Estimado mapache:
mapache escribió:estamos hablando practicamente del mismo numero de bajas, lo cual podria indicar que no ha habido mayor mella en los taliban.
Mella en los talibán: Datos de SÓLO 3 días de mayo en UNA sola provincia:
"War in Afghanistan News 19 May 2011
War in Afghanistan News reports provided by ISAF Joint Command. Operations are reported in the following provinces: Faryab, Kandahar, Helmand, Ghazni.
An Afghan and International Security Assistance Force, killed more than 60 insurgents during clearing operations in Qiasar district, Faryab province in a three-day operation which began Friday.
The combined force cleared the area around Ghuchghar village after receiving reports of insurgent activity. In the ensuing engagements, the combined force reported destroying 23 motorcycles used by insurgents, several rocket propelled grenades, machine guns, numerous assault rifles and accompanying ammunition..."No está nada mal dado que los talibán anunciaron para mayo la madre de todas las ofensivas... con resultados visibles: la ofensiva está terminando por acelerar el tránsito de imbéciles talibán de este mundo al otro. De cabeza.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/13/failed-taliban-offensive/"Press reports called it a “vengeance attack” for the killing of Osama bin Laden a week earlier. Time magazine forebodingly compared it to the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. The general tone of the coverage was thick with knowing dread.
The outcome of the attacks was far from the doom presaged in the press. “All of the Taliban involved in the Kandahar attack were either captured or killed,” ...""According to the International Security Assistance Force, the ground for the Taliban defeat had been well prepared. “It’s not like we were sitting around waiting for the Taliban to do something,” our source said. “Throughout the winter we were extremely aggressive. We pressed the fight.” During the first week in May, the number of Taliban complex attacks was lower than during the same period in 2010. “The Taliban don’t have the same sanctuaries or weapons caches they used to have,” our source said. “And a lot of their higher level leaders are gone.”...""The series of attacks in Kandahar reached none of their assumed objectives. No Afghan government public buildings were seized and the insurgents inflicted few casualties. The most underreported good news story was that the defense of the city was conducted by the Afghan National Security Forces. “The ANSF did a really good job,” our source said. “They were calm; they were capable.”
Army Maj. Gen. John Campbell, commanding general of Regional Command East, told reporters on May 10 that for the men and women in uniform out on the front lines, it can sometimes feel like “Groundhog Day,” the same things happening day in and day out. But when insurgents launch an attack, there is a media tendency to dramatize it. Bad news - the fact of an attack - often gets a lot more attention than good news, such as the enemy’s complete failure to reach its objectives and the solid performance of our Afghan allies in battle. The May 8 attack in Kandahar was a case in point. The old press adage “if it bleeds, it leads” doesn’t seem to apply if it is the enemy who is bleeding..."mapache escribió:, ergo, la nueva tactica empleada ha fracasado,
Define fracaso.
mapache escribió:esto cuando la opinion publica de la mayoria de paises occidentales implicados esta mirando el reloj es sumamente preocupante..
Preocupante para quién.
mapache escribió:P.D. Habria que ver como anda la situacion de las tropas afganas.
No tengo noticias de deserciones en masa de las tropas afganas.
Estimado Chaco:
Chaco escribió:La India se compromete a ayudar a las fuerzas de seguridad afganas
Agence France-Presse 01 de junio 2011
...Toda una mayor participación de las fuerzas indias en Afganistán probablemente se enfrentarían a las objeciones de Pakistán, el adversario regionales de la India.
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Después de más de dos décadas sin influencia en Kabul, Nueva Delhi rápidamente establecieron relaciones con el régimen de Karzai después de la invasión de 2001 liderada por Estados Unidos derrocó al Talibán, que estaba aliado con los elementos paquistaníes.
Ese es uno de los mayores problemas de seguridad en Afganistán: Pakistán considera Afganistán como su patio trasero de dominio exclusivo. Por eso no ve con demasiados malos ojos un poder talibán cerca de sus fronteras. El país no es más que una pieza dentro de la política paquistaní de enfrentamiento permanente con India. Permitir una cooperación estable indo-afgana es algo así como una brecha en su retaguardia. Pakistán ya boicoteó los primeros intentos de ayuda india (bien recibidos en el norte afgano que nunca fue talibán).
