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Marines detonate a M58 MICLIC during clearing operations. From November 29 - December 6, Marines from Mobility Assault Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion began a major clearing operation of Route 611 towards the Kajaki Dam, an area which was known by most units to be the most heavily mined area in the region as well as one of the most insurgent-ridden districts in the south.
The killings were followed by widespread protests across Afghanistan and drew sharp criticism from President Hamid Karzai. [22] The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission's report asserted that: "In failing to distinguish between civilians and legitimate military targets, the U.S. Marine Corps Special Operators employed indiscriminate force.
Marines from Fox 2/7 in Now Zad, August 1, 2008 Marines from Lima 3/8 maneuver through Nawzad after an airstrike, April 2009 Marines from Golf 2/3 in Nawzad, June 2009. In March 2008, marines of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines arrived to reinforce the British and Estonian forces. The Marines' mission was to "train police", but they were ...
Former Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster called on President Biden to “reverse course” in the aftermath of Thursday’s bombings in Kabul, urging him to scrap his deadline for ...
U.S. Marine Sergeant Johanny Rosario returned to her hometown in Massachusetts in a casket on Saturday, one of the last American service members killed in Afghanistan during a war set in motion ...
This is a list of known code names and related information for military operations associated with the war, including operations to airlift citizens of coalition countries and at-risk Afghan civilians from Afghanistan as the war drew to a close.
The Norco man, whose son was killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, was arrested for shouting repeatedly during Biden's State of the Union address.
The area around Sangin had been a hotspot of Taliban activity for several years, and the district itself had seen more British and American marines killed than any other district in Afghanistan. [11] After enduring repeated insurgent attacks, the government forces tasked with defending the town reportedly withdrew overnight, enabling the ...