AIR WEAPONS TEAM WIPE OUT TALIBAN

Video shows footage from an air weapons team as they wipe out the Taliban on the ground.

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REMARKABLE VIDEO: 82ND AIRBORNE "SAPPERS" BLOW UP TALIBAN

This video shows members of the 82nd Airborne's Combat Engineers, or "Sappers," blowing things up in Afghanistan and at the same time having a little fun horsing around.

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HOT FIREFIGHT BETWEEN MARINES AND TALIBAN

This video shows the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in a red hot firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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KICK ASS VIDEO OF ROOFTOP BATTLE WITH TALIBAN

Video shows U.S. troops on a rooftop firing down at Taliban who are approaching their position.

WARNING: Strong language.

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SUICIDE CAR BOMB INJURES US TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN (RAW VIDEO)

This video shows what happened after a suicide bomber detonated the bomb he was wearing and how it blew up a number of vehicles in Kabul, Afghanistan injuring a number of U.S. troops.

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TALIBAN WINNING THE WAR OF TACTICS

The Taliban are in a battle of wits with U.S. and NATO forces to win the hearts and minds of the Afghanistan people.

As this video points out, the Taliban appear to be winning the war with the Afghan people despite all the effort of U.S. and NATO forces.

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U.S. IS FIGHTING FRAGMENTED GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN (LIVE VIDEO)

The U.S. military is fighting fragmented groups all over Afghanistan and not just the Taliban as this video clearly points out.

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MARINES LAUNCH LONG AWAITED ATTACK ON TALIBAN (RAW VIDEO)

Video shows U.S. Marines launching the long awaited attack on the Taliban in Southern Afghanistan.

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EXTREMELY GRAPHIC VIDEO: INSIDE AFGHAN REFUGEE CAMP (VIEW WITH CAUTION)

This video was taken inside an Afghan refugee camp and some of the images are extremely graphic. This video should be watched with extreme caution.

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NEW DUTCH DOCUMENTARY OF U.S. SPECIAL FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN

This new video is produced by a Dutch camera crew and shows what U.S. Special Forces go through as they go through a small village in Afghanistan.

AUDIO: Mixture of Dutch and English

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NEWLY RELEASED COMBAT FOOTAGE FROM THE AFGHANISTAN WAR (LIVE VIDEO)

This is an intense new video from the Afghanistan War showing U.S. troops in action against the Taliban after they were ambushed.

WARNING: Strong language.

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U.S. ARMY PLATOON ENGAGES TALIBAN (LIVE VIDEO)

This new video shows a U.S. Army platoon engaging the Taliban in Kunar Province Afghanistan.

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FANTASTIC COMBAT VIDEO FROM AFGHANISTAN

This video is a fantastic collection of combat videos from Afghanistan showing all the various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Song: "Didn't I" by Montgomery Gentry

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WAIT UNTIL YOU READ WHAT OUR MILITARY IS GOING TO DO NEXT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

U.S. Is Said to Expand Secret Military Acts in Mideast Region

By MARK MAZZETTI
NEW YORK TIMES
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/world/25military.html?hp

WASHINGTON — The top American commander in the Middle East has ordered a broad expansion of clandestine military activity in an effort to disrupt militant groups or counter threats in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and other countries in the region, according to defense officials and military documents.

The secret directive, signed in September by Gen. David H. Petraeus, authorizes the sending of American Special Operations troops to both friendly and hostile nations in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Horn of Africa to gather intelligence and build ties with local forces. Officials said the order also permits reconnaissance that could pave the way for possible military strikes in Iran if tensions over its nuclear ambitions escalate.

While the Bush administration had approved some clandestine military activities far from designated war zones, the new order is intended to make such efforts more systematic and long term, officials said. Its goals are to build networks that could “penetrate, disrupt, defeat or destroy” Al Qaeda and other militant groups, as well as to “prepare the environment” for future attacks by American or local military forces, the document said. The order, however, does not appear to authorize offensive strikes in any specific countries.

In broadening its secret activities, the United States military has also sought in recent years to break its dependence on the Central Intelligence Agency and other spy agencies for information in countries without a significant American troop presence.

General Petraeus’s order is meant for small teams of American troops to fill intelligence gaps about terror organizations and other threats in the Middle East and beyond, especially emerging groups plotting attacks against the United States.

