In Afghanistan, two US soldiers were killed. death of a soldier, as well as regular attacks on US soldiers take place against a background of peace talks with the Taliban on the withdrawal of the military contingent of the United States from the country.
Both the victims were assigned to the base of Fort Carson (Colorado). The names and ranks of soldiers were published today, although they perished in last Friday. They were Sergeant 1st Class D Will. Lindsay (33) and specialist Joseph P. Collette (29).
Lindsay was a "green beret" of the 2nd Battalion of the 10th Special Forces Group. Collette, bomb disposal expert, he served in the artillery.
At the moment, details of the operation, which led eventually to the death of soldiers, not shown. known only, that during a joint mission with Afghan units, against Taliban, He died as a local commando. All fighters have died as a result of gunshot wounds, which were incompatible with life. Also, Afghan officials said, that three other soldiers were wounded and are now in hospital.
dead soldiers. Joseph P. Collette – case. Will D. Lindsay – left
Experts-sappers from Fort Carson are often attracted to working with special forces units. Technical specialists are experts in dealing with IEDs, which have become the main cause casualties US wars, followed after 11 September.
The battle for Kunduz comes against a background of fierce fighting between Afghan government forces and Taliban militants (*banned in Russia), while US officials are trying to conclude a peace agreement, which can put an end to the 17-year war, the longest war of the XXI century.
FROM 2017 , the "Green Berets" of the 10th group of fighters train and advise Afghan commandos. Fort Carson did not make public statements on the participation of military personnel stationed there in missions abroad, and the only signs of their activities were reported on the death of soldiers.
The death of "green berets" Will Lindsay be the first to the 10th group 1 January 2018 of the year, when in Nangarhar province was killed by his fellow serviceman.
Combined Afghan-US forces are part of a two-pronged strategy on the cessation of hostilities, which began after the attacks 11 September. Negotiators meet with the leaders of the Taliban in Qatar to put an end to the conflict. At the same time, US and Afghan troops inflict strikes on Taliban formations, counting, that such pressure may force the latter to make concessions at the negotiating table.
In the same time, despite the cooperation of the armed forces, incidents occur regularly, spoil relations between the two countries. So, for example, in March, resulting in TN. "Friendly fire" killed five Afghan military.
This year, two more US troops were killed in Afghanistan: Army Ranger Sgt Cameron Meddok and army “green beret” Sergeant 1st Class Joshua Beal. Both were killed in January.
AT 2018 year 13 US soldiers were killed during combat operations in Afghanistan. This is a slight increase compared to 11 killed in fighting in 2017 year.
Currently in Afghanistan, there are about 14 000 US troops. President Donald Trump announced “considerable progress” in negotiations with the Taliban to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, and it intends to withdraw from the country 7000 soldiers in the near future. This program is objectionable as that of the Afghan government, and a number of congressmen.
