5 US troops wounded in Afghanistan
Our buddy, Kristina Wong at The Hill writes that 5 special forces soldiers were wounded in Afghanistan during “partnered operations with Afghan special operators in the southern Afghanistan province of Nangarhar” against ISIS (not Taliban) troops. The wounds were not serious and two of the soldiers have returned to their units;
“They are in good spirits and have talked to their families,” [Army Gen. John Nicholson] said. “We expect a full recovery.”
The U.S. and Afghan forces were moving south to clear ISIS from the province, Nicholson said.
He estimated there are somewhere between 1,000 to 1,500 members of ISIS in Afghanistan, down from about 3,000. ISIS members are mostly in the provinces of Nangahar and Kunar, Nicholson said
According to the Washington Post, Nicholson claimed that 70% of the ISIS forces were converts from the Taliban.
The joint U.S.-Afghan offensive operations against the Islamic State are just one part of a broader 2016 battle plan in Afghanistan, Nicholson said, one that involves widespread offensive operations against the Taliban, the Islamic State and other terrorist groups in the country…Additionally, U.S. forces have taken advantage of new authorities granted by Obama that allow for more leeway when it comes to advising and clearing airstrikes to better assist Afghan forces on the offensive.
Well, that’s nice….the troops get more of the support they need more often. Say “Thanks, Obama”.
Category: Terror War
I thought we were clearing out of that pisshole.
Who took away the “authorities” in the first place?
One night mission we were denied immunination rounds because we didn’t have positive ID on the target.
Not kidding.
That would be “illumination,” haha.
What a fucked-up war this one is (again). Been pissed at our gubmint since ’66 (and two tours in RVN with the US Marine Corps. 50 years. Here’s the deal- fuck with US and were gonna give ya the horn. No “pacification”, no “nation building.” Kill the bastards and come home. I just realized I’ve been fulminating. Semper Fi!