But some Pentagon officials worry that the expanded role carries risks. The authorized activities could strain relationships with friendly governments like Saudi Arabia or Yemen — which might allow the operations but be loath to acknowledge their cooperation — or incite the anger of hostile nations like Iran and Syria. Many in the military are also concerned that as American troops assume roles far from traditional combat, they would be at risk of being treated as spies if captured and denied the Geneva Convention protections afforded military detainees.

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YOU WOULD HARDLY KNOW THERE IS A WAR GOING ON---FRED HIATT, WASHINGTON POST

In the absence of debate, Iraq and Afghanistan go unnoticed

By Fred HiattMonday, May 24, 2010; A19

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/23/AR2010052303855_pf.html

You would hardly know, from following this year's election campaign or the extensive coverage of last week's primaries, that America is at war.

Those elected to Congress in November will face fateful decisions on the continued deployment, or not, of U.S. forces in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet those wars, and the wisdom of committing to or withdrawing from them, have hardly been mentioned in the hard-fought campaigns of the spring.

Look at some candidate Web sites. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, forced into a runoff in Arkansas's Democratic primary, lists 10 categories of issues, none of which are defense or national security. Under "Veterans and National Guard," she does mention the war in Iraq but not the war in Afghanistan. For her opponent, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, "National Security, Veterans and the Military" comes eighth on a list of nine issues and begins, "Arkansas is home to military bases that are critical to our nation's security." "Ensuring success in Iraq and Afghanistan" is the entirety of his platform on those conflicts.
In Pennsylvania, Joe Sestak, who rode a wave of opposition toward the Iraq war into Congress in 2006, includes defense (fifth out of five topics) on his site but writes mostly about properly equipping and caring for the force and accountability in weapons purchasing. For his Republican opponent, Pat Toomey, "National Security" comes 10th out of 10 (just after "Second Amendment") with no mention, as far as I could see, of Iraq or Afghanistan.
In a time of joblessness and home foreclosures, it's not surprising that politics would focus on the economy more than on national security. And maybe, in a time of toxic partisanship, we should be grateful for this inattention to the wars, taking the absence of debate as a sign of rare bipartisan consensus. Certainly few would miss the vitriol of the Iraq debate of a few years back.

Yet there's something disquieting about the quiet. For one thing, it's yet another reminder of American society's separation from its professional military. As the November elections approach, candidates across the spectrum will ostentatiously wear their support for "our warriors" like body armor, which I suppose is better than the alternative. But as the troops become props, the real men and women who are sweating and taking fire and sleeping on hard ground 7,000 miles away are oddly missing from the conversation.

It also seems likely that apparent bipartisan consensus masks a shallowness of support, an unease that permeates wings of both parties but that, for different reasons, neither party feels ready to politically exploit.

President Obama gets both credited and blamed for the absence of debate. A European diplomat I respect welcomes the political cease-fire and attributes it to Obama having masterfully mollified both Afghanistan hawks (with a surge) and doves (with a guaranteed date to begin withdrawing), defusing disagreement.

Some conservatives look at the flip side of that record and criticize the president for having had too little to say about the war since crafting his plan last fall -- for not reminding Americans more frequently of the sacrifice the troops are making and the reasons they are fighting. Although Obama returned to West Point on Saturday to deliver a commencement address, he does not style himself as a "war president," and many Americans seem content with that; unlike his predecessor, Obama is not chided for playing golf in his off hours.

As long as events cooperate, maybe none of this will matter much. If the Iraqis form a government and U.S. troops can safely begin coming home, if the surge in Afghanistan yields progress, if American casualties do not spike, then war can be 10th out of 10 on the political priority list and the job will still get done.

But wars rarely go according to plan. And if the absence of debate reflects not full-bodied consensus but a wishful averting of eyes, then a spectacular attack on U.S. forces, or even a U.S. surge that yields fruit more slowly than hoped, could tip public opinion abruptly. In that case even political leaders who believe in the mission, having been AWOL from the debate, will have difficulty tipping it back.

HELMET CAM: RAW COMBAT FOOTAGE FROM AFGHANISTAN

This video is non-stop combat action from start to finish showing U.S. troops battling the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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"HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY" ON THE ATTACK IN SCIMTARS IN AFGHANISTAN (LIVE VIDEO)

Video shows members of the "Household Cavalry" on the attack in Scimtars in Afghanistan.

