Counterinsurgency (COIN) is a multi-faceted strategy used to defeat irregular forces, often blurring the lines between military and civilian life. It combines conventional operations with political, economic, and psychological actions to disrupt insurgent support networks and address root causes. The USSR famously deployed COIN tactics in the War in Afghanistan, isolating areas, controlling major cities, and destroying resources like crops and livestock to weaken resistance movements. #Counterinsurgency #ModernWarfare #HistoryShorts #Craig #COIN #WarInAfghanistan #MilitaryStrategy #IrregularWarfare #SovietMilitary #HistoricalConflict #Propaganda #MilitaryDoctrine #WarfareTactics #USSR