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| Afghanistan |
| The Battle of Bastion: The untold story |
| 2013-09-06 |
| A year ago this month, under cover of darkness, fifteen Taliban, dressed as American soldiers, snuck onto one of the largest air bases in Afghanistan. What followed was a violent confrontation highlighting a startling security lapse, with hundreds of millions in matériel lost in a matter of hours — the worst day for American airpower since the Tet Offensive. Yet the attack faded away before anyone could figure out what went wrong. |
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