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GRISLY VIDEO: VEHICLE EXPLOSION OUTSIDE CAMP EGGERS IN KABUL AFGHANISTAN (RAW VIDEO)

What you see in this video is the remains of a number of vehicles that were destroyed by Taliban IEDs outside of Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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PTSD: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE WAR (LIVE VIDEO)

This video was made to provide viewers with an idea of what takes place with the men and women who have served in combat.

The most common name today is PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. There is also TBI or Traumatic Brain Injury.

Both are debilitating mental problems that affect one out of every three veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

To get a better understanding of what happens after war with these "wounded" veterans you really should watch this video

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U.S. PAYS OFF AFGHAN POPPY FARMERS

This ABC News video shows how U.S. troops not only help the Afghan poppy farmers but in some instances provide them with money to grow more poppy in a controversial decision that has a number of people bewildered.

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TALIBAN FOOTAGE SHOWS THEM ATTACKING U.S. BASE

This footage is from the Taliban and shows them attacking a U.S. base in Afghanistan.

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EXCELLENT FOOTAGE OF MARINE COBRAS AND HUEYS TAKING OUT TALIBAN AT NIGHT

This video was made with a night vision camera and shows Marine Cobras and Hueys taking out the Taliban.

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RAW COMBAT FOOTAGE: MARINES AND ARMY BATTLE TALIBAN

This is a video which shows what our Marines and Army are facing on a daily basis in Afghanistan as they battle the Taliban.

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BRITISH ROYAL MARINE, CPL STEPHEN WALKER, KILLED FRIDAY IN AFGHANISTAN

The Minister of Defense in Great Britain has released the name of a British Royal Marine killed by the Taliban on Friday during an attack on Bagram AFG.

His name is Cpl. Stephen Walker.

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FIRST VIDEO: TALIBAN ATTACK LARGEST NATO BASE IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban on Sunday claimed responsibility for the attack Saturday on the largest NATO base in Southern Afghanistan.

The Taliban say the attack is part of the mammoth offensive they have launched against U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

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"CORPSMAN UP"---TRIBUTE TO CORPSMAN (VIDEO)

The words every GI hates to hear on the battlefield are "Corpsman up." It means one of their buddies has been shot or hit by an explosive.

This video is dedicated to the brave Corpsman of the U.S. Military who risk their own lives to save the lives of their fallen buddies.

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BREAKING: U.S. AND NATO TO INCREASE TROOPS TO 150,000 IN AFGHANISTAN

U.S and NATO to increase troops to 150,000 in Afghanistan

Three soldiers, one civilian killed in Afghanistan

(AFP)22 May 2010,
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/May/international_May1262.xml&section=international

KABUL - Three foreign soldiers and one civilian working with NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed in two separate incidents in southern Afghanistan Saturday, the alliance said.


Meanwhile, The United States and its NATO allies are increasing to 150,000 their military deployment in Afghanistan, about two-thirds of which is American.


The United States believes the “surge” of troops can wrest the initiative from the Taliban in key population centres and allow foreign forces to start withdrawing from the unpopular and costly conflict next year.

“Two ISAF service members and a civilian working with ISAF died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan today,” ISAF said, without disclosing the soldiers’ nationality, in keeping with NATO policy.

“In a separate incident, also in southern Afghanistan, another ISAF service member died following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack,” the statement, said referring to the Taliban insurgents’ weapon of choice.


The latest casualty brings the number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year to 215, according to an AFP tally based on the icasualties.org website.

In 2009, the deadliest year since the United States led an invasion that overthrew the Taliban regime in late 2001, 520 foreign soldiers were killed.

TOP RATED REAL COMBAT CLIPS. (LIVE VIDEO)

This is a compilation of real combat clips considered to be some of the best combat footage ever made.

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BRUTAL ROOFTOP FIREFIGHT. (LIVE VIDEO)

U.S. Marines are shown in this brutal rooftop firefight battling insurgents. Non-stop combat action.

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BADDEST FIREFIGHT EVER: WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE (RAW VIDEO)

Video shows an Army LAV (Light Armored Vehicle) on patrol when they are attacked by insurgents and what follows is a violent firefight with very strong language.

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