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2016-08-23 Afghanistan

US Sends 100 Troops to Key Afghan City Under Taliban Siege

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Posted by Fred 2016-08-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 Training and advisory role...in a city under siege.
Riiiiight.

"Watch how we do it, guys."

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2016-08-23 07:52|| 2016-08-23 07:52|| Front Page Top

#2 JTACS?

Posted by Skidmark 2016-08-23 10:28|| 2016-08-23 10:28|| Front Page Top

#3 I doubt you would need 100 troops to support tactical air ops

maybe a few are JTAC but the rest may be there to keep the Afghan officers from panic.

Posted by lord garth 2016-08-23 11:02|| 2016-08-23 11:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Old quote: "...like trying to stabilize snot with BB's (gun pellets)."

Posted by magpie 2016-08-23 11:29|| 2016-08-23 11:29|| Front Page Top

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