TWO SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN (WATCH VIDEO)

The two soldiers killed in an explosion in Afghanistan have been named as Corporal Graeme Stiff and Corporal Dean John .

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KICK ASS VIDEO OF FIREFIGHT WITH INSURGENTS IN YUSUFIYAH IRAQ (TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS)

This is a video of a firefight that occurred while reinforcing a Fire Team held down by enemy fire in Yusufiyah, Iraq. Profane language and heavy combat action.

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MUST SEE: NEW VIDEO OF 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION IN A FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN (TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS)

This video shows the 10th Mountain Division in a battle with the Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan. The fighting is extremely intense.

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SPECIAL FORCES ATTACK TALIBAN (NOT AL QUEDA) IN AFGHANISTAN (FRESH VIDEO)

New footage of the 3rd Special Forces Group attacking Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Scenes include radio communications and combat camera footage of the group in a helicopter attacking Taliban force. President Obama has announced U.S. forces will take on Al Queda in Afghanistan, but it is the Taliban who are doing all the fighting with U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

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TALIBAN ATTACK NATO BASE: BURN 160 U.S. VEHICLES (NEW VIDEO)

Taliban militants blasted their way into two transport terminals in Pakistan on Sunday and torched more than 160 vehicles destined for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, in the biggest assault yet on a vital supply line for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. President Obama has announced his plan for the Afghanistan war and emphasis is on Al Queda, but most military experts tell us it is the Taliban who are the real threat to U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

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THIS IS THE AFGHANISTAN WAR: GIS IN BRUTAL FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN (MUST SEE)

U.S. forces in Afghanistan engage elements of the Taliban in a fierce firefight. President Obama has talked about Al Queda in Afghanistan, but the main resistance in the Afghanistan is coming from the Taliban and elements of the Taliban.

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FRIGHTENING FIREFIGHT: U.S. MARINES BATTLE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN (LIVE VIDEO WITH PROFANITY)

President Obama has released his plans for Afghanistan and it appears as though he emphasized more attention to Al Queda than the Taliban, but as you can see in this violent video it is the Taliban who our Marines and soldiers are fighting the most in Afghanistan. This video contains profanity.

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OBAMA UNVEILS PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR--NEW YORK TIMES

The long anticipated plans for the war in Afghanistan will be unveiled by the Obama administration on Friday. Below is the first report from the New York Times on what President Obama's plans are for Afghanistan.

Obama to Set Benchmarks in Fight Against Militants

By PETER BAKER and THOM SHANKER
THE NEW YORK TIMES

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/27/washington/27prexy.html?_r=1&h

WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to further bolster American forces in Afghanistan and for the first time set benchmarks for progress in fighting Al Qaeda and the Taliban there and in Pakistan, officials said Thursday.

In imposing conditions on the Afghans and Pakistanis, Mr. Obama is replicating a strategy used in Iraq two years ago both to justify a deeper American commitment and prod governments in the region to take more responsibility for quelling the insurgency and building lasting political institutions.

“The era of the blank check is over,” Mr. Obama told Congressional leaders at the White House, according to an account of the meeting provided on the condition of anonymity because it was a private session.

The new strategy, which Mr. Obama will formally announce Friday, will send 4,000 more troops to train Afghan security forces on top of the 17,000 extra combat troops that he already ordered to Afghanistan shortly after taking office, administration and Congressional officials said. But for now, Mr. Obama has decided not to send additional combat forces, they said, although military commanders at one point had requested a total of 30,000 more American troops.

Although the administration is still developing the specific benchmarks for Afghanistan and Pakistan, officials said they would be the most explicit demands ever presented to the governments in Kabul and Islamabad. In effect, Mr. Obama would be insisting that two fractured countries plagued by ancient tribal rivalries and modern geopolitical hostility find ways to work together and transform their societies.

American officials have repeatedly said that Afghanistan has to make more progress in fighting corruption, curbing the drug trade and sharing power with the regions, while they have insisted that Pakistan do more to cut ties between parts of its government and the Taliban. Mr. Obama telephoned President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan on Thursday to share the main elements of the strategic review.

