Absurd Stories from the Afghanistan War

[@marizajoubert4276]

The whole RPG thing also happened in the 80's with a South African soldier from 32 battalion... But it was in his chest. He actually survived and was part of the instructors if I remember correctly.

[@derekrock3563]

This was a us marine afghanistan war 2012 not the 1980's i remember this on the CNN news

[@marizajoubert4276]

@@derekrock3563 I did not dispute the claim, please read my comment again... I said it "ALSO happened in the 80's" NOT that it ONLY happened in the 80's...

[@officerdonut7066]

Americans take everything personally even if it's not related to them

[@nothanks9503]

I heard about a U.S. soldier being pinned down behind a few inch high wall on a roof by a sniper from 400 meters away That was beyond the maximum distance of his grenade launcher so he just blind fired it over the edge of the wall and hit the guy shooting at them in the chest

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

yeah but did the Marine survive and what injuries?

[@katcana1]

its crazy how strong and tough, yet fragile the human body is

[@veteranpg3d156]

@scarletgoat173 yep

[@pepperidgefarms1772]

Eat the homeless for the gains

[@alexanderscout]

its strong due to necessary reasons , but fragile as a con it has been shown the human body is willing to fight every inch of its own damn life if it had to but if it knows that it might not make it it will prioritize the lives around it if you can't live might aswell try to make sure others survive of course not everyone is as strong hence why leaders [in combat] tend to be carefully chosen they are the ones who care the most about you and are likely to have plenty of energy and shear human will to keep going until the last stand of human body fails, ontop of all of that we also are differently matched from who we come and what region we lived in for most of our lives the reason we make this far is because we have become very flexible over the years

[@SpaceRanger187]

whats crazy is its 2023 and we are still going to war.. How about grow up already

[@Suto_Ko]

ain't that the truth, The human body is a remarkable thing, capable of incredible strength and resilience, but it's also quite delicate.

[@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk]

I love the fact that Simple History put their videos together into one compilation video

[@shawnfoogle920]

idk how that's good lol

[@r9kv753]

​​@@shawnfoogle920comments seams botted...

[@asylum.patient]

​@@shawnfoogle920so that you can watch it and churn butter without switching videos

[@justandy333]

Just seems like an excuse because they don't have anymore new content. Just reselling us the same old content. The BBC is famous for that and I really resent paying my license fee for it.

[@pepperidgefarms1772]

Remember when we failed in Afghanistan when we should have stayed and finished the job Pepperidge farms remembers

[@OleDonKedic]

Where is Jamsheed the RPG god? He deserves an entire episode about himself.

[@darth_elsa6681]

When I saw the thumbnail, I thought he'd definitely be in it.

[@daniellane1605]

Agreed I've heard stories about him what a fkn legend

[@C-Farsene_5]

probably gunned down

[@Mr2greys]

@@C-Farsene_5 he did die

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

@@Mr2greysall of the public war heros over there tended to get hunted down and taken out when they were either off duty or had their homes raided at night

[@Etx-z9]

Imagine how cool it must to be able to say "Yeah i survived a direct hit from a RPG"

[@kevinyoung1185]

Pretty sure nobody would say it's cool. Lucky sure, but cool? Not a chance that would be said.

[@Tank50us]

@@kevinyoung1185 I'm sure a five year old kid would find it cool... Let's face it... how many of us would love nothing more than to be called by our kids or nieces/nephews a "Super hero!"

[@SpaceRanger187]

got hit by and rpg to give the country back along with free equipment..pssh

[@CapnLubeHandles]

​@@SpaceRanger187 yeah it's a shame trump had to make the pull out more complicated by releasing over 5000 taliban prisoners in 2020.

[@doesntmatter4477]

Republicans and democrats are the same. U are brain dead for not understanding that. Ur ruled by ur ego and the red vs blue manipulation has ur nuts in a vice grip

[@durgeshpratap6185]

That British soldiers' incident was so tragic. Such a waste of good men's lives

[@भारतीय_निग्गा]

Maa chudane gaye honge paraaye desh mein? Ekto bc in angrez logon ko dusre desh mein dere daalne hai aur phir unka khoon bahe to duniya mein dhindhora pitna hai...gori chamdi kabhi na sudhre..

