Monday, April 12, 2010

THINK YOU'VE HAD A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE? THINK AGAIN!


This video is the story of Capt. Doug Beattie of the Royal Irish Regiment who tells his own story of what it was like to be in the middle of firefight in Afghanistan.

The video shows scenes from the battle.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/0izzXN6CZ34&hl=en_US&fs=1

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IN THE LINE OF FIRE--BATTLE CO. UNDER ATTACK


In the dangerous Korengal Valley of Afghanistan, this video shows a US Army platoon from Battle Company under heavy fire from the Taliban.

The video also shows grim scenes of what happened to Afghan civilians, many of them young children, when the U.S. Air Force bombed a small Afghan town.

In one scene in this video, you see an American soldier start crying when he realizes one of his buddies has been killed in the attack.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/2jOHce7vpo4&hl=en_US&fs=1

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IED ATTACK ON MARINE PATROL


Video shows a Marines on a routine patrol when their vehicle is struck by an IED.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/xLIvJqv7Mxo&hl=en_US&fs=1

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AFGHANISTAN: MARINES IN TENSE CLOSE COMBAT


U.S. Marines are caught on video in a tense close combat situation in a small town in Afghanistan.

In this video you get to hear the Marines discuss their strategy.

WARNING: ADULT LANGUAGE

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http://www.youtube.com/v/t9L8OR5A3Mk&hl=en_US&fs=1

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A-10 STRAFING RUN ON TALIBAN


Listen and watch as U.S. troops on the ground countdown the seconds until A-10 Gunships beging a strafing run to wipe out Taliban positions in advance of the big offensive into Korengal Valley and the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/-eD_Lo61rAw&hl=en_US&fs=1

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AMERICAN MILITARY WOMEN KILLED IN ACTION


The following is a link from Facebook which shows pictures and names of American military women who have been killed in action in either Iraq or Afghanistan.

http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=374365681900#!/album.php?aid=178765&id=73284480829&ref=mf

AFGHANS DRESS THEIR DAUGHERS LIKE BOYS SO THEY CAN BEG ON STREETS (VIDEO)


The unemployment situation in Afghanistan is so bad that many families are dressing their daughers like boys and sending them out on the streets to beg for money.

In this video you will see one father helping his daughters dress like boys and then he sends them out on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan.

The jobless rate in Afghanistan is one of the worst in the world and families have no other way of making ends meet than to use their young daughters dressed like boys.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/ficQk2qox5I&hl=en_US&fs=1

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US TROOPS MOVE INTO "VALLEY OF DEATH"


US troops are on the move into the dangerous "Valley of Death" in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan.

This video shows what our troops are encountering as they work their way forward.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/27GmXQQgAdk&hl=en_US&fs=1

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ARMY AND MARINES STEP UP COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN


The US Army and US Marine Corps have stepped up combat operations in Afghanistan in anticipation of the big battle looming with the Taliban in their stronghold of Kandahar in June.

This video shows both the Army and Marines paving the way for the massive attack.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/d7iCocxPrjY&hl=en_US&fs=1

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AFGHANISTAN: GUN CAMERA SNIPER KILL


Watch and listen as US Army snipers are given orders to fire on the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The video shows a gun camera view of a sniper taking out the Taliban.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/CFI7VhEuRhA&hl=en_US&fs=1

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