The Battle of Wanat took place on July 13, 2008, when around 200 Taliban insurgents attacked American troops stationed near Quam, in the Waygal district of Afghanistan's far eastern Nuristan province. [11]

pitched battle in the village of Wanat in Afghanistan’s Waygal Valley. On that day, the men of Company C, 2d Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment, endured four hours of intense close...

2023年7月20日 · The Battle of Wanat took place on July 13, 2008, in the Waygal Valley, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. It involved around 200 Taliban insurgents attacking a small U.S. Army outpost manned by 49 U.S. soldiers and 24 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers.

Captain Matthew Myer, the Chosen Few company commander who was the senior American officer on the ground at Wanat and who was awarded a Silver Star for his heroism during the battle, along with Lieutenant Colonel William Ostlund, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry, and Colonel Charles Preysler, commander of the 173rd ...

2010年6月22日 · The Battalion planned to occupy and secure the site at Wanat on July 8, 2008, with Coalition Forces consisting of a Battalion unit (the 2nd Platoon from Chosen Company) and an Afghan National...

Combat Outpost COP Kahler was a small, remote outpost in northeast Afghanistan adjacent to the village of Wanat in the Nuristan Province, manned by 48 U.S. soldiers and 24 Afghanistan National Army ANA soldiers and their 3 U.S. Marine Corps advisors.

2022年8月8日 · The attack on the U.S. forces near Wanat in Afghanistan centered on Kahler, a combat outpost in the area. COP Kahler was a strong position, but it faced a number of defensive weaknesses. First, it wasn’t the high ground in the valley.

On 13 July 2008, nine American soldiers perished while fighting a pitched battle in the village of Wanat in Afghanistan's Waygal Valley. On that day, the men of Company C, 2d Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment, endured four hours of intense close …

selection for COP Wanat. (U) The following were among factors considered in deciding to . establish a CO? at Wanat: the CJTF-IOI Commander's intent to realign forces in RC East;...

2008年11月11日 · More than 400 Taliban died as a result of Marine operations in Helmand. One year of planning to open an COP at Wanat is about 11.5 months wasted. In summary, while the TTP of VPB Wanat and OP Top Side were questionable, and while Afghanistan is an underresourced campaign, the men who fought that fateful night were brave in the superlative.