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Afghanistan
Commandogram from Denmark
2006-09-06
Denmark is sending a team of its Jægerkorpset (JGK) commandos to Afghanistan, to deal with a local group of Taliban who have been attacking Danish troops there. Denmark has 122 infantry (and about 200 support troops) in Afghanistan, as part of the NATO force that has taken over counter-terrorism duties in southern Afghanistan. The Taliban believe that if they can kill enough of the NATO troops, their governments will withdraw support for military operations in Afghanistan.

The British and Canadian contingents, each more than five times the size of the Danish force, have been able to hammer the Taliban sent against them. But the Danish base has been attacked over fifty times so far, and eight Danish soldiers have been wounded. The Danish special forces have been in Afghanistan before, as have those from most nations in the world that have special operations troops. Apparently the Jægerkorpset convinced their superiors that a few Danish commandos, with some knowledge of operating in Afghanistan, could go in and clean out the local Taliban forces that are attacking the Danish troops.

The Danish Special Operations Forces are small. The Jægerkorpset are commandos, similar to the British SAS. There are only about 70 of them. There is also a force of about fifty naval commandos, similar to U.S. SEALS. Then there are a few dozen arctic commandos, who operate only in Greenland. There are several companies of reserve troops trained to operate as LRRPS (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols). The Jægerkorpset troops will have the benefit of American special forces in the area, who probably already have a good idea of which tribal groups are responsible for the attacks. The Jægerkorpset troops will have to go in and do some scouting, to identify exactly who is carrying out they attacks. At that point, the Jægerkorpset will probably ambush the Taliban and kill or capture them. Any who get away will most likely advise their friends that Danish troops be removed from the Taliban hit list.
Posted by:Steve

#16  Wikiin Helmet

A few high-quality replica period swords, to go with the helmet.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-09-06 17:36  

#15  Wikiin Helmet
Posted by: 6   2006-09-06 17:19  

#14  Please note that the heifer-prod laden headgear shown above exists only in operas and has never been found at any actual Scandinavian archaeological digs.

Yeah, but it's too good a story to check. It's so pervasive that Scandinavians use it regularly for tourist geegaws and PR materials.
Posted by: xbalanke   2006-09-06 16:55  

#13  The commandos can pin one of those cartoons to each dead Talibum as a signature of sorts.

I like. I like.

SIDEBAR: Please note that the heifer-prod laden headgear shown above exists only in operas and has never been found at any actual Scandinavian archaeological digs.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-06 15:07  

#12  #10 Exactly what are they protecting Greenland from ?

Maybe the US military knows.

In the 19th and 20th cent., Greenland was explored and mapped by numerous arctic explorers. In World War II, after the German occupation (1940) of Denmark, the United States invoked the Monroe Doctrine for Greenland and reached an agreement (1941) with the Danish minister at Washington that permitted the establishment of U.S. military bases and meteorological stations. A Danish-American agreement for the common defense of Greenland was signed in 1951, and U.S. bases were retained, notably at Thule. Thule is now the sole remaining U.S. military base in Greenland.
Posted by: SwissTex   2006-09-06 11:51  

#11  The Esquimaux Liberation Front.
Posted by: Steve White   2006-09-06 10:48  

#10  Exactly what are they protecting Greenland from ?
Posted by: wxjames   2006-09-06 10:42  

#9  Rules of Engagement, Rob, rules of engagement....
Posted by: Bobby   2006-09-06 09:09  

#8  Shouldn't they finish dealing with the jihadis in Denmark?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-09-06 07:40  

#7  The Danish special forces have been in Afghanistan before, as have those from most nations in the world that have special operations troops.

They have been there before, Shep UK. Then they went home for a while. Soon they will be back. A small lesson in cause and effect, although those receiving it likely won't have much time to reflect on... in this world anyway.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-09-06 07:22  

#6  why didnt they send them in the first place? this is what pisses me off this half hearted war fighting effort we see from so many euro countries. Clowns.
Posted by: Shep UK   2006-09-06 06:29  

#5  Hmmm. More dead Talibunnies comin' right up. They're still pissed at you Great Danes over the cartoons, don't cha know.

The commandos can pin one of those cartoons to each dead Talibum as a signature of sorts.
Posted by: gorb   2006-09-06 03:31  

#4  Hmmm. More dead Talibunnies comin' right up. They're still pissed at you Great Danes over the cartoons, don't cha know.
Posted by: SOP35/Rat   2006-09-06 01:58  

#3  One horny dude, skoal
Posted by: Captain America   2006-09-06 01:48  

#2  Time to buy a bottle of Aalborg akavit to celebrate with when they get Viking all over the Taleban's @ss.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-06 01:21  

#1  Do have fun, gentlemen! Oh, and don't play nicely with your toys. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-09-06 00:33  

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