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On that day, the men of company c, 2d battalion, 503d parachute infantry regiment, endured four hours of intense close quarters combat and mounting casualties. The battle of wanat studywhat is itthe contemporary history on the battle of wanat is a study written by the combat studies institute at fort leavenworth, kan. Combat action in afghanistan, 2008 army university press. Combat action in afghanistan, 2008 book online at best prices in india on amazon. The war in afghanistan, begun in late 2001 after the september 11 terrorist attacks, has been ongoing for nearly seven years. Combat action in afghanistan, 2008 combined arms center ii. On that day, the men of company c, 2d battalion, 503d parachute infantry regiment, endured four hours of intense close. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. On that day, the men of company c, 2d battalion, 503d. Jan 02, 2015 in the early morning of july, 2008, nine infantrymen died fighting off a taliban attack at a combat outpost near the village of wanat in afghanistans nuristan province. Combat studies institute csi command and general staff college foundation. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook.

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The battle of wanat study article the united states army. The battle of wanat took place on july, 2008, when around 200 taliban insurgents attacked american troops stationed near quam, in the waygal district of afghanistans far eastern nuristan province. Deputy for plans and operations for combined joint task force cjtf 76, covering regional command rc south and rc east. The battle of wanat began on july 2008, less than three weeks before task force rock was to conclude a. Sky soldiers presented awards for bravery during combat action in afghanistan. The big lie about wanat cop kahler, part 1 of 2 long. A direct descendant of the vietnam warera m16, the more. Helsinki, finland, march 18 upi last week it was reported that fourstar u. Afghanistancovers two periods of the russianafghan wars the initial phase 19801982, and the later years of highest activity 19851987 in two campaigns and ten additional standalone missions.

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Nov 11, 2010 the battle of wanat studywhat is itthe contemporary history on the battle of wanat is a study written by the combat studies institute at fort leavenworth, kan. In the early morning of july, 2008, nine infantrymen died fighting off a taliban attack at a combat outpost near the village of wanat in afghanistans nuristan province. Lara logan reports from a forward operating base near pakistan. Oct 05, 2009 david matin afghanistan the road ahead wanat cbs after nearly 15 months of relentless combat in afghanistan, the soldiers of 2nd platoon charlie company are filling their last sand bags. This document contains access to a video, real gun cams, reports, newspapers, and articles.