Inside the Battle at Qala-I-Jangi: How Our Special Forces crushed the Taliban prison revolt

Time.Com ^ | ALEX PERRY

[pocat]

Great story. One for the military history books!

[VOA]

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[SusanUSA]

It was very difficult to read the account, John, but I DO thank you for the ping to it.
War, no matter if it is a "new kind" or not, is a horror for all involved. It is bitter to know we had no choice, but an honor to know there are those willing to bear the burden for us all! Bless them and may they return home soon.

[blackie]

Thanks for the bump JH2, Great stuff !!

Molon Labe !!

[Victoria Delsoul]

The battle was finally over. It had ended as it started, with a surrender. And its story held within its chapters a brutal lesson. The war against terrorism, they like to say, is a new form of war. But at Qala-i-Jangi, as the blood of horses and dead young men snaked into the dust, the oldest form of war imaginable seemed to have made a cruel and bitter return.

Thanks John. Quite an article.

[EternalVigilance]

Absolutely riveting narrative...

The truth is often stranger than fiction, as this whole saga shows once again.

Interesting times, these.

[Snow Bunny]

I agree B4, here in Las Vegas , well, we sure do keep our eyes and ears open and stay alert. Like at David Hackworths site, he says stay away from crowds etc.

Thanks BR !!!

[RightOnline]

Bump for one helluva read.

[EternalVigilance]

Well worth the read, buddy...check it out..

[EternalVigilance]

Bump!

[dixiechick2000]

Mini Bump backatcha!

WOW! This is one awesome read! I'm so proud of our guys there. But, I'll tell you one thing...our guys have been chomping at the bit to get there. They train for this for years, literally...365, 24/7. Some train their entire careers, and never see combat. They consider this to be the payoff. I'm very happy for these heroes...and every one of our troops that sets foot in, or flies the skies over, Afghanistan is a hero. Mike is someone I would have liked to have known. He laid down his life for our country...he had the right stuff!

[harpseal]

Thanlks.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[ResignedRepub]

Great read! Thanks for the ping.

[aculeus]

Excellent reportage.

[VA Advogado]

Special Opps bump. Glad you liked it Acully.

[combatfilms]

A video to compliment this: This week's episode of CFR-TV, Foreign Taliban Surrender, is the first of a five part series which promises to be the most popular set of episodes since CFR-TV began. The series focuses on the aftermath of the devastating September 11 and the conflict taking place in and around Qala-i Jangi, Afghanistan.

Foreign Taliban Surrender can be found here: http://www.combatfilms.com/cfrtv_archive_0013.asp

And you can always check out the latest episode of CFR-TV at www.cfr-tv.com!

If you are a webmaster, we invite and appreciate any links to our episodes especially in the coming weeks. These episodes of CFR-TV will be some of our best work, and they are totally free!