Combat Outpost Keating
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Combat Outpost Keating was a remote and vulnerable U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan’s Nuristan Province, known for a major 2009 Taliban attack and its later depiction in the film “The Outpost.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Combat Outpost Keating canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Combat Outpost Keating Context triple: [The Outpost, subject, Combat Outpost Keating]
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A.
Pork Chop Hill outpost
Pork Chop Hill outpost was a heavily contested United Nations forward position in Korea that became the focal point of brutal infantry battles during the Korean War.
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B.
Buckley Garrison
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C.
Loyalty Ridge
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D.
Fort Gulick
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E.
Camp Delta
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Combat Outpost Keating Target entity description: Combat Outpost Keating was a remote and vulnerable U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan’s Nuristan Province, known for a major 2009 Taliban attack and its later depiction in the film “The Outpost.”
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A.
Pork Chop Hill outpost
Pork Chop Hill outpost was a heavily contested United Nations forward position in Korea that became the focal point of brutal infantry battles during the Korean War.
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B.
Buckley Garrison
Buckley Garrison is a United States Space Force installation and unit responsible for space operations and support activities at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado.
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C.
Loyalty Ridge
Loyalty Ridge is an underwater geological feature in the southwest Pacific Ocean, likely forming part of a submarine plateau or seamount chain.
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D.
Fort Gulick
Fort Gulick was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional military operations and training during the 20th century.
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E.
Camp Delta
Camp Delta is a detention facility within the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base used by the United States to hold and interrogate terrorism suspects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army outpost
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ |
| abandoned | 2009 ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Specialist Ty Carter
ⓘ
linked to:
Specialist Ty Michael Carter
Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha ⓘ
linked to:
Staff Sergeant Clint Romesha
|
| attackedBy |
Taliban forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Taliban
|
| awardedToDefenders | Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| basedOnBook |
The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor
ⓘ
linked to:
The Outpost
|
| bookAuthor | Jake Tapper ⓘ |
| conflict |
Operation Enduring Freedom
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfEvent | 3 October 2009 ⓘ |
| enemyCasualtiesEstimate | over 100 Taliban fighters killed ⓘ |
| established | 2006 ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| garrison |
3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment
ⓘ
4th Infantry Division ⓘ
linked to:
4th Infantry Division (United States)
International Security Assistance Force ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
located in a valley
ⓘ
surrounded by steep mountains ⓘ |
| laterAction | outpost closed and destroyed after battle ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Nuristan Province ⓘ |
| MedalOfHonorRecipient |
Clinton Romesha
ⓘ
linked to:
Staff Sergeant Clint Romesha
Ty Carter ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benjamin Keating ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Kamdesh ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme vulnerability of its location
ⓘ
heroism of U.S. soldiers ⓘ intense 2009 Taliban attack ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Kamdesh District security network ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Outpost ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | film ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
interdict Taliban movement
ⓘ
secure local population ⓘ support counterinsurgency operations ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle |
U.S. tactical victory
ⓘ
outpost overrun and later evacuated ⓘ |
| strategicAssessment |
difficult to defend
ⓘ
vulnerable to enemy fire ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor
ⓘ
linked to:
The Outpost
numerous news reports ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Afghanistan War (2001–2021)
ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
|
| UScasualtiesKilled | 8 ⓘ |
| UScasualtiesWounded | more than 20 ⓘ |
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Subject: Combat Outpost Keating Description of subject: Combat Outpost Keating was a remote and vulnerable U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan’s Nuristan Province, known for a major 2009 Taliban attack and its later depiction in the film “The Outpost.”
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