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British Troop TIC in Afghanistan

Some pretty intense footage of British troops fighting in Afghanistan at FOB Inkerman (NE Sangin). Not sure if that is an RPG going off in the complex to the right of the troops or not. Pretty crazy the volume of gun fire these guys throw down in a  moments notice.

httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t15Q8uRnf4Y

The Last Patrol

In September 2009, the second platoon of Charlie Company arrived in Afghanistan with 42 men. Ten months later, nearly half had been killed or wounded, mostly in the Arghandab Valley—a key to controlling southern Afghanistan. Now these 82nd Airborne troops were getting ready to leave the Arghandab behind. They had one more dangerous job [...]

You want Extreme? Oh I will give you Extreme!

How about this for amazing skill and huge balls of steel?

httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSzeM50B8hI

See more amazing flying feats here.

So you want some authentic gear?

Spoils of war for sale in Pakistan border town By CHRIS BRUMMITT (AP) PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In this town along the road to the Afghan border, you can buy U.S. Army gear, computers and manuals instructing soldiers how to avoid roadside bombs. Traders are coy about where their stock comes from, but much [...]

The Last Outpost

A remote army outpost at the Afghan-Pakistan border affords an insight into the lives of Afghan soldiers and the US trainers trying to equip them to defend their country. An extraordinarily intimate portrait of the realities of modern warfare and a rare insight into the beliefs and motivations of Afghan soldiers, civilians and Taliban [...]

A Relentless Enemy

Lara Logan’s (so hot!) report takes viewers to the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, where she and her crew came under enemy fire from fighters who the U.S. military says keep coming from their sanctuary in Pakistan.

httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aECcjCr2foM