[@marcelo4721-w1i]

Not at all, they should not have invaded another country. Got what they asked for

[@firebyte69]

@@marcelo4721-w1i they didn't invade the country. the british government did.

[@jacplac97]

​@@marcelo4721-w1iSo you're having more sympathy for terrorists, huh?

[@marcelo4721-w1i]

@@jacplac97 Do you have more simpathy for the russian invaders or for the ukrainian terrorist insurgents?

[@zacherytaylor]

There is literally live video of the RPG being removed from his leg. I highly recommend looking it up. That, and hearing the soldiers talk about it make it that much scarier

[@averageduke6834]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ_Fl2xul8qBsNUsi=_hy-s0BxmjGwNnPS

[@blackwolfvanguard4989]

If I remember correctly, the first story had a somewhat sad outcome, where I believe the flight crew was reprimanded for disobeying protocols. It's sad because they place their lives in danger each time they do a medevac, and this was more or less no difference of risk to them.

[@sleepygryph]

It is a sad reality that the US military is a bureaucracy and as such is enamored with "The Book". This obsession is so great that a running joke among the NATO allies is that, at a command level, the American military is inflexible and iron bound by doctrine. Those in charge would rather see their men die following "The Book" than survive and even possibly win doing something outside of it's holy rules. Naturally if someone does break a rule and expose their incompetence that individual is crushed ruthlessly by the bureaucracy, lest their actions inspire others.

[@Michael-uc2pn]

If I got reprimanded for that I'd frame the reprimand and put it on my wall. "What's that?" A memorandum signed by a general officially recognizing my brass balls.

[@darthjarjar5309]

Obama should of stepped in as the commander in Chief and outright awarded all of those heroes the Medal of Honor.

[@Tank50us]

@@darthjarjar5309 yeah, that wasn't going to happen. On the subject of the regulations... the messed up thing about them is that breaking them can either end with a medal and a reprimand... or a final ride home in a box. Obviously, the men involved here had some brass balls to do what they did... but as stated repeatedly in the video... one tiny bump could have set that rocket off, and everyone would've been killed.

[@Tinil0]

@@Tank50us As much as people criticize the top brass, and they DO have a lot to criticize them for to be fair, a lot of these regulations are in place because the goals on a military level and the goals of an individual level do not always align, such as in that situation. You are risking a LOT of lives to possibly save one. On a human level that's wonderful, but on a strategic level it makes no sense, it's not worth possibly losing 10+ lives and a millions of dollars of materiel to POSSIBLY save an individual. In a case like that I have no problem with what the soldiers chose to do and I have no problem with them getting a reprimand (as long as it isn't TOO harsh). Autonomy and willingness to disobey regulation is a very careful balancing act in a military, where on some level it is highly beneficial (Just look at Russia's failures on the battlefield because of it's utter lack of agency among lower level officers) but too much of it threatens to destroy the discipline and command structure.

[@therealking6202]

So every single person who encountered the RPG was delicate and careful, including voting whether or not they were even going to try and save his life...only to get EOD, the experts, to "yank 3 times." I'm not doubting the process, I'm just kinda laughing at the outcome. "Oh. So that's all we had to do Sarge?"

[@Earthinet]

Story of every EOD mission ever. Just yank, push or rotate depending on what it is :D

[@kentuckyace1068]

​@@Earthinetor just shoot it

[@TheOneManWhoBeatYou]

Except it's like getting stabbed or impaled, despite what you see in movies don't remove whatever is lodged in you as that's stopping you from bleeding out and could cause further internal damage if you do

[@Horseshoecrabwarrior]

@TheOneManWhoBeatYou Yup, the medics probably knew that if they yanked out the warhead they'd have to deal with even worse bleeding, so they likely didn't consider it a viable option.

