VIDEO SHOWS WHAT OUR TROOPS GO THROUGH DURING A NIGHT FIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN: WARNING: ADULT LANGUAGE

This video gives you an idea what our troops are going through when they are involved in a night fight in Afghanistan. Be sure to turn up your sound and listen to the GI who took this footage during a firefight.

"ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN WHEN I NOTICED A WHITE FLASH IN THE DISTANCE, A CAMP WAS BEING ATTACKED WITH MORTAR'S BEING FIRED BY THE TALIBAN IN THE MOUNTAINS NEARBY, YOU CAN SEE THE INCOMING HITTING THE CAMP AND THE OUTGOING HITTING THE TALIBAN WITH A GRAND FINALEE LIGHT SHOW USING NIGHT VISION." 1/221 CAV LAS VEGAS NV PRT KUNAR SECFOR

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GRUESOME VIDEO: TALIBAN ATTACK ON US SOLDIER (EXTREME WARNING)

This video is not for young people and should be viewed with caution, but it shows the kind of people our troops are up against in Afghanistan. The video is very, very gruesome and shows the Taliban attacking an American soldier. Watch with extreme caution. WARNING: Not suitable for young people.

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MUST READ: REPORT ON BLOODY FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN

WASHINGTON — The paratroopers of Chosen Company had plenty to worry about as they began digging in at their new outpost on the fringe of a hostile frontier village in eastern Afghanistan.

By THOM SHANKER
c.2009 New York Times News Service

Intelligence reports were warning of militants massing in the area. As the paratroopers looked around, the only villagers they could see were men of fighting age idling in the bazaar. There were no women and children, and some houses looked abandoned. Through their night scopes they could see furtive figures on the surrounding mountainsides.

A few days later, they were almost overrun by 200 insurgents.

That firefight, a debacle that cost nine American lives in July 2008, has become the new template for how not to win in Afghanistan. The calamity and its roots have been described in bitter, painstaking detail in an unreleased Army history, a devastating narrative that has begun to circulate in an initial form even as the military opened a formal review this week of decisions made up and down the chain of command.

The 248-page draft history, obtained by The New York Times, helps explain why the new commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, is pressing so hard for a full-fledged commitment to a style of counterinsurgency that rests on winning over the people of Afghanistan even more than killing militants. The military has already incorporated lessons from the battle in the new doctrine for war in Afghanistan.

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MUST WATCH: TALIBAN ISSUES NEW CODE OF CONDUCT FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR

Al Jazeera has obtained a copy of the Taliban's new military code of conduct, approved by their Afghan leader, Mullah Omar.

The document outlines the use of suicide bombings, guidelines on the treatment of hostages and how to win the battle for the hearts of the Afghan population.

As Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from the capital, Kabul, the book offers rare insight into how the Taliban is evolving in Afghanistan.

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ONE DAY OLD COMBAT FOOTAGE OF CHARLIE COMPANY IN AFGHANISTAN

Video kicks in after a short span of black footage showing a heated battle in the mountains of Afghanistan.

MOD March or Die Charlie Company 1-503rd Combat Outpost Action in Afghanistan

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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AT THIS FORWARD OPERATING BASE IN AFGHANISTAN?

Life in the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan can be a lonely place as witnessed by this video which shows a small unit of only six US soldiers stationed at CAMP JOYCE a remote forward operating base near the border.

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THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AS OUR TROOPS FIGHT TALIBAN IN KUNAR AFGHANISTAN

The mountains just outside of Kunar, Afghanistan provide the perfect place for the Taliban to hide as they attack US forces at a small outpost in the region. Video shows how US forces go about fighting the Taliban in this desolate mountain range.

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WATCH TOMCAT FIGHTER JETS POUR IT ON TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

Video shows Tomcat fighter jets on a variety of missions over Afghanistan. Some fantastic gun camera footage showing Tomcats blowing Taliban away on the ground.

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VIDEO SHOWS FIGHTING A WAR IN AFGHANISTAN IS NO PICNIC

Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th BCT, 25th Infantry Division - September 2009, Afghanistan.

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FRESH VIDEO OF 10TH MTN. DIV. IN NASTY FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN IN MOUNTAINS OF AFGHANISTAN

The war in Afghanistan is really heating up and this new video shows members of the 10th Mountain Division in a brutal firefight with Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan.

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VIDEO SHOWS HOW US FORCES ARE FIGHTING BACK WITH APACHE HELICOPTERS IN DONGA AFGHANISTAN

Watch video of Apache helicopters destroying enemy fighting positions above the village of Donga, Afghanistan. The positions were discovered a day earlier during an ambush of a patrol conducting a key leader engagement. With help from a forward observer, the helicopters identified the targets, ensuring no civilians were present and then destroyed the positions using their 30 mm cannon and rockets. Produced by Sgt. Justin Puetz with the 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.

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VIOLENT NEW VIDEO SHOWS HOW ROUGH IT IS GETTING IN AFGHANISTAN

The situation for US troops in Afghanistan is getting more perilous as each day goes by. In this new video, you see and hear US troops under a mortar attack in Helmund Afghanistan. The action is fast and furious.

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RAW VIDEO: US MARINES LAUNCH FIRST MAJOR OFFENSIVE IN AFGHANISTAN

US Marines have launched the first major offensive of the Afghanistan campaign under the direction of President Obama. Gen. Stanley McChrystal is still waiting to hear from President Obama about whether he will receive the additional 40,000 troops he has requested.

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LATEST VIDEO: THINGS ARE HEATING UP IN AFGHANISTAN

US Marines are shown out on patrol in Garmser in Helmand Province, Afghanistan as the mission in Afghanistan heats up.

