U.S. Special Forces soldiers and Afghan commandos pass a group of Afghan women and children in the Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel P. Shook On Pakistan Border, U.S. Troops Launch Their Own Spring Offensive -- The Danger Room
MARGAH, Afghanistan — With the signature whoosh and crack of a rocket-propelled grenade, the local Taliban of northern Bermel district made their feelings perfectly clear. After three years without laying eyes on U.S., Afghan, or allied forces, the insurgents of this mountainous border community were saying, unambiguously, that they were not exactly pleased that the U.S. Army had paid them a visit.
The rocket fell short, exploding in the loose, jagged rocks beneath one of a pair of mountaintops occupied by two platoons from Fox Company, 2nd battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The small arms fire missed its mark, too. But it came close enough to piss off Sergeant First Class Michael Espeland, the company’s taciturn first sergeant.
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My Comment: Reading stories like this one does not give one confidence on what is happening in the border regions of Pakistan. Fortunately, reporters like David Axe have been producing some excellent reports on the escalating war in Afghanistan and on how US forces are responding to this escalation .... as a result this post is a must read.
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