WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THIS GOD FORSAKEN COUNTRY--AFGHANISTAN?

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A single day in the beautiful but deadly hills of the Pech valley, eastern Afghanistan. Taliban ambush followed by assault on COP Michigan, 2/12 Infantry.

BREAKING NEWS: EXPLOSION KILLS 2 NATO SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN

An explosion in Southern Afghanistan has killed two NATO soldiers.

The nationality of the soldiers has not been released pending notification of next of kin.

http://www.khaama.com/explosion-kills-2-nato-soldiers-in-southern-afghanistan

TALIBAN SIGNALS THEY ARE NOT READY FOR ANY KIND OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS

Afghanistan: The government's High Peace Council chairman, former president Burhanuddin Rabbani, was assassinated by a suicide bomber on 20 September in front of his Kabul residence — another council member also was wounded in the blast, which occurred in the high-security neighborhood of Wazir Akbar Khan. Rabbani was responsible for leading negotiations with the Taliban on behalf of the Afghan government. Rabbani, a Tajik affiliated with the Northern Alliance, headed peace talks with the Pashtuns and was president in 1996 when the Taliban forced him to flee from Kabul. Thus, Rabbani's appointment conveyed a lack of sincerity to the Taliban and there was never any meetings on peace talks — which is precisely what Mullah Omar said in his greeting for Eid ul Fitr on 30 August.



Nevertheless, the Taliban also have never been seriously interested in peace talks. Talks are not part of their strategy — waiting out the enemy is. The significance of this assassination is that it is the fourth attack this summer that demonstrates the government cannot protect the capital: when the government coalition is under attack in the capital, it is losing. Not even the Syrian government faces that condition.

"YOUNG" VIDEO AND SLIDESHOW OF OUR YOUNG MILITARY IN AFGHANISTAN

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This is a sideshow of pics and video from our deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. 2010 was the deadliest year for coalition forces since Operation Enduring Freedom commenced in 2001. Everyday our truck platoon showed extreme courage and uncommon valor in the face of a formidable enemy force. As a whole our platoon encountered over 50 IED blasts. I was involved in 5 blasts personally. I am truly proud to have served with each and ever Marine and Sailor during OEF 10.2. From Delaram to Golestan and Gereshk to Sangin we traveled some of the most dangerous deserts on this planet in order to accomplish the mission. Day in and day out these young men showed what true American resolve means. I pray the lord blesses these young men and gives them peace after all we have been through. They are true American Patriots.



The reason I chose Young by Hollywood Undead was because of the lyrics. In the beginning they talk about how we are young and we are strong. We were born into this world when Afghanistan was at war and it seemed that the Cold War was going to tare us apart.


Then you see the destruction of Afghanistan as well as the WTC in an efforts to show how America is responsible for the rise of Taliban after the civil war that killed so many in the eary 1990's.


I show explosion after explosion in order to show everyone that IED where an everyday thing for us in Southern Afghanistan.


When you see any combat or aircraft providing close air support it is more than likely at FOB Jackson in the middle of Sangin proper. In November FOB Jackson was attacked by over 100 plus Taliban in an effort to overrun the perimeter. Luckily British Apaches and A-10's were in the skies above Sangin that day in order to provide close air support.

RAW COMBAT FOOTAGE OF U.S. ARMY IN HEATED FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN

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U.S Army platoon firefight in Qatar Kala, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

KICK-ASS VIDEO OF U.S. ARMY PARATROOPERS BATTLING TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

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U.S. Army Paratroopers from 82nd Airborne Division, engage Insurgents from a rooftop position in Sangin, Afghanistan.

HEATED BATTLE BETWEEN U.S. ARMY AND TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN--RAW VIDEO

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U.S. Army on a normal day, get to the taliban group on Cisca.

TATTOOED UNDER FIRE - Combat Medic, Anthony

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TATTOOED UNDER FIRE offers an intimate, character-driven portrait of Iraq-bound and returning U.S. soldiers, professing their pride, sharing their secrets and confessing their fears as they go under the needle at a tattoo parlor serving the Fort Hood community. Shot over four years, it has captured the chronological history of the stresses and fear these young men and women experience as they prepare for and return from war. What emerges is an evocative, poignant and highly personal look at the human and cultural cost of war, and the pressures life on Americas largest military base.

70,000 U.S. TROOPS HAVE BEEN KILLED, INJURED OR DISABLED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN (VIDEO)

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70,000 U.S. troops have been killed, injured or disabled in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

CAPTURED TALIBAN VIDEO OF ATTACK ON U.S. FORCES

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VIOLENT ATTACK BY TALIBAN ON U.S. TROOPS SHOT BY A HELMET CAM IN SIDEWAYS POSITION

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While securing a compound in Northern Afghanistan, US soldiers came under attack by RPG and small arms fire. Sorry, the helmet cam was mounted sideways so this is why the picture is as well. Unit is Alpha 1-87 10th MTN

HEAVY FIREFIGHT BREAKSOUT IN AFGHANISTAN

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NEWS ABOUT THE WAR NOBODY GIVES A DAMN ABOUT ANYMORE. U.S. AND COALITION FORCES DEFEND A COMPOUND AGAINST TALIBAN ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN

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Sept. 13 - U.S. AND ISAF soldiers defend their ground after insurgents launch multiple attacks in Kabul. Deborah Lutterbeck reports

THE WAR GOES ON: MARINES FROM 1/6 ALPHA COMPANY BATTLE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

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1/6 Alpha Company in Afghanistan

NEW COMBAT VIDEO FROM WARDAK, AFGHANISTAN

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4th Brigade 10th Mt. Div dishing it out in Wardak Afghanistan.

