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Why Killing Civilians in Afghanistan Backfired (But Not in Iraq)?
A deep dive into a 2010 study that reveals the shocking asymmetry of war: how civilian casualties in Afghanistan actually fueled more violence against U.S. forces, while the same actions in Iraq had a completely different effect. We break down the 'revenge effect' in Afghanistan, where local customs turned accidental deaths into recruitment tools for the Taliban, and contrast it with Iraq's 'information constraint' dynamics. Learn why protecting civilians isn't just moral—it's a military strategy that could save soldiers' lives. Based on research by Luke N. Condra and Jacob N. Shapiro, this video unpacks the counterintuitive logic of counterinsurgency.
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