Korengal
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"Korengal" is a documentary film by Sebastian Junger that follows up on his earlier work in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, exploring the psychological impact of combat on U.S. soldiers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Korengal canonical | 5 |
| Korengal Outpost | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7832378 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Korengal Context triple: [Sebastian Junger, notableWork, Korengal]
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A.
Khandhar
Khandhar is a 1984 Indian art-house film directed by Mrinal Sen, acclaimed for its poignant portrayal of loneliness and decay in a rural setting.
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B.
Khost
Khost is a city in eastern Afghanistan known as a regional commercial and administrative center near the Pakistan border.
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C.
Mingora
Mingora is the largest city in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, known as a commercial and tourist hub and as the hometown of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.
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D.
Galwan Valley
Galwan Valley is a remote, high-altitude valley in the Ladakh region of the India–China border, known for its strategic military significance and site of recent border clashes between the two countries.
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E.
Tora Bora
Tora Bora is a rugged cave-filled mountain complex in eastern Afghanistan that became notorious as a stronghold and last major redoubt of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden during the early stages of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.
- 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: Korengal Target entity description: "Korengal" is a documentary film by Sebastian Junger that follows up on his earlier work in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, exploring the psychological impact of combat on U.S. soldiers.
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A.
Khandhar
Khandhar is a 1984 Indian art-house film directed by Mrinal Sen, acclaimed for its poignant portrayal of loneliness and decay in a rural setting.
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B.
Khost
Khost is a city in eastern Afghanistan known as a regional commercial and administrative center near the Pakistan border.
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C.
Mingora
Mingora is the largest city in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, known as a commercial and tourist hub and as the hometown of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.
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D.
Galwan Valley
Galwan Valley is a remote, high-altitude valley in the Ladakh region of the India–China border, known for its strategic military significance and site of recent border clashes between the two countries.
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E.
Tora Bora
Tora Bora is a rugged cave-filled mountain complex in eastern Afghanistan that became notorious as a stronghold and last major redoubt of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden during the early stages of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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war documentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
daily life at a remote combat outpost
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firefights in Afghanistan ⓘ soldiers reflecting on combat experiences ⓘ |
| director | Sebastian Junger ⓘ |
| distributor | Saboteur Media ⓘ |
| explores |
addiction to combat adrenaline
ⓘ
difficulty of returning to civilian life ⓘ why soldiers fight ⓘ |
| features |
U.S. Army soldiers
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army personnel
|
| filmingLocation |
Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Korengal Valley
|
| focusesOn |
emotional effects of war
ⓘ
experiences of American soldiers in combat ⓘ post-traumatic stress ⓘ |
| follows | Restrepo ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| hasFormat | feature-length film ⓘ |
| hasInterviewWith | soldiers of a U.S. Army platoon ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | soldier-centric viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aftermath of combat
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brotherhood among soldiers ⓘ fear in combat ⓘ moral ambiguity of war ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | Restrepo ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
camaraderie in combat units
ⓘ
loss and grief among soldiers ⓘ psychological scars of war ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Outpost Films ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Restrepo ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 84 minutes ⓘ |
| screenedAt | film festivals in the United States ⓘ |
| setIn |
Korengal Valley, Afghanistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Korengal Valley
|
| subjectMatter |
Korengal Valley
ⓘ
U.S. soldiers ⓘ War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
psychological impact of combat ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
War in Afghanistan after 2001
ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
|
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Subject: Korengal Description of subject: "Korengal" is a documentary film by Sebastian Junger that follows up on his earlier work in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, exploring the psychological impact of combat on U.S. soldiers.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
documentary film Korengal
subject linked to:
documentary film Restrepo
linked to: Korengal