Remember Tarin Kowat. The battle that defeated the Taliban 5 yrs ago

November 27, 2006 on 9:02 am | In Articles |

PBS’s Frontline 

“Initially, the plan that we came up with was to close off all the major mountain passes leading into Tarin Kowt, then lay siege to the town with a large force. Hamid anticipated that the village itself would essentially surrender to us. But at the same time, we had to make sure that we could protect that whole valley that Tarin Kowt was located in from any counterattack from the Taliban, particularly from Kandahar. …”

stated by Capt. Jason Amerine

 

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