Friday, February 5, 2010

Delay In Afghan Base Closure Led To 8 US Deaths


US Faults Command Over Afghan Ambush That Killed 8 -- Washington Post

KABUL -- The U.S. military blamed "shortcomings in command oversight" and delays in closing a remote outpost in northeastern Afghanistan for an October ambush that left eight Americans dead, according to a report released Friday.

The Oct. 3 gunbattle that broke out when hundreds of insurgents stormed the base with rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and guns in mountainous Nuristan province near the Pakistan border was one of the worst ground attacks of the war.

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More News On The Battle That Claimed 8 US Lives At Combat Outpost Keating

U.S. Military Faults Leaders in Deadly Attack on Base -- New York Times
Command errors preceded Taliban attack on Afghan outpost -- L.A. Times
Delay in Afghan base closure led to 8 U.S. deaths -- Reuters
U.S. Military Leaders Faulted Over Deadly Afghan Ambush -- FOX News
How the Army informed family members of completed Kamdesh investigation -- Washington Post

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