[@albinoyak2755]

It tracks

[@Goc4ever]

I just love when Simple History puts its videos into one,excellent as usual🎉

[@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk]

Me too. It's really cool

[@OnterribleBlows]

i remember reading about a story of an ANA commander who shoulder fired a spg-9 recoilless rifle successfully, one of his troops attempted to do the same and was described by the canadian infantry recalling the story as "the man seemed to have taken a particular disliking to the Taliban base on the moon" as the man fired he was said to have done a front flip from the force of the weapon, the story comes from the book "the taliban don't wave"

[@Angel9932]

Shoulder firing a recoilless 73mm calibre rifle? They must really dislike being able to hear to do that.

[@TheOneManWhoBeatYou]

Wonder how the Taliban were able to take the country back so quickly...

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

From Heroes to Discriminations

[@mongoose6685]

@@TheOneManWhoBeatYou The Afghans surrendered

[@OnterribleBlows]

@satriaman3 they operate very similarly using rocket properly ammunition that allows most of the initial firing force to escape through the back of the weapon which results in the forward force of the recoil

[@Lucifurion]

It’s good that the chopper pilot asked the crew first for unanimity but he knew exactly that the answer would be. God damn do I have mad respect for these guys, both the troops and those who support them. If one of you ever reads this, thank you for your service, to your country, your fellow troops and the cause of freedom everywhere.

[@TitsMcGeester]

As a teenager I would do yard work for one of my neighbors who was a vet. He'd always tell me stories about when he was in the war, but the most notable ones were the time he got shot through the hand, all the way through his elbow, to taking a mortar to the foot. Had the scars to prove it and all. Moved away and haven't seen him in years, but I've always wondered what he's been up to.. quite the character

[@0xymoRonZzZ]

you should write him a letter..

[@nateb4543]

Probably killed himseld. Hope not, but statistically theres a good chance. Track him down, who knows? Your call might save his life

[@Rubeless]

Definitely reach out. I’m sure he is dealing with pain, mobility issues and arthritis. It all caught up with me at 47, now 50, the end of the day I’m limping and wanting a cane. Lots of arthritis throughout from small injuries. No complaints, I knew what I was getting into.

[@kevmoful]

Guy I used have beer with at the VFW in traverse city was missing 1 ear, piece of the other, few finger tips, and most of his sanity according to him. He was a POW for 3 years and escaped. No telling what that old man endured.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

Dude probably ruled hard

[@neofulcrum5013]

War tends to yield some of the strangest stories.

[@thewingedhussar4188]

lol just like a Irish Belgian who ripped off his own finger so he can get back into the fight in ww1.

[@Castia158]

If it was close enough of a hit, the RPG didn't detonate because for once the Russian's safety mechanisms worked. It has a minimum flight distance before it is able to detonate.

[@LeCharles07]

Or the cap wasn't removed. Still probably sucks to have something that big stuck in your leg though.

[@BigManLaskey]

Could’ve also been +50 years old and became a dud.

[@lynxbelow6922]

​@@LeCharles07not a war vet myself but I've heard highly mixed feelings about the little blue caps 😂

[@barryrammer7906]

Those folks are heroes. Medics risk thier life so others may live.

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

they are suppose to be protected by the geneva convention but i'm sure the insurgents did not follow that.

[@cstgraphpads2091]

@@sheilaolfieway1885 How does the Geneva convention, a piece of paper, protect you from a landmine?

[@jamjardj1974]

Unfortunately, yes.

[@Suto_Ko]

absolutely, medics are true heroes. They selflessly put their lives on the line to save others.

[@marcelo4721-w1i]

They were invading another country. If they were russians in ukraine I bet you would all be saying "good ridance"

[@Hushoo]

The animation upgrades from when this channel first started to what we see now is crazy

[@flyboymb]

Its amazing that a Black Hawk can fly with that many sets of massive steel balls weighing it down.

[@Waldemarvonanhalt]

Similarly a soldier of 32 Bn in the Angolan war was struck in his chest by an RPG warhead while he was in the prone position. It entered from his collarbone area. He miraculously survived. He's interviewed in the Grensoorlog/Bush War DVD documentary series.

[@gregoryclemo6754]

So true

[@socramzetroc1535]

- “This is Afghanistan. Alexander the Great tried to conquer this country. Then Genghis Khan, then the British, Russia, and also U.S. copied from Rambo lll and rewritten by me

[@UzairAhmed-cv5to]

Achaemenid Empire, Mauriya Empire, Abbasid Caliphate, Mongol Empire and British Empire conquered Afghanistan.

