Wednesday, August 15, 2018

U.S. Army Apaches Kill 220 Taliban in Ghazni Fight


Military.com: Air Force Fighters, Army Apaches Kill 220 Taliban in Ghazni Fight

U.S. Air Force fighters and Army helicopter gunships have attacked and killed more than 220 Taliban forces in Ghazni over the past several days after militants launched a massive attack on the Afghan city less than 100 miles from Kabul.

"Ghazni City remains under Afghan government control," Lt. Col. Martin O'Donnell, a spokesman for Operation Resolute Support and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, told Military.com on Tuesday.

Afghan forces are conducting clearing operations in the city, but hundreds of civilians have fled, trying to escape the fierce fighting, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.

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Update: More than 220 militants killed in US airstrikes in Ghazni city (Khaama Press).

WNU Editor: Here are more details on what the U.S. military is doing in this fight .... Ghazni City update: Here’s what Green Berets, 1st SFAB and Apaches are doing to help (Military Times).

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Remember Arclight strikes and Operation Linebacker. Those were the methods used to get peace talks started back in the day.

The same goes for Af-Pak war. Unleash the BUFFS yet again to go after massed Talebs.

jimbrown said...

Look like a kill zone to me ma'am, not a defeat.