Taliban Assault at Wanat

May 22, 2020 00:46:19
Taliban Assault at Wanat
The Spear
Taliban Assault at Wanat

May 22 2020 | 00:46:19

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Show Notes

On July 13, 2008, around two hundred Taliban fighters ambushed American and Afghan soldiers in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan. The ensuing fight would become one of the deadliest battles for American soldiers during the United States' long war in the country. In this episode of The Spear, the battalion commander of the forces engaged in that fight reflects on the battle, the challenges that would follow, and the sacrifice of the paratroopers he commanded.

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