8 Soldiers killed in Afghan insurgent raid on FOB Keating

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EvilCouch
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8 Soldiers killed in Afghan insurgent raid on FOB Keating

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The battle Saturday in which eight U.S. troops were killed was so fierce that, at one point, U.S. forces had to fall back as attackers breached the perimeter of their base, a U.S. military official with knowledge of the latest intelligence reports on the incident said.


Forward Operating Base Keating, seen in 2007, is surrounded by tall ridge lines.
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The new revelations about the battle that engulfed Forward Operating Base Keating in Kamdesh District are a further indication of how pinned down and outmanned the troops were at the remote outpost. The base, in an eastern Afghanistan valley, was surrounded by ridge lines where the insurgents were able to fire down at U.S. and Afghan troops.
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Re: 8 Soldiers killed in Afghan insurgent raid on FOB Keating

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The base, in an eastern Afghanistan valley, was surrounded by ridge lines where the insurgents were able to fire down at U.S. and Afghan troops.
Seriously? I realize that no location is perfect, but that seems like a seriously bad spot, tactically. Most of the pictures in that story are old, but it looks like anyone on just about any approach would have a clear line of fire at damn near the whole FOB. Basically anyone not huddling behind a Hesco in the direction of the attack would be exposed.
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Re: 8 Soldiers killed in Afghan insurgent raid on FOB Keating

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Everything you are asking is on my other Computer that I Cannot / will not disclose.

I can tell you that after being at that FOB before ...yeah it is a shit hole and in a seriously ugly possition. however no picture can accuratly discribe the Terrian. and how Fucked up it is
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