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Hello from Detroit Michigan brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventure through history and GOD-BLESS

[@DeezzzzzzNuts12]

You're literally from Westland

[@he478]

After seeing similar events unfold in Ukraine, I think being caught off gaurd in a minefield is truly the most hellish and horrifying scenario possible in combat.

[@VikingVic76]

These are the ones they tell us about, there's always some that we never hear about; or at least not for a decade or two.

[@thedaniel2147]

There are some sowjet Storys witch are similar. My dad told me them.

[@DemonCore.TheBlck8ightsociety]

The dramatic and tragic story of the English soldiers in this minefield was made into the captivating war film "Kilo Two Bravo" (2014). Absolutely worth seeing!

[@dinoflagella4185]

I’ve seen it. As an American I found it odd that a war movie wouldn’t have much fighting in it. I guess we’re just programmed to see violence.

[@DemonCore.TheBlck8ightsociety]

@@dinoflagella4185 That's why you Americans always have to save us Germans these days when we get into a combat situation!

[@randommadness1021]

They were Scottish, not English.

[@DemonCore.TheBlck8ightsociety]

@@randommadness1021 Yeah, Scotts! No Englishmen, no Welsh! Sorry about that! 👍

[@DemonCore.TheBlck8ightsociety]

@cooldude-mi9wz They won the war in Afghanistan. That's tragic enough!

[@mildlymature_]

Keep up the good work! I googled the photo of the marine with the RPG in his leg, and its CRAZY

[@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk]

Is surviving an RPG to the leg possible?

[@baldeaglenor7156]

@@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk Literally watch the video?

[@mildlymature_]

@@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk probably, however this RPG round did not go off

[@jessehachey2732]

@@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk😂 you didn’t watch the video did you? 🙄

[@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk]

@@jessehachey2732 Yeah I did

[@carlosgarciajimenez956]

"I used to be soldier like you, until an RPG hit my leg"

[@iphone2142]

😂😂😂 Skyrim npc

[@corymorimacori1059]

“In 1979, the Soviets thought they should have their own Vietnam, and they invaded Afghanistan to prevent a US-sponsored Islamic insurgency, and in a response to these various crisis, Olympic Games were boycotted.”

[@Inucroft]

Rocky

[@meatiest1989]

The Afghan government actually request the Soviets to come in

[@meatiest1989]

@scarletgoat173 no we didn’t!!! You are technically saying the Taliban requested an American intervention!!!

[@animeXcaso]

BS

[@GigaChadh976]

@scarletgoat173and then the soviets killed the government officials

[@johnnybraxton5539]

Whoever the creator of this channel is amazing i learned so much

[@dirtyd2749]

I just want to say thanks to all the medevac crews (all NATO members) out there. When we called, you hauled. I got a first class ride for something stupid, and yet got the best treatment i could ever dream of. So thank you.

[@TheFlutecart]

That mine field story with the Brits is just really sad.

[@SerbijaSupreme]

as if those british terrorist didn't kill afghan children, only reason they're there

[@marcelo4721-w1i]

Why? Invaders getting karma is just beautyful

[@samiman5606]

Sems like you care about your fewer towsnds falling brits and you don't give a dom about millions of dead afgans cityzens is it's true?

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

​@@marcelo4721-w1i Because that's how war is. Although Britain may have been the invader. All that Britain wanted to do was to make sure the Afghans stop killing eachother like they normally do.

[@leonrussell9607]

​@@marcelo4721-w1isticking up for terrorists is not a good look

[@mrwanker11]

I do believe a similar thing happened during Vietnam. Not a single marine said no.

[@MustacheCashStash125]

In 130 years, Simple History should make “absurd stories from the Pandora War”

[@chheinrich8486]

and in 40 000 years they should make one about the horus heresy😅

[@orianaroneh1127]

Real?

[@1Loftwing1]

@@orianaroneh1127nigga really

[@Lynx_cinematics.mp4]

@@1Loftwing1bro chill bro

[@1Loftwing1]

@@Lynx_cinematics.mp4😂

[@lukehorning3404]

Crazy stuff and it’s amazing how we are pretty fragile yet at times our bodies can be tough as nails

[@leemorales80]

The RPG part reminds me of when i saw a video of a man getting a RPG removed from his lower back. The hole was huge but i think he ended up living.

