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Afghanistan
British special forces soldier killed six Taliban in pitch-black, Viet Cong-style tunnel fight
2018-06-25
[Times] Reports have surfaced of a 29-year-old British SAS sergeant’s fight against fleeing Taliban terrorists in an underground cave complex in Afghanistan in January.

The Daily Star Sunday reported that the soldier from central England managed to shoot three terrorists and kill another three with a claw hammer while in near complete darkness in a series of underground tunnels less than 2 feet wide and 4 feet high.

The soldier was part of a joint British and Afghan special forces operation launched against a Taliban base in northern Afghanistan, the Daily Star reported.

Posted by:Besoeker

#12  Who pins on the VC?
Posted by: Glinelet Speaking for Boskone9590   2018-06-25 19:43  

#11  Similar to the famous "Rangers to the front" call when things got sticky for the regular infantry.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2018-06-25 10:47  

#10  When no Afghan commandos volunteered to enter the tunnels, the SAS soldier took it upon himself to complete the mission.

Now there's leadership from the front;not from the behind.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-06-25 10:14  

#9  Beso, if that's the "claw hammer" he used we have a new canonical example of stupidity in media.

Whoever wrote that has obviously never seen no less used a claw hammer.
Posted by: AlanC   2018-06-25 10:13  

#8  Not a good idea to take on those who've been trained since childhood in dungeon raids.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-06-25 08:12  

#7  Perhaps this is an example of the...."claw hammer" discussed in the article.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-06-25 08:09  

#6  England bans claw hammers from civilian use in Five...four...
Posted by: Vortigern Wholush3392   2018-06-25 07:54  

#5  The Daily Star Sunday reported

"Lovely. Now where's me sexbot story?"
Posted by: Shusing Phinetch5043   2018-06-25 07:38  

#4  Will this story make the BBC?

If it does I'm sure that it will be spun as unnecessary force and probably get him arrested.

Posted by: AlanC   2018-06-25 06:50  

#3  Fantastic story, fantastic soldier!
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-06-25 06:08  

#2  If only he & Co were deployed back in UK.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-06-25 05:33  

#1  Islamist "fighters" best stick to murdering women in vehicles.


When you get Mo'
Your skills blow
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-06-25 05:09  

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