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 Created on 3-29-08
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A couple weeks went by and the time came to go camping for a couple days on a mountain. We took supplies for 2 days and our weapons (one .50 Cal "Beret" sniper rifle, one .249 SAW and two M-4 Carbines) with enough ammo to last a week, we had 10 ANA (Afghan National Army) soldiers with us for extra security. We set up just before day light and watched those caves all day, no movement. When night fell, it got cold, so we set 2 people on guard and switched out every hour. Half way into the night, we woke up to gunfire on our mountaintop. The ANA had shot 4 Taliban that were trying to manuever on us to take us out, but we got to them first, the rest of the night was quiet. Morning came and as soon as we could see, the ANA disposed of the Taliban bodies, and then made a fire for their breakfast and morning tea. We only had MRE's (Meal Ready to Eat) so needless to say i didn't eat very much. Day 2 on that sniper OP and we were sun burnt, hungry for real food, thirsty, and really tired. Then we recieved a radio transmission from Higher Up that they desided to do a mission the next day while we were up there, so we now had to watch the caves and the river bed to make sure the Taliban didn't place any IED's (Improvised Explosive Device).
It was mid-day and we hadn't seen any suspicious activity or anything at all really, but around 15:00 we noticed some movement in that cave, it looked like it was only a goat. So we decided to just keep an eye on it, but just then, shots rang out from where our supposed goat was, then some more, then more from another hill, then an RPG came from the entrance of the cave but fell short of our position. So we returned fire and called mortars in on the caves and surrounding area, and lit them up pretty good, they stopped firing at us and the ones that were still alive and walking, took off running. The rest of the day was quiet and we didn't have any trouble from the caves.
Later that night about 21:00 hours, it was quiet until we heard vehicles approaching, from what sounded like the east river bed, then 5 min. later, 3 pick-up trucks emerged from the Mizan river bed, 2 clicks east of our position, and as we watched them they got closer and closer. We watched as they entered the river bed west of us going into Spin Murani. Then they abruptly came to a stop in the middle of the river bed, and directly in sight. We watched as they walked around the trucks and up and down the river bed for a few min., then they pulled out 2 shovels and started to dig a hole. (An automatic NO-NO)
The order was given the night before because of the mission taking place the next day, that any personnel that was seen digging any sort of hole in the river bed, were considered a legitimate threat, because of possible IED's. So we didn't hesitate, I put the crosshairs on the first digger, took a deep breathe, and squeezed the trigger. Down he went, then the second digger with another shot, and as the drivers were franticly trying to drive away, the next round hit the driver of the first truck, then the driver of the last truck, until only the middle driver was left alone. One last round through the chest put him out, and they were all down.
After a few short minutes of waiting for retaliation or movement the ANA then went and cleared the river bed. They found that each truck had a different IED in it, there were a total of four including the one on the ground next to the partial hole. The ANA brought up six AK-47's, 4 RPG with many rounds to spare, and they moved the trucks to the base of the mountain near the humvee down there.
Morning came and the mission was underway, we were on extra watch. Only a few more hours until we can go back to base. Then we heard on a radio transmission that the Taliban were planning an ambush on the convoy as it was just moving into Pakalay. We radioed ahead and warned them of this ambush. A few minutes had gone by, the convoy had gone through and no shots were fired, but most importantly, no IED's. When the Taliban realized that their IED placers and the IED's themselves had dissapeared they started getting frustrated. They said over the radio, that the explosion was the signal to open fire.
We all looked at eachother with a sence of great accomplishment since we just potentially saved lives, ammo, a truck, and caused alot of frustration and dispare to the Taliban. As the mission came to an end and we were given the order to return to base, we enjoyed the last few minutes on that OP listening to the Taliban arguing and yelling at eachother over the radio.
number 4 is in progress , let me know what u think so far... thanx :-D
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