[@douglashanson7489]

During the first story, I was wondering if they could simply _"Dangle"_ the stretcher from the 🚁, carrying the guy with an RPG in his Leg, without endangering the 🚁. Then, the very thing I didn't know existed, was the solution to the _second_ story as well.

[@MarioHajdu]

During Soviet ocupation... US and NATO intervention? It is funny how the same thing is called with different names...

[@ToastyMozart]

Pretty different in the details though. The Soviet response to suspicions of a militant being in a town was to flatten the whole town with artillery.

[@iplaygames8090]

​@@ToastyMozartcompared to the US precision striking hospitals

[@SnekNOTSnake]

Well, it IS an American channel. At least Simple History is less biased compared to average American channels.

[@rikflare7970]

Marines don’t leave a soldier behind, even if they have an rpg in their leg🤘 that’s some brass b.lls.

[@Baconpotpiereal]

The person in the thumbnail is an absolute giga chad. it’s downright crazy how fragile but sometimes tough as stone the human body is. 🗿

[@Thel1ghtner]

Respect to all the soldiers that fought in this bloody useless war, coalition and Taliban.

[@flyback_driver]

My first deployment we were in COMKAF qrf snd some refer truck trying to come on the fob had an rpg warhead sticking in the side of his truck. My man got ambushed and didn't even notice. Fucking legend.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@skaldoflostsagas689]

There needs to be an episode on Albert Severin Roche, First Soldier of France. He is too awesome to languish in dry history.

[@nprwikeepa6082]

Always blown away by the attention to detail

[@sanssin344]

maybe not absurd but a funny rpg story of mine from afghan was when i was there working in humint. was on a small base and had 3 locals come in seeking medical assistance with minor injuries. they were working on the road as part of a local construction team when they claimed they were attacked. after questioning them i came to find out that what actually happened was they were messing with an rpg and shot it straight up in the air. when the rpg came back down it blew them up. lucky for them it landed far enough away to only give them minor injuries 🤣🤣

[@jacobgill4808]

RPGs are designed to explode after so many seconds of flight regardless if they hit an object or not so yeah that RPG could literally blow up in any moment

[@daviskeomany]

I served in OEF 2009 as a U.S. Marine in Helmand Province and got close encountered by an RPG grenade but never exploded. I was so lucky.

[@ICanSmellYourFear69]

Utmost Respect and Appreciation for your service for your homeland! Hope you’re well both body and mind. Stay strong because you need to tell ur children about this story, think about their jaw dropping after you tell your story and Keep moving!

[@starkweather7768]

Tu e brasileiro?

[@EnbFeed-th1tj]

R the Taliban tough for fighting?

[@orangewater5232]

God saved you from dying while fighting His people and going to punishment. Please repent and look into the truth that is Islam. God is Forgiving and Merciful. But those who die as disbelievers with have a painful punishment

[@RETRIBUTION_TIME]

The Haji forgot to remove the safety cap.

[@TPSR36]

My grandfather fought in Vietnam. He said the stuff you see is worse than any horror movie compilation ever

[@xxANTIFA]

So do the animators animate the wounds and are they later censored or do they imediatly do the censoring and make as much wounds as possible so they don't have to draw too much?

[@BeanManolo]

I remember seeing the second story uncensored when they first posted it as its own standalone video; Not sure about their newest videos, but I think they are simply adding the censorship now over the drawn wounds to comply with KZbin's demands (they had to reupload a censored version of their Malayan Emergency video due to that)

[@seankeikbusch9404]

Cartoons with some of the image blurred out because it's too graphic is pretty funny.

[@LB__1]

That reminds me of an episode of MASH where Hawkeye and Colonel Blake removed a live grenade from a patient

[@MrViking69]

Many of the mines in the creekbed had slid down into the creekbed during rain over the years. So there were mines on top of mines there. Which made the clearing work near impossible. Usually mines are near the suface and at a horizontal line. But these were at all angles and at different depths.

