Topic: Havoc Company
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Battle for Afghanistan's Gambir Jungle: What was it all for?
After days of upheaval, the troops of Operation Hammer Down finally got their bearings before the mission ended. But afterward they wondered, did they accomplish anything?
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Battle for Afghanistan's Gambir Jungle: A race against daybreak
As night fell on Day 2 of Operation Hammer Down, a new plan to help the stricken 1st Platoon took shape. But when 3rd Platoon got the call, the Taliban were close on its tail.
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Battle for Afghanistan's Gambir Jungle: 1st Platoon's 'last stand'
By the end of Day 1 of Operation Hammer Down, 1st Platoon needed help. But when reinforcements arrived, they found they had more than enough of their own troubles.
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Good Reads: Global sympathy post-9/11, low Afghan Army recruiting, and the battle for Afghanistan
You're busy. We get that. But don't miss these takes on the world's waning sympathy for the US after 9/11, why Afghans are reluctant to join the Army, and the fight in Afghanistan.
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Battle for Afghanistan's Gambir Jungle: Soldiers' tale of an epic fight
Operation Hammer Down was supposed to clear out insurgent camps in Afghanistan's fabled Pech Valley. Instead, for three Army units, it became a five-day struggle for survival.
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