The First Special Forces Teams into Afghanistan

October 18, 2017 • 01:00:14
The First Special Forces Teams into Afghanistan
The Spear
The First Special Forces Teams into Afghanistan

Oct 18 2017 | 01:00:14

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Show Notes

For sixteen years, the US military has been at war in Afghanistan. The guests on this episode were there at the very beginning. Jason Amerine and Mark Nutsch were both Army captains and in command of the first Special Forces detachments on the ground in Afghanistan in 2001. They share stories from the earliest days and weeks of what would go on to become the longest war in American history.

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