Posted on 07/15/2008 8:30:29 AM PDT by milestogo
Taliban Flexing Muscle in Afghanistan Fighters Staged Notable Attack from Pakistan that Left U.S. Soldiers Dead By LUIS MARTINEZ WASHINGTON, JULY 14, 2008
This weekend's deadly attack on an American combat outpost in remote eastern Afghanistan that killed nine U.S. servicemen was a highly organized assault by as many as 200 Taliban fighters that coalition military officials believe was staged from neighboring Pakistan.
A senior Defense Department official told ABC News today that attacks on outposts in eastern Afghanistan are a tactic often used by Taliban militants, but that this attack was noteworthy for its significant discipline, training and size of the attacking force.
Only days before the attack, 70 U.S. and Afghan soldiers had established their new combat outpost in the town of Wanat in Kunar Province, about 35 miles from the border with Pakistan.
There are many other similarly small outposts located throughout this part of eastern Afghanistan, manned by small groups of soldiers whose mission it is to interdict the lines of communication used by the Taliban from Pakistan into Afghanistan.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Incidentally, is that mosque from which the killers were "supporting" the assault still standing?
>>this attack was noteworthy for its significant discipline, training and size...
Sounds like Pakistani Army taking over in taking the fight to Americans.
Just say NO to safe havens!!!
The attackers got their asses handed to them, but you would not know it from the MSM taliban cheerleaders.
Do any Freepers have any inside details on this? I have a friend who’s son just deployed to the area, hasn’t heard from him and is worried sick.
Joint al Qaeda and Taliban force behind Kunar base attack ( Attack killed Nine US Soldiers )
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