IRAQ STILL UNSTABLE: CAR BOMBING AT IRAQI RESTAURANT KILLS 17

The mainstream media in the United States is so wrapped up on politics they give little or no attention to what is happening in both Iraq and Afghanistan.


A car bomb went off today in Iraq killing 17 and wounding 33.


Read more by clicking on this link:


Car Bombing at Iraqi Restaurant Kills 17 -- News from Antiwar.com

NATO CIVILIAN DEATHS RISING IN AFGHANISTAN

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The civilian death toll from NATO attacks is rapidly rising in Afghanistan. And now locals in the northern Takhar province are claiming that the US-led foreign forces have not only killed civilians, but also raped two women.

WARNING: VERY STRONG LANGUAGE IN THIS VIDEO: BADDEST FIREFIGHT EVER...ENJOY

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NOT A STRIKER. STRIKER IS ARMY. WE ARE LIGHT ARMORED VEHEICLES (LAV's)-MARINES. OUR LAV HAS A 25mm CHAINED MAIN GUN. ONCE AGAIN FOR YOU INSISTING IT'S A STYKER. NO.NO.NO. WE ARE MARINES IN A LAV.

RAW VIDEO: PT. 1 "THE OTHER WAR" AFGHANISTAN

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RAW VIDEO: PT. 1.  TROOPS battle Taliban in "The Other War."---Afghanistan.

US Marines in Afghanistan "The Best and Worst Years of my Life" (Part 2)

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RAW VIDEO of  U.S. Marines talking about the difference between fighting in Afghanistan as opposed to Iraq.

NEW VIDEO: U.S. ARMY GUNNER GOES DOWN IN AFGHANISTAN

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U.S. Army gunner goes down in Afghanistan.

BREAKING NEWS: FIRST VIDEO OF ATTACK ON U.S. EMBASSY IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN ON SEPT. 13, 2011

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Footage of Afghan and ISAF soldiers inside HQ ISAF, Kabul, fighting back against the attack on the US embassy on 13th September 2011. 1. (00:00) SHOWS AFGHAN SOLDIERS OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER OF ISAF HQ, KABUL 2. (00:06) SHOWS ROCKET LANDING OUTSIDE PERIMETER WALL 3. (00:16) SHOWS MACEDONIAN ISAF SOLDIER RUNNING 4. (00:25) SHOWS SMOKE FROM ROCKET 5. (00:31) SHOWS MACEDONIAN ISAF SOLDIER SIGNALLING 6. (00:38) SHOWS FRENCH ISAF SOLDIERS 7. (00:43) SHOWS VARIOUS OF MACEDONIAN AND US ISAF SOLDIERS FIGHTING AGAINST INSURGENTS

MEDEVAC TEAM WORKS TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES IN THE SKIES OVER AFGHANISTAN. (LIVE VIDEO)

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When service members are injured during combat, medevac teams rise to the challenge of saving their lives. TF Six Shooters' Dustoff unit shows what it takes to patch up warfighters.

GRIPPING VIDEO OF SPECIAL FORCES AIR MEDEVAC TEAM RUSHING TO SAVE WOUNDED AMERICANS IN AFGHANISTAN

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Watch as these Special Forces from Air Medevac team rush to save the lives of wounded Americans in Afghanistan.

MEDEVAC CHOPPER RUSHES TO SAVE WOUNDED MARINE IN AFGHANISTAN (LIVE VIDEO)

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C.J. Chivers provides an aerial analysis of the medevac helicopter rescue of Cpl. Zachary K. Kruger in Marja, Afghanistan.



It was June 1, and a crew from Charlie Company, known as Dustoff, 6th Battalion of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade had been called to pick up another wounded American in Marja. The two crew members — the crew chief, Sgt. Grayson Colby, and the medic, Sgt. Ian Bugh — stepped out and onto the soft dirt of a freshly tilled field

THE MILITARY'S GROWING CRISIS: THE RESULTS WILL STUN YOU

The United States military is rapidly approaching a growing crisis and the results of the survey will stun you.

To read more, click on this link:

http://defense.aol.com/2011/09/12/big-army-must-improve-people-management-or-lose-talent/?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl25%7Csec1_lnk2%7C94993

RAW VIDEO: FIRST VIDEO OF TALIBAN TRUCK BOMB ATTACK THAT WOUNDED 80 AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN WARDAK, AFGHANISTAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2011.

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RAW VIDEO:  First video of Taliban truck bomb attack that wounded 80 American troops in Wardak, Afghanistan on September 11, 2011.

NEWS ALERT: TRUCK BOMB AT U.S. BASE IN AFGHANISTAN WOUNDS 77 U.S. TROOPS

A truck bomb was detonated at a U.S. base in Eastern Afghanistan on the anniversary of the 9/11 attack and 77 U.S. soldiers have been wounded---some seriously. 

Information is just coming in, but you can read the latest on the following link:

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110911/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan

MSNBC REPORTING 3 U.S. TROOPS KILLED TODAY IN AFGHANISTAN

On the anniversary of 9/11, NATO and MSNBC news are reporting three U.S. troops have been killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Read more here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44462377/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/t/us-troops-killed-eastern-afghanistan/#.Tmx_juwa-yY

BREAKING NEWS: TALIBAN UNLEASH ATTACKS ON U.S. BASES IN AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban have taken the opportunity of the United States commeratoring the 9/11 attack to unleash their own attack on U.S. and coalition force bases in Afghanistan.

An unknown number of troops have been killed.  Story developing....

Read more here:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/afghanistan.troop.deaths/index.html?eref=rss_world