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

If i don't hear about the boss Jamsheed I'll be very, very upset with you!! 😂

[@blank557]

During BlackHawk Down a US soldier driving a vehicle was hit and killed by a unexploded RPG round. They still brought him back to base, rather than leave his body on the streets of Mogadishu to be defiled by the mob.

[@davebowman9000]

What happened to the person who lied about the Afghani girl being wounded?

[@denispol79]

I heard a similar story that happened in IDF. A guard in a weapons bunker was playing with LAW launcher he found. He primed it, by extending the tube, but couldn't fold it back. This genios got scared that he'll be caught so he grabbed it with the force of both his hands, resting the missile on his stomake. That's when the missile fired, but didn't explode. So the medical staff and ordinance experts had to work on him inside a bunker full of explosives. I don't remember if he survived or not.

[@geekinoffamolly8230]

Prob bullshit Cause the idf is bunch of pus s juice that only kill kids and woman

[@Arkus123]

The idf are getting wrecked by hamas right now.

[@dominuslimo4147]

I would love to see a video about operation red wing and the heroic sacrifice of Michael Murphy

[@seangleason260]

The RPG is almost as legendary as the AK-47, an iconic insurgency weapon, it's so paradoxical how much love is so ever present is in war

[@ipellaers]

Did you just visually censor A GODDAMN CARTOON?!

[@JoeyLaison]

Can't live with your mind full of war if you don't have a sense of humour every here and there.

[@dr.karmichaelandjones]

The ride or die Homie who takes things way too far Thumbnail:

[@compatriot852]

For a second, I thought the video was going to be about the Soviet Afghanistan war. I've heard plenty of crazy stories from that war

[@lynxbelow6922]

Thankfully America's Afghan war is also history now

[@ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1]

BMA There are more crazy stories in Afghan US war! And don't forget about Anglo British war!! Poor brits lost twise in Afghanistan (M.A)!!!

[@MissBlu3B3aR]

The Kajaki Dam incident was made into a movie , an emotional watch indeed.

[@underworldguardian704]

Hey Simple History, Can you do an episode of the ‘Giant of Kandahar’?

[@OpforPatriot]

Always love these uploads

[@user-ki6vx8qs9t]

I love these vids

[@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk]

Me too

[@matthewdriffield6805]

Brilliant video ! Please do a video about Easy Company at Musa Qula 2006, such an under rated story and its not known aswell as it should be ! Thanks

[@TheMike31b]

I was a traveler like you once. Then i took a RPG to the leg.

[@mrbeans2425]

An RPG has to make a certain number of rotations before the explosive is Armed.... If it does not do this, it will not detonate.

[@vixonviee]

but Absurd thing in afghan war is replace taliban with taliban that cost 2 trillion usd 🗿

[@VersedFlame]

The soviet soldiers who placed the mines really started getting hitmarkers 20 years later.

[@zedchillman2685]

How did the withdrawal not make this list? They literally abandoned Bagram airforce base in the middle of the night, didn’t tell the Afghanistan commandos and left tens of thousands of people behind to be brutally killed by the Taliban. That seems absurd to me

[@tomhenry897]

And got medals for doing it

[@NightKnight347]

Let's go Brandon

[@zedchillman2685]

@@NightKnight347 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@NewAgeBarbarian]

"the patient has unexploded ordnance" Sounds like my recent bout of constipation.

[@46-uzairali49]

Imperialists😂😂... innocent soldiers dies fighting wars for corporate elites..

[@stevb4822]

add the story where most of the marines just killed citizens for no reason and the confessions from many marines

[@firozkamdar6735]

This whole video sounds like American Propaganda, to make them look good. Seriously, "Afghan Girl in need of aid".

[@Arkus123]

​@@firozkamdar6735 that "afghan girl's" parents were probably bombed to death by the US.

[@Aarminmusic]

Now do one about the war crimes commited by US soldiers in Afganistan

[@senatorarmstrong6886]

Cool and the new then let's follow it up with the part two, with the mass amount of crimes Afghanistan and Iraq insurgents, and soldiers committed against its own people, different races, and religions.

