Enduring Freedom, Enduring Voices by Michael G. Walling

Author:Michael G. Walling
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Enduring Freedom Enduring Voices: US Operations in Afghanistan
ISBN: 9781782009788
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Operation Mouje Sealam on April 21–24, conducted by the ANA’s 207th Commando Kandak along with their US SOF trainers, captured one insurgent, killed another who tried to mount an attack against them, and recovered weapons, IED material, and rockets.

US and Afghan forces conducted a search of several compounds in the Tag Ab Valley on April 26 in an effort to locate a Taliban leader suspected of facilitating a number of deadly attacks against security forces. The raid also aimed to disrupt local insurgent roadside-bomb cells. A suicide bomb vest was discovered during the search and removed from the area. Shortly after searching the compounds, gunmen ambushed the patrol from neighboring buildings, sparking a massive gun battle that lasted until coalition forces unleashed a hail of artillery fire and called in CAS. Several gunmen were killed in the bombardment and a number of civilians were wounded. The suspected Taliban mastermind is believed to have been killed during the battle.

Despite efforts to thwart it, the Mujahdeen victory parade attack came off on April 27 when six snipers opened fire on hundreds of journalists, dignitaries, and government officials gathered to observe the national holiday. Four people, including a member of parliament from Paktia province and a ten-year-old boy, were killed in the attack. Three of the attackers were shot dead by police and the remaining three were arrested. The attack was believed to have been carried out by the Haqqani Network in conjunction with HIG. The attack was a major propaganda coup for the Taliban, who previously claimed they could launch an attack anywhere in Afghanistan at a time of their choosing. There was little that ISAF, US, and Afghan security forces could do to stop them.6

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