France 24 news channel - Taliban captures 2 US tanks

i came in in the middle of the report. French cammandos were going after the taliban in afghanistan.

they failed to get the tanks back and the reporter said the taliban were able to keep "their prize."

an air strike was called in and it was said 7 taliban fighters were killed in a house.

afterward, in a studio interview with the reporter, the reporter said things were getting worse in

afghanistan.

:wtf: I guess people are just not paying attention?

Time to place your bets on EXACTLY when our illustrious "coalition" will shrink down to the UK and US? :shrug:

I'm sorry Squatch. :(

I wish I was going as a tourist, but seeing Afghanistan has always been one of my "Top 10 places to see"

i swear i heard "tanks" but website says "HumVees"

http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/special-reports/FRANCE-24-Reports/Reporters-FRANCE-24


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Last evening
The rescue operation aiming to regain two American Humvees is nearly completed. An air raid against a Taliban position and a massive gathering of forces on the field.
I must get back to Kabul now. We?ll get a ride on a military convoy. We must leave quickly so as to reach Kabul early enough, to avoid the heavy traffic of the city. It?s night. Black night. A dark 1:30am dawn at the back of an armored vehicle. I can only see the lights of the cars driving towards us. Drivers are honking. It seems all of them are? In Afghanistan military convoys never stop, even if they have to drive on the wrong side of the road or even leave the road? Every vehicle is potentially dangerous. Suicide attacks with loaded vehicles are quite frequent here. Jean GAEL and his unit lost one of their comrades last September 21st. A 16-year-old kid exploded as a convoy was passing by. We reached safely Warehouse, the French camp in Kabul. It was one heck of a rodeo in an armored vehicle.
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Reporter misspoke, said 'tank'.

Video and text say otherwise.

Common sense, too.