http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content Afghanistan 2004, Iraq 2007 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:29:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 25 Taliban fighters, including a local commander, were killed in Muqur district, Baghdis Province, by Afghan Security Forces (ASF) backed by Spanish International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops. Provincial Police Chief Mohammad Ayub Nearzyar told the Pak Tribune the ten hour fight went into the early morning of July 3rd after a ... http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2008/07/03/afghans-spanish-hit-taliban-in-baghdis/ The 2,200 members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Force (MEU) will be in Afghanistan a month longer than expected and are now due home in November instead of October.  That announcement came from Marine Colonel David Lapan to the Associated Press July 3rd.  The confirmation follows weeks of rumors that the Marines ... http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2008/07/03/24th-meu-extended-in-afghanistan/ Afghan Security Forces successfully defended the Deh Chopan district center in western Zabul Province July 2nd.  The early morning, two hour firefight left five Taliban dead.  Two Taliban and two police officers were wounded. Since US Marines first air assaulted into the region in 2004, Deh Chopan has been a continually contested district.  As ... http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2008/07/02/taliban-assault-on-district-center-defeated/ Three American Green Berets patrolling near Khosrow-E, Arghandab district, Kandahar Province, are killed when their vehicle rolls into a riverbed. Sgt. James Treber, MSgt. Shawn Simmons and SFC. Jefferey Radamorales died June 27th while on patrol in an area that saw heavy fighting in mid-June. To the north and west, Green Beret ... http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2008/07/01/us-special-forces-take-a-hit/ Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa says 500 Italian troops, presently stationed in Herat, will move to the turbulent southwestern Afghan Province of Farah.  The move will coincide with the French take over of command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Command Capital from Italy in July. The Italians currently have 160 ... http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2008/07/01/italians-moving-500-troops-to-farah/ There's a lot of negative talk regarding the US these days.  I hear a lot about money, hypocrisy and... well, the white man.  The oppressive white man.  Fact is, there's a lot of ammunition out there for folks that believe these thoughts that are, like any generalization, stereotypes. I've had the great fortune ... http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2008/06/24/an-american-story/ US officials are saying the stories regarding a large presence of Taliban just northwest of Kandahar are unfounded: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (June 17, 2008) – Afghan National Police and Coalition forces completed a patrol in the Arghandab District of Kandahar province today and found no evidence that militants control the ... http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2008/06/17/arghandab-is-clear-of-taliban/ Now that the tide in southern Afghanistan is turning, how will the coalition sustain their gains? The US Marines fighting to regain control of Garmser have had an, "astonishing effect", Britian's Defense Minister Des Browne recently told Reuters.  "We don't intend to give up what we have created." To back that up, Britian ... http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2008/06/16/filling-the-void/ The premier American commando unit, Delta Force, is teaming up with Britian's Special Boat Service (SBS) which has resulted in an escalation in the hunt for Osama bin Laden.  An unnamed source within British special forces claims the regular forays into Pakistan are "completely sanctioned" by the Pakistani government.  The report claims US ... http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2008/06/15/push-to-find-bin-laden/ Four US Marines were killed in action in the southwestern part of Afghanistan June 14th where they've been training Afghan National Police forces since late March.  The Marines died when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in Farah Province.  A fifth Marine was seriously injured in the attack.  That brings the number ... http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/2008/06/14/task-force-27-under-fire/