CJTF-82 releases video of AH64 engaging insurgents - Farsi

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Combined Joint Task Force-82 has released video of an air weapons team engaging and killing insurgents when responding to the insurgents' complex attack on a small patrol base
in Paktia province May 27.

The video shows 14 insurgents carrying automatic rifles, rocket propelled grenades and a mortar round fleeing the scene after they attacked the outpost with indirect fire, rocket propelled grenades and smalls arms fire.

The pilot of an Apache AH64 helicopter is heard verbally checking to make sure the militants are far enough away from any qalats, or Afghan homes, so that shooting the militants will not endanger any civilians.

The attack helicopter checks six times to ensure there will be no collateral damage before receiving permission to engage the insurgents.

After the helicopter engages the insurgents from the air, U.S. troops continue fighting the insurgents on the ground.

The entire fire fight lasted more than five hours. Afghan National Army and ISAF service members conducted an assessment of the area, finding at least 15 militant forces killed, numerous small arms and a mortar system.

No ANA or International Security Assistance Forces were injured during the attack. The incident resulted in no civilian casualties.

To download the video for broadcast purposes, visit:
http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=video...

Translation provided by U.S. Central Command Public Affairs

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• CJTF-82
• Afghanistan
• Army
• Apache
• Insurgents
• Taliban
• Military

[mikelh]

.. Correction of last msg..

@Estebanfuturo. You obviously have no comprehension of what WAR is.

[mikelh]

@Estebanfuturo. You obviously have no comprehension of what was is. Just because they are not shooting at the attacking apache at that instant doesn't mean they are not legitimate targets. The US doesn't get enough credit for how much care they take to avoid civilian casualties, you think another army would do the same ? The russians maybe ? I think not.

[Estebanfuturo]

@rubendegrote nope i would choose to go to a nice tropical beach full of chicks in bikini.

[rubendegrote]

@Estebanfuturo UR a hippy or some mate? Its werd taliban i walking there with guns okay? so we can assume there holstile. Okay i understand you are not confinced yet but ur free to go there and ask them :) and if you are a there in a chopper plz land there. Get out of the chopper and kill m by hand gun . Ill buyn oyu ticked there mate :) if you wear a helm camera for our fun.

[wsgchopper]

@Estebanfuturo is war retard people kill each other is not cold blooded murder

[sprayedgt]

Why is this cold blooded murder but somehow strapping a bomb to yourself and blowing up a crowd not???? These people got what they deserved! That's the problem with fighting against a cowardly enemy. Your enemy could be a plain clothes person, a 10 year old little girl, or a 80 year old person. Any one of which could have a bomb strapped to them. 

[Estebanfuturo]

@scorpiojudo and what do YOU know about war maggot

[Estebanfuturo]

man thats not fighting a war thats cold blooded murder