Sería interesante que algún estratega paquistaní explicara como consideran un peligro para la seguridad nacional de Pakistán un poco de colaboración indo-afgana. ¿De verdad creen que un país tan una población obcecadamente musulmana podría algún día ayudar a la India contra otro país mayoritariamente musulmán, como Pakistán? ¿Creen de verdad que un gobierno tan débil como el afgano, si cayera bajo la influencia india, estaría en disposición de ser un adversario serio para Pakistán?
Saludos.
PD. Por cierto: se ha concedido la segunda medalla al Honor a un soldado vivo en Afganistán. El sargento de los Rangers Leroy Arthur Petry perdió la mano derecha cuando lanzó lejos una granada que estaba entre sus compañeros. El día de los hechos el sargento estaba cómodamente en el edificio que servía de mando de su pelotón durante una acción contra los talibán. Se dio cuenta que una de las secciones de asalto necesitaba ayuda para limpiar de imbéciles una zona edificada asignada y fue a proporcionársela. Cuando la zona estaba limpia se llevó a un soldado consigo para limpiar los exteriores. LLegaron a una zona donde había al menos 3 imbéciles. Al pasar por un patio descubierto tras un gallinero fueron recibidos a tiros y el soldado en ambas piernas a la primera. El sargento también fue alcanzado en otra ráfaga.
El sargento puso a cubierto al soldado en el gallinero y avisó al resto de los Rangers que estaban bajo fuego enemigo. El jefe del pelotón, el sargento Higgins se aproximó para ayudarles, mientras que el sargento Petry lanzaba una granada termóbárica a los imbéciles. Cuando el sargento de refresco estaba mirando las heridas de sus compañeros, un imbécil lanzó una granada al gallinero que cayó a 10 metros de donde estaban los rangers. Su explosión hirió al sargento Higgins y (otra vez) al soldado. Poco después llegaron dos rangers más al gallinero. Y los talibán tiraron otra granada que cayó a los pies del soldado herido y del sargento Higgins. El sargento Petry se tiró hacia la granada y la lanzó lejos de vuelta a los talibán. En ese momento estalló la granada y le amputó la mano derecha.
Mientras se hacía un torniquete fue herido otra vez. El cuarto de los rangers en llegar al gallinero se lanzó con fuego de arma corta y granadas contra los talibán y los mandó a criar malvas. Poco después, en otro encuentro, el último ranger en llegar fue muerto en otro tiroteo. Higgins y el ranger que había matado a los imbéciles respondieron y acabaron con quienes habían matado a su compañero.
El sargento Petry había estado destinado en Irak dos veces y seis en Afganistán.
http://www.army.mil/article/58595/Wounded_Soldier_to_receive_Medal_of_Honor_for_action_in_Afghanistan/
"Wounded Soldier to receive Medal of Honor for action in Afghanistan
June 3, 2011
By Army News Service
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 31, 2011) -- An Army Ranger who lost his right hand and suffered shrapnel wounds after throwing an armed grenade away from his fellow Soldiers will be the second living Medal of Honor Recipient from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
On July 12, 2011, President Barack Obama will award Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry, with the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Petry will receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions during combat operations against an armed enemy in Paktya, Afghanistan, May 26, 2008.
Petry now serves as part of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga.
"It's very humbling to know that the guys thought that much of me and my actions that day, to nominate me for that," said Petry, on learning he had been nominated for the medal.
At the time of his actions in Afghanistan, Petry was assigned to Company D, 2nd Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Petry's actions came as part of a rare daylight raid to capture a high-value target.
On the day of the actions that would earn Petry the Medal of Honor, he was to locate himself with the platoon headquarters in the target building once it was secured. Once there, he was to serve as the senior noncommissioned officer at the site for the remainder of the operation.
Recognizing one of the assault squads needed assistance clearing their assigned building, Petry relayed to the platoon leader that he was moving to that squad to provide additional supervision and guidance during the clearance of the building.
