'global counter-insurgency' in Iraq and Afghanistan
'The conventional army is like a blind boxer, it could pummel its enemy if only it could find it'.
As Western forces fight militants in Iraq and Afghanistan, the question of how to improve counter-insurgency tactics became more urgent. Roger Hardy spoke to academics and military commanders to ask how a counter-insurgency should be waged.
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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project