Responding to SOS, Afghan commandos caught in fierce Taliban attack

As they approached the checkpoint where policeman Ahmad Shah had been holed up alone for 18 hours, some 30-40 special forces soldiers in a line of Humvees came under automatic weapons fire.

Former Mujahideen hold weapons to support Afghan forces in their fight against Taliban, on the outskirts of Herat province, Afghanistan July 10, 2021.

(photo credit: JALIL AHMAD/REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

JULY 13, 2021 18:29

Responding to SOS, Afghan commandos caught in fierce Taliban attack

As they approached the checkpoint where policeman Ahmad Shah had been holed up alone for 18 hours, some 30-40 special forces soldiers in a line of Humvees came under automatic weapons fire.

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Responding to SOS, Afghan commandos caught in fierce Taliban attack

As they approached the checkpoint where policeman Ahmad Shah had been holed up alone for 18 hours, some 30-40 special forces soldiers in a line of Humvees came under automatic weapons fire.

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