At least ten U.S. casualties (2 KIA and 8 WIA) in Af

**WillBrink** · 02-09-20, 09:37

It appears a SF team was ambushed. Are the locals ramping up the fight as some negotiation related ploy?

A Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) was ambushed in Afghanistan, resulting in multiple casualties.

It appears that at least two American commandos have been killed and several wounded — unconfirmed reports put the number to four Wounded in Action (WIA). Emerging reports indicate that the SF team was ambushed by its partner Afghan National Army (ANA) force (a Green-on-Blue incident). Sources familiar with the incident told SOFREP that it was a 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) ODA.

Colonel Sonny Leggett, the spokesperson for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A), stated that “a combined U.S. and Afghan force conducting an operation in Nangarhar Province was engaged by direct fire on Feb. 8. We are assessing the situation & will provide further updates as they become available.”

https://sofrep.com/news/breaking-spe...le-casualties/

**prepare** · 02-09-20, 11:35

Is there even any point in being there other than for some political BS?

**WillBrink** · 02-09-20, 11:44

Originally Posted by prepare

Is there even any point in being there other than for some political BS?

At this juncture, I really can't say. We stay for the usual reasons, leave and create a vacuum, it goes back to what it was or worse, and we're back to starting point, and the lives lost and $ spent all for nothing.

I understand the POV. Obviously, throwing more lives and $ at it when there is likely no happy ending in that country, is also a POV I understand.

It's complicated...

**Wake27** · 02-09-20, 11:54

Definitely complicated, especially since we’ve been negotiating with the taliban for months and we’re both sparring to have the upper hand during those negotiations.

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**WillBrink** · 02-09-20, 12:06

Originally Posted by Wake27

Definitely complicated, especially since we’ve been negotiating with the taliban for months and we’re both sparring to have the upper hand during those negotiations.

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Which is why I asked the Q in the OP. During negotiating one or both sides tend to ramp up the hostilities historically speaking.

**Pappabear** · 02-09-20, 12:11

It drives me nuts all the fkd up places we send our boys. I only pray there is a larger play that I am totally missing, because it seems senseless.

PB

**jpmuscle** · 02-09-20, 12:18

More unacceptable casualties in a never ending war in a worthless sector of the planet.

Disgraceful.

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**prepare** · 02-09-20, 14:25

One of the worst consequences of the whole M.E. war/conflict has been and continues to be mass migration. They're already causing major problems in the U.K. and the E.U. and it won't be long until it starts here. Theres a shitload of them already here and more keep coming.

**fred** · 02-09-20, 16:14

Originally Posted by prepare

One of the worst consequences of the whole M.E. war/conflict has been and continues to be mass migration. They're already causing major problems in the U.K. and the E.U. and it won't be long until it starts here. Theres a shitload of them already here and more keep coming.

immigration Jihad