Eight soldiers died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked their contingency outposts. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. Defense Department via APFrom Inside The Ring/Washington Times:
Kamdesh video:
Taliban insurgents recently posted on the Internet a propaganda video showing their version of a deadly attack on the U.S. military outpost near Kamdesh and the aftermath, according to a U.S. intelligence report.
The Open Source Center, part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, produced the report on the video, which was based on the Oct. 3 battle in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan that resulted in the deaths of eight U.S. soldiers. The deaths came despite advanced intelligence reports warning of an impending attack. It was the largest single number of U.S. casualties in Afghanistan since a similar attack in the same region last year.
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My Comment: To say that many mistakes were made would be an understatement. There is a lot of info in this report .... read it all.
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