Meanings of successful counterinsurgency in English

Washington believes a successful counterinsurgency strategy hinges on winning Afghan public support for the government in Kabul and sidelining the Taliban.

Mosul was the model of how a successful counterinsurgency campaign, with its emphasis on political and economic factors, could be carried off.

Washington believes a successful counterinsurgency strategy against the Taliban hinges in large part on winning Afghan public support for the government in Kabul.

Washington believes a successful counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan hinges on winning Afghan public support for the government in Kabul and sidelining the Taliban.

McChrystal argues NATO needs to radically change the way it interacts with the population, and that successful counterinsurgency depends on the support of ordinary Afghans.

U.S. officials say getting Karzai to do so is critical to a successful counterinsurgency that hinges on Afghans supporting their government instead of the Taliban.