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GEN. McCHRYSTAL DOESN'T HAVE A STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN ACCORDING TO STEPHEN HOLMES, THE DAILY BEAST.

The Daily Beast writer Stephen Holmes (http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-09-29/strategy-what-strategy/?cid=hp:beastoriginalsR4) argues that the problem with Gen. Stanley McChrystal's strategy for Afghanistan is the General really doesn't have a strategy.

McChrystal wants another 40,000 troops sent to Afghanistan, but the question becomes what are they supposed to do?

Al Queda is no longer in Afghanistan and has moved their operations to Pakistan.

The Taliban are bands of tribal units who don't answer to any single person or government.

And, finally, there is doubt in many quarters that the recent Afghanistan election was on the up and up.

In short, Afghanistan is a mess and more troops is not the answer.

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NEW VIDEO: US SOLDIERS TRAPPED IN VEHICLE ON BRIDGE IN AFGHANISTAN

US. soldiers are trapped inside their vehicle on a bridge in Afghanistan and have to push the disabled vehicle in front of them out of the way as they are ambushed by the Taliban.

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NEW VIDEO: GI IS HIT BY SHRAPNEL IN FACE AFTER AMBUSH IN AFGHANISTAN

US Soldiers are hit by an IED. When they stop to check out the Hummer they are again ambushed by the same insurgents. To bad for the insurgents they called in an Apache to check the surrounding are for hostiles. The insurgents draw attention to themselves and get massicared. Enjoy!!!

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ASS-KICKING VIDEO OF 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION IN ACTION IN AGHANISTAN

Video shows the 10th Mountain Division in a violent firefight in the mountains of Afghanistan.

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VIOLENT COMBAT IN IRAQ. GRISLY VIDEO

Video captures the horrors of war in Iraq. Music by Gloria Them.

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FABULOUS VIDEO OF AIR FORCE NATIONAL GUARD MEDEVAC TEAM FLYING MISSION OVER AFGHANISTAN

I edited this final footage/montage from my deployment to Afghanistan in 2009 of Air Force/Air National Guard Combat Rescue/Medevac operations in the Helmand Valley area. I wasn't able to arrange for a RED this time around, but have been able to record some decent HD footage on a new Sony Handycam. This was a very sobering deployment and probably my last in an "operational" capacity as I move on with my military career.

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MEDIA MATTERS REPORTS ON HOW FOX NEWS GIVES MORE ATTENTION TO GEN. McCHRYSTAL OVER GEN. SHINSEK'S REQUEST FOR TROOPS

According to searches of the Nexis database, Fox News has reported on Gen. Stanley McChrystal's recommendation to increase U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan on 17 programs in the week since it was reported by The Washington Post, but mentioned Gen. Eric Shinseki's February 2003 recommendation that that "several hundred thousand soldiers" would be needed to successfully occupy Iraq on only six programs available in Nexis in the three and a half months between his testimony to Congress and his retirement as Army chief of staff. Moreover, Fox News personalities have repeatedly criticized President Obama for not yet acting on McChrystal's advice but almost entirely avoided criticizing the Bush administration for not heeding Shinseki's 2003 recommendation.

http://mediamatters.org/research/200909290047?lid=1067363&rid=35327897

FACES OF A RECON COMPANY IN AFGHANISTAN. GREAT VIDEO

Recon and 23 WOLFPACK,30mm snipers GET SOME. These are the young men who are fighting the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan. GREAT MUSIC.

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NEW VIDEO: US MARINES AND BRITISH TROOPS FIGHT TALIBAN IN HELMAND PROVINCE AFGHANISTAN

Bing West video of Marines and British advisers in a close-in firefight in Helmand Province; Shows how hard it is to close with and destroy the Taliban. See www.westwrite.com for story

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FRESH VIDEO: US MARINES ENGAGE TALIBAN IN DAHANEH AFGHANISTAN

This new video shows a unit of US Marines engaging the Taliban in Dahaneh, Afghanistan.

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US SOLDIERS USE MACHINE GUNS AGAINST TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN MOUNTAINS. STRONG LANGUAGE

Video shows US troops using machine guns against the Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan.
WARNING: Strong language.

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WHAT TO EXPECT MORE OF IF PRESIDENT OBAMA SENDS MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN. (VIOLENT VIDEO)

This is what to expect more of if President Obama follows the demands of his military commanders who want at least 40,000 more US troops sent to Afghanistan. The military ALWAYS wants more troops, but it is up to President Obama to decide if the sacrifice of hundreds if not thousands of young American lives is worth it in Afghanistan.

What are your thoughts?

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FANTASTIC AERIAL FOOTAGE OF AFGHANISTAN WAR. GREAT STUFF!!

Video shows various helicopters from US and NATO forces in aerial combat over Afghanistan.

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TOBY KEITH SINGS "LOVE ME IF YOU CAN" TO REAL WAR FOOTAGE FROM IRAQ WAR

A realistic view of our troops in Iraq and of wartime in general. The music is "love me if you can" by Toby Keith. Made for my brother Josh who is serving his 7th year and being deployed AGAIN to Iraq....::::sigh::

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VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC IRAQ WAR FOOTAGE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED

This video is made for non-profit fair use for the purposes such as education, research, criticism, comments, and news reporting. What did happen in iraq and what is happening now.
Since this video was first made but never released, the "surge" has taken place but it is well-known that Al Qaeda had already left most of Iraq and the U.S. forces used in the "surge" were more for a form of guard duty than seeking and destroying Al Qaeda elements.

WARNING: Some of the footage is very graphic. Viewer discretion is advised.

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NON-STOP VIDEO OF INSURGENTS GETTING WASTED

Compilation of attacks on insurgents in Iraq by US and Allied forces. This is a very brutal video.

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