[@Aarminmusic]

@@senatorarmstrong6886 I think its funny how Americans actually belive that bullshit. Do you guys think you should have been in Iraq or Afganistan in the first place ? Iraq was a free and developed country before you guys fucked it up and made "insurgents" for every civilian you killed, 5 more of that persons family became "insurgents"

[@senatorarmstrong6886]

@@tron6121 perfect! And then we can follow it up with, Why those countries have travel bans? Prior to the Afghanistan and the Iraq War. I mean it's not like they did suicide bombings, terror attacks some places like France, Germany, places in Europe.

[@noktinnkynoktinnky1329]

​@@senatorarmstrong6886and maybe we should do some on jap warcrime too

[@SaskatchewanGearandGun]

"We have to get him back to the EOD tech to extract the round" The EOD tech: "I'm just gonna yank it out."

[@timothyclark-sl4il]

You know what's absurd? The "worlds greatest military" LOST THE WAR TO THE TALIBAN!

[@fredherbert7920]

And the Viet Cong.

[@OscarDirlwood]

​@@fredherbert7920Is this really you?

[@GigaChadh976]

So did the soviet union.

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

@@fredherbert7920 but didn't

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

@@GigaChadh976 no

[@brendano4196]

The balls and heroism of that helicopter crew and medical/EOD staff is truly inspiring.

[@fireofhislove3395]

Semper Fidelis

[@merlebarney]

I remember seeing years ago in a documentary about Vietnam they showed an x-ray of an American soldier with a mortar round buried in his chest that went in through his shoulder. They were able to remove it and the lucky bugger survived.

[@slayergut]

The most absurd thing about the afghan war is that it even happened.

[@scinanisern9845]

Yah, I recall when I was a kid in Asia they built a surgical tent in the front of the hospital, sandbags stacked all around. A helo came in and deposited a young man with a mortar in his back. Was a nervous surgery, but all went well.

[@omaralonso2471]

Has anyone seen that video from like 4 weeks ago in the ukranian war were a Russian acp full of soldiers on top gets ambushed by ukranians and an rpg hits one of the sitting soldiers right in the chest but it doesn't detonate, he just falls dead.

[@tristanbackup2536]

The way the warheads work is you need a really hard surface so the front of the RPG can be pressured into itself to denote sending an explosive charge forward. The human body is pretty squishy so it's not unheard of a rocket simply not working, simply penetrate from the sheer propellant alone.

[@FDNY101202]

It took me way too long to realize they were blurring out cartoon wounds 😅

[@Steeljaw187]

My dad was in Afghanistan

[@SerbijaSupreme]

then you're father is just as evil as hitler

[@PhatFrankiiie]

Excellent episode.

[@Sakibmanzoor-m4u]

This is what happens when you try to mess with the people that don't wanna mix their culture with yours and that don't want you to rule over their county .

[@khediveabbashilmiiiofegypt9475]

A Dirty war with absurd stories, normal.

[@rc59191]

Theres one story about a Green Beret Alpha Team that got attacked by a giant in the tunnels of Afghanistan. It even managed to kill one of the Operators before they brought it down.

[@havoc1zero]

Lmao, ok bud. I have some beachfront property in Colorado if you’re interested. Great price.

[@rc59191]

@@havoc1zero well considering I live in Aspen Colorado I find that highly unlikely.

[@bobmac6050]

@@havoc1zeroit is a common legend look up the giants of Afghanistan

[@havoc1zero]

@@bobmac6050 yes I’m aware of the legend. I was there when it started and I assure you, it is just that, a legend.

[@tankueytryn]

Impressive videos and stories. I love the animation. Glad I found this channel!

[@amr0017]

I dare you to talk about the war crimes committed by your country and their allies in Afghanistan.

[@Fredfine1]

We wouldn’t have done that if you gived us a oil

[@mondoseguendo6113]

Oh, a little war crime here and a little war crime there never really hurts anyone.

[@amr0017]

​@@mondoseguendo6113 wait till you some day

[@isaacbrown4506]

Sure, let's talk about all the crimes against humanity of the Taliban too 🤡

[@levinb1]

“War, war never changes.”

[@aaronzack14]

The Korean war is the "forgotten" war? