Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Afghan soldiers at small outpost vow to hold firm as US exits

THE STANS
Afghan soldiers at small outpost vow to hold firm as US exits
Zhari, Afghanistan (AFP) Dec 29, 2014 - One ergonomic office chair, heaters that don't work and some maps are the only signs that US troops once battled daily with the Taliban at Siah Choy, a small combat outpost in southern Afghanistan. Now manned by just 30 Afghan soldiers, the base is in Kandahar province's Zhari district - the birthplace of the Taliban movement and scene of years of heavy fighting as NATO forces struggled to ... more


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