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bobdina
08-24-2009, 12:59 PM
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2009 – U.S. forces conducted an air assault to disrupt insurgent communication and an Afghan civilian thwarted a bomb attack in operations in Afghanistan yesterday, military officials reported.
Two Black Hawk helicopters from 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade inserted and extracted troops along the harsh terrain. The force used two-wheel landings, which allowed the troops to dismount and execute their mission.

“Insertion of troops [by helicopter] allows ground forces freedom of maneuver in locations where harsh terrain is a factor,” said Army Capt. Joe Daigle, commander of Company C, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, who served as a pilot during the operation. “We take these teams to their mission site and pull them out safely, minimizing their time on the ground.”

Army Capt. Matthew Bebo, the battalion’s liaison officer, said the operation made an impact. “The disruption caused by this operation will have a great effect in Kandahar province,” he said.

Meanwhile, a Sundurwa village resident stopped insurgents from emplacing a homemade bomb on a highly travelled road in Laghman province’s Alingar district.

One insurgent fled the scene. The resident apprehended another insurgent and delivered the suspect to the Alingar police, who transferred him to the province’s Afghan National Police headquarters for questioning.

The incident marked the third time in five days that villagers in Nuristan and Laghman provinces have prevented insurgents from attacking their villages, officials said.

(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 82 and Task Force Pegasus news release

ghost
08-24-2009, 01:46 PM
Excellent news.

bobdina
08-24-2009, 02:45 PM
yeah it is, however you won't hear of this on any nightly news or any newspaper. It only takes 1 person to start to change things and in this case it's 2 villages. FTM

usmc5
08-25-2009, 09:45 AM
This is GREAT. That just goes to show you that the villagers are fed up with the terrorists destroying their loved city. Also this shows you just how much of pussies they muj really are. By all means villagers keep up the good work.

Reactor-Axe-Man
08-25-2009, 10:55 PM
This is why things started turning around in Iraq - the locals have to step up for a counter-insurgency to succeed.