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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]
English: This is a video recreation of the Combat Action at Wanat, Nuristan Province Afghanistan, on 13 July 2008. The attack resulted in multiple ISAF personnel casualties and disestablishment of COP Kahler.
Forward Operating Base Bostick (FOB Bostick), previously called FOB Naray, was a U.S. military outpost in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan.In July 2008, the name of the base was changed in memory of Major Thomas G. Bostick Jr. of Llano, Texas, [1] who was killed in action.
Afghanistan's Jihad Museum, an interactive map of every location mentioned In Tom Waits's songs and a dating startup wanting to fly New York City women to meet San Francisco men are among today's ...
A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducts a mission over Afghanistan, May 28, 2008, after receiving fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. In June 2008, British prime minister Gordon Brown announced the number of British troops serving in Afghanistan would increase to 8,030 - A rise of 230 personnel. [9]
From May 1996, Osama bin Laden had been living in Afghanistan along with other members of al-Qaeda, operating terrorist training camps in a loose alliance with the Taliban. [1] Following the 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa, the US military launched cruise missiles at these camps with limited effect on their overall operations.
Initially Pitts was recommended to receive a Distinguished Service Cross, for his actions on July 13, 2008, during the Battle of Wanat. [7] He was awarded the Medal of Honor on July 21, 2014. [ 8 ] Along with Salvatore Giunta and Kyle J. White , Pitts is the third recipient of the Medal of Honor from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment.
Map detailing the spread of the Taliban-insurgency in Afghanistan 2002–2006. Despite warnings by Karzai and Khalilzad that insurgent sanctuaries were forming in Pakistan, the Bush administration ignored them. [81] Meanwhile, Taliban leader Mullah Omar reorganized the movement, and in 2003 launched an insurgency against the government and ISAF.