Continue reading here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/27/washington/27prexy.html?_r=1&h

BEST EVER VIDEO OF U.S.SPECIAL FORCES IN INTENSE FIREFIGHT (VIDEO CONTAINS PROFANITY)

This is a video of ODA (Special Forces), Charlie Co. 3/509 PIR, and Knight Team 4 during an operation to eliminate anti-coalition forces just south of Baghdad.

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CLOSEUP VIDEO OF MARINES ATTEMPTING TO EXTRACT A BUDDY FROM VEHICLE AFTER AN AMBUSH (FANTASTIC VIDEO)

This video shows what goes on inside a U.S. vehicle when Marines attempt to extract a wounded buddy after they are caught in an ambush in Afghanistan. The fighting is intense and the comes with a warning that the language is very strong.

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HEATED FIREFIGHT BETWEEN U.S. TROOPS AND INSURGENTS (LIVE ACTION VIDEO)

Video shows U.S. troops and some Iraqi troops engaged in a firefight against insurgents in Iraq.
Starts out slow and then all hell breaks loose.

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"MESS WITH THE BEST--DIE LIKE THE REST" U.S. SPECIAL FORCES (GREAT VIDEO)

This is a video tribute to all the U.S. Special Forces who have done so much in Iraq and Afghanistan. There is more than enough action in this video salute to the Special Forces.

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"THE SURGE" WAS MORE A "MIRAGE" THAN A MILITARY SUCCESS IN BAGHDAD, UCLA STUDY FINDS

UCLA study of satellite imagery casts doubt on surge's success in Baghdad

By
Meg Sullivan
9/18/2008 9:01:00 PM

http://tinyurl.com/d3q6u8

By tracking the amount of light emitted by Baghdad neighborhoods at night, a team of UCLA geographers has uncovered fresh evidence that last year's U.S. troop surge in Iraq may not have been as effective at improving security as some U.S. officials have maintained.

Night light in neighborhoods populated primarily by embattled Sunni residents declined dramatically just before the February 2007 surge and never returned, suggesting that ethnic cleansing by rival Shiites may have been largely responsible for the decrease in violence for which the U.S. military has claimed credit, the team reports in a new study based on publicly available satellite imagery.

"Essentially, our interpretation is that violence has declined in Baghdad because of intercommunal violence that reached a climax as the surge was beginning," said lead author John Agnew, a UCLA professor of geography and authority on ethnic conflict. "By the launch of the surge, many of the targets of conflict had either been killed or fled the country, and they turned off the lights when they left."

The team reports its findings in the October issue of "Environment and Planning A," a leading peer-reviewed academic journal that specializes in urban and environmental planning issues.

The night-light signature in four other large Iraqi cities — Kirkuk, Mosul, Tikrit and Karbala — held steady or increased between the spring of 2006 and the winter of 2007, the UCLA team found. None of these cities were targets of the surge.

Baghdad's decreases were centered in the southwestern Sunni strongholds of East Rashid and West Rashid, where the light signature dropped 57 percent and 80 percent, respectively, during the same period.

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WARNING: VIOLENT VIDEO: INSURGENT VIDEO OF ATTACK ON U.S. MARINES (MUST SEE)

Video shows enemy insurgents attacking U.S. Marines in Iraq. WARNING: This is a very violent video taken from the insurgents point of view as they attack a unit of U.S. Marines.

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FEROCIOUS FIREFIGHT WITH COALITION FORCES AGAINST TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN (ACTION VIDEO)

Video shows coalition forces in a ferocious and brutal firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan. There is plenty of action here.

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FIRST VIDEO OF CHOSEN COMPANY IN REMOTE BELLA VALLEY AFGHANISTAN (GREAT VIDEO)

The paratroopers of Chosen Company of the 2-503rd provide a literal birds eye view of their outpost in the rugged and remote part of the Bella Valley in Afghanistan. They await what they know will be a rough time when the Taliban launch their Spring Offensive.

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10TH MOUNTAIN DIVSION LAUNCHES AFGHANISTAN OFFENSIVE (MUST SEE VIDEO)

The famous 10th Mountain Division have arrived in Afghanistan and this video shows members of the 10th Mountain Division on one of their first missions. There will be many more.