Once the residential portion of the building had been cleared, Petry took a fellow member of the assault squad, Pvt. 1st Class Lucas Robinson, to clear the outer courtyard. Petry knew that area had not been cleared during the initial clearance.
Petry and Robinson, both Rangers, moved into an area of the compound that contained at least three enemy fighters who were prepared to engage friendly forces from opposite ends of the outer courtyard.
The two Soldiers entered the courtyard. To their front was an opening followed by a chicken coop. As the two crossed the open area, an enemy insurgent fired on them. Petry was wounded by one round, which went through both of his legs. Robinson was also hit in his side plate by a separate round.
While wounded and under enemy fire, Petry led Robinson to the cover of the chicken coop. The enemy continued to deliver fire at the two Soldiers.
As the senior Soldier, Petry assessed the situation and reported that contact was made and that there were two wounded Rangers in the courtyard of the primary target building.
Upon hearing the report of two wounded Rangers, Sgt. Daniel Higgins, a team leader, moved to the outer courtyard. As Higgins was moving to Petry and Robinson's position, Petry threw a thermobaric grenade in the vicinity of the enemy position.
Shortly after that grenade exploded -- which created a lull in the enemy fire -- Higgins arrived at the chicken coop and assessed the wounds of the two Soldiers.
While Higgins evaluated their wounds, an insurgent threw a grenade over the chicken coop at the three Rangers. The grenade landed about 10 meters from the three Rangers, knocked them to the ground, and wounded Higgins and Robinson. Shortly after the grenade exploded, Staff Sgt. James Roberts and Spc. Christopher Gathercole entered the courtyard, and moved toward the chicken coop.
With three Soldiers taking cover in the chicken coop, an enemy fighter threw another grenade at them. This time, the grenade landed just a few feet from Higgins and Robinson.
Recognizing the threat that the enemy grenade posed to his fellow Rangers, Petry -- despite his own wounds and with complete disregard for his personal safety -- consciously and deliberately risked his life to move to and secure the live enemy grenade and consciously throw the grenade away from his fellow Rangers, according to battlefield reports.
As Petry released the grenade in the direction of the enemy, preventing the serious injury or death of Higgins and Robinson, it detonated and catastrophically amputated his right hand.
With a clear mind, Petry assessed his wound and placed a tourniquet on his right arm. Once this was complete, he reported that he was still in contact with the enemy and that he had been wounded again.
After the blast that amputated Petry's hand, Roberts began to engage the enemy behind the chicken coop with small arms fire and a grenade. His actions suppressed the insurgents behind the chicken coop. Shortly after, another enemy on the east end of the courtyard began firing, fatally wounding Gathercole.
Higgins and Robinson returned fire and killed the enemy.
Moments later, Sgt. 1st Class Jerod Staidle, the platoon sergeant, and Spc. Gary Depriest, the platoon medic, arrived in the outer courtyard. After directing Depriest to treat Gathercole, Staidle moved to Petry' s position. Staidle and Higgins then assisted Petry as he moved to the casualty collection point.
Higgins later wrote in a statement, "if not for Staff Sergeant Petry's actions, we would have been seriously wounded or killed."
Petry is the ninth servicemember to have been named a recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Of prior recipients, all but Petry and Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta were awarded the honor posthumously.
Included among those recipients are Spc. Ross A. McGinnis, Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor, and Marine Corps Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, all for actions in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, Staff Sgt. Robert Miller, Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti and Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy were awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan.
Petry currently serves as a liaison officer for the United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition-Northwest Region, and provides oversight to wounded warriors, ill and injured servicemembers and their families.
He enlisted in the United States Army from his hometown of Santa Fe, N.M. in September 1999. After completion of One Station Unit Training, the Basic Airborne Course and the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program -- all at Fort Benning, Ga. -- Petry was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
Petry has served as a grenadier, squad automatic rifleman, fire team leader, squad leader, operations sergeant, and weapons squad leader.
He has deployed eight times in support of the War on Terror, with two tours to Iraq and six tours to Afghanistan.
Petry and his wife Ashley have four children, Brittany, Austin, Reagan and Landon."
