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| Afghanistan |
| Equipment, skill of Afghan insurgents improves |
| 2009-06-03 |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE LAGMAN, QALAT, Afghanistan -- U.S. troops reported a fierce firefight May 28 against Farsi-speaking insurgents who wore body armor and "Kevlar helmets" and used smoke grenades. The U.S. soldiers killed an estimated 35 insurgents and suffered no casualties, but say the battle demonstrated the increasing sophistication of some guerrilla groups here. The battle, in northern Zabul province's Deh Chopan district, marked the first time that insurgents have been reported speaking Farsi and using such protective gear in this part of Afghanistan and indicated the presence of a large, well-trained foreign force in the area, according to U.S. troops. It was the largest engagement of the most violent month in Zabul since at least 2004, they said. The firefight erupted when a company-size force that combined infantry platoons from B Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, and Special Forces A-teams moved north from Forward Operating Base Baylough, a tiny position that represents the only coalition or Afghan government presence in Deh Chopan. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #4 Farsi map |
| Posted by: ed 2009-06-03 18:42 |
| #3 Equipment, skill of Afghan insurgents improves and The U.S. soldiers killed an estimated 35 insurgents and suffered no casualties Equipment, yes. Skill, not so much. Was it really Iranian Farsi or Afghan Dari. Even Tajiki or the Hazara languages are similar but the two groups are not fighting the government or the western forces. DNA and dialect analysis? |
| Posted by: ed 2009-06-03 18:06 |
| #2 Russian = Farsi? Shouldn't be too difficult to walk back the point of origin for the equipment. |
| Posted by: Theash Big Foot2344 2009-06-03 17:42 |
| #1 Seems too far north for Iranians. But it looks like the Chechans and Uzbeki are back - using Russian as common language. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2009-06-03 16:01 |