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VIOLENT FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN (CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO)

Video shows a unit of United States Marines at a remote FOB called Bella in Afghanistan engaged in a deadly firefight with the Taliban who are in the surrounding mountains.

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YOU WON'T SEE THIS ON CNN: MARINES BATTLE INSURGENTS AND SANDSTORM IN IRAQ. (VIDEO WITH NICOLE CAMPBELL SINGING "SONG ABOUT YOU")

This is the type of video you will never see on CNN or any of the other cable news stations. It shows Marines in the middle of nowhere in Iraq searching for insurgents and battling a violent sandstorm. The song is "Song About You" by Nicole Campbell.

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KICK ASS VIDEO OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY ENGAGED IN FIREFIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN (MUST SEE VIDEO)

This video shows units of the Australian Army in various firefights in Afghanistan. The action is intense and violent. Great music.

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FANTASTIC VIDEO OF U.S. CONVOY RETURNING FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN (SUPER ACTION VIDEO)

Video shows a U.S. convoy returning fire across the Pesh Valley and river in Afghanistan at Taliban forces.

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AWESOME WAR FOOTAGE OF U.S. RANGERS IN COMBAT. FANTASTIC MUSIC. (MUST SEE VIDEO)

This is a truly great video of U.S. Rangers in combat action in Iraq. Don't miss this one.

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LIVING CONDITIONS AT FOB BALA MURQHAB AFGHANISTAN (EXCELLENT VIDEO)

Two soldiers--one male and one female---talk about the living conditions at FOB Bala Murqhab in Afghanistan. The female soldier could be a movie star. She is drop dead gorgeous.

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COMPLETE LIST OF AFGHANISTAN WAR CASUALTIES: NAMES, COUNTRY, BRANCH OF SERVICE AND UNIT

The following is a list of casualties from the Afghanistan War. The list contains names, home country, age, branch of service and unit for each service person killed or maimed in the Afghanistan War since the war started over seven years ago.

http://icasualties.org/OEF/Afghanistan.aspx

Please share this list with your friends who may know some of those killed or maimed in the Afghanistan War.

PART 3: AFGHANISTAN: THE OTHER WAR: FEMALE CANADIAN SOLDIER DEALS WITH AFGHAN LOCALS (GREAT VIDEO)

This is Part 3 of a series on Afghanistan: The Other War and shows a female Canadian soldier and her men dealing with the mess that is Afghanistan. Watch as the female Canadian soldier explains her mission in Afghanistan and how they are getting ready for the Taliban Spring Offensive.

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PART 2: AFGHANISTAN: THE OTHER WAR: CANADIAN FEMALE SOLDIER DEALS WITH AFGHAN PEOPLE (LIVE VIDEO)

This is part two of a two-part series on Afghanistan: The Other War, and shows a female Canadian soldier leading her soldiers in a search for explosives and equipment in a small village in Afghanistan. The Canadians fire a warning shot at an oncoming truck and it rolls over in a ditch injuring the Afghanistan driver.

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AFGHANISTAN: THE OTHER WAR: FEMALE CANADIAN SOLDIER ON THE FRONT LINES (LIVE VIDEO)

Video shows mostly Canadian troops in Afghanistan, and the footage includes a female Canadian soldier on a mission to try and win over the Afghan people at a small village tucked away in the mountains of Afghanistan. The entire exercise is in preparation for the massive Taliban Spring Offensive which could be launched anytime now.

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TALIBAN REGROUPING FOR SPRING OFFENSIVE ON U.S. TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN (UPDATED VIDEO)

This video has been updated from the Taliban Spring Offensive of a year ago and the Al Jazeera cameras got inside the Taliban to see how they are preparing for a massive Spring Offensive against U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

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U.S. ARMY SOLDIERS IN WILD-ASS FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN (RAW VIDEO)

The camera catches a platoon of U.S. soldiers in a wild-ass firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Plenty of action.

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MARINE SPECIAL FORCES ELIMINATE TALIBAN AMBUSH IN AFGHANISTAN (GREAT VIDEO)

Video follows a Marine Special Forces unit as they eliminate a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan.
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