Large Scale Taliban Attacks Becoming The Trend Against Small US FOBs In Afghanistan

U.S. Army Staff Sgt, Mark Lynas calls for a member of his team during a mission in Shah Joy, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2011. Lynas, a squad leader assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, is deployed from Company C, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras

U.S. Kills 70 Taliban, Loses No One In Huge Outpost Battle -- Danger Room

Twice in the span of a month, the Taliban has unleashed human waves on one of the U.S. Army’s most isolated Afghan outposts. Twice, the American soldiers guarding the tiny fort have beat back the attackers, killing scores of extremists while suffering no losses of their own.

The U.S. troops’ skill, and luck, have been remarkable. They’re going to need both, as more large-scale attacks seem likely.

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My Comment: I dread the day (which I fear may happen sooner rather than later) when such an attack succeeds in overrunning a US FOB that results in the killing and capture of dozens of US soldiers.