SOF Pic of the Day: 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group in NYC, Photographed With Twin Towers Months Before 9/11
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Tag: Mazar-e Sharif
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SOF Pic of the Day: Team Alpha, The First Americans To Enter Afghanistan Post 9/11
Team Alpha were a group of CIA agents who entered Afghanistan on October 17, 2001.
Watch: Afghan Air Force Helicopter Brought Down by Missile
Commandos loyal to an Afghan warlord downed a military helicopter with a laser-guided rocket, shedding light on the resurgence of tribalism.
Battle of Mazar e Sharif, Special Forces Troops Mount Horseback Assault
The fall of Mazar-e-Sharif on November 9, 2001, was the first major defeat of the Taliban and was taken by the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (Northern Alliance), along with US Army Special Forces A-Teams and precision Air Force bombardment. The taking of the city was somewhat of a shock for both […]
Multiple US Soldiers wounded, not killed in a suspected insider attack in Afghanistan
Mazar-e- Sharif, Afghanistan- Several US soldiers were reportedly wounded when an Afghan soldier opened fire on NATO troops. Initial reports indicated that the US soldiers were killed but Operation Resolute Support confirmed there were no US or NATO fatalities. At least one Afghan soldier was killed and several American soldiers were wounded in an incident at a […]
Large explosion reported at the German consulate in Afghanistan, at least four dead, 119 injured
Update: At 11:05 pm local time, at least 4 people died and 119 people were wounded when a large truck bomb detonated outside of the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. All German staff have been accounted for and are unharmed. A spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said all its two dozen German staff members were “safe and uninjured” after the […]
