0 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁Tal ib an ▁in ▁power ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁for ▁assistance . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁an ▁explos ive ▁device ▁was ▁det on ated ▁in ▁a ▁bus ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁killing ▁four ▁people , ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁children . ▁ ▁The ▁Kor eng al ▁Valley ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁sust ained ▁fighting ▁between ▁U . S . ▁forces ▁and ▁ins urg ents . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Magazine ▁ran ▁a ▁story ▁by ▁contrib uting ▁writer ▁Elizabeth ▁Rub in ▁entitled ▁" B attle ▁Company ▁Is ▁Out ▁There " ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁Sir en ' s ▁Song : ▁The ▁All ure ▁of ▁War ▁by ▁Antonio ▁Sal inas ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁book ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁experiences ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁pl ato on ▁at ▁C OP ▁Hon aker ▁Mi racle ▁in ▁the ▁D ara - I - P ech ▁District . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁District s ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁Battle ▁of ▁W an at ▁M ano ▁G ai ▁a irst rike ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁A I MS ▁district ▁map ▁UN H CR ▁district ▁profile ▁ ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁Kun ar ▁Province ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁Afghan istan <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Def ender ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁children ' s ▁novel ▁by ▁Nicholas ▁Kal ash nik off . ▁Set ▁deep ▁within ▁the