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An Afghan national journalist who had been living in the UK was there with a video camera. The chances he took got him some of the rawest close combat footage ever and a ruined body from standing too close to the flame.

A few images that left an impression...

A British Commando taking directions from an Afghan fighter, popping his head over the wall, taking one shot then slipping back. You just knew he hit his target with the one shot.

Afghan FF rushing the courtyard and running right up to a camoflauged fighting hole. A Taliban popping up to shoot at him and missing as the FF scrurried away. Then another Taliban shooting at him from behind a tree until the Taliban went down himself.

A FF being hit at the wall and sliding headfirst to his death at the photogs feet...

Truly courageous and remarkable filmwork.

Truly courageous and remarkable filmwork.

ABC NightLine had one of the most incredible snips of combat footage I've ever seen.
When our Afghanistan conflict was "hot", NightLine profiled a fellow who'd been
a photojournalist (picked by Osama bin Laden) during the fight with the Soviets
in Afghanistan.
I think this fellow was one of about 10 or so other fellows picked for this duty,
handed a video-cam to make film for fund-raising for the Afghani cause (to oust the Soviet-
backed regime)...and he was the only one still alive.

BUT...the footage I mentioned was of a small group of Mujahadeen (sp?) on the attack against a
small fort (a fortification about as big as a small house).
The Afghanis are only about 10 or so in number and are making their way up the hillside,
running at about a dog-trot over rough ground that didn't offer much cover.
I'm saying to myself...these guys are nuts...and then you see a streaking shadow go
past to the left of the videographer...maybe missing him by a foot or less.
NightLine replayed it and all I could guess was that we'd just seen an RPG round
miss the videographer's head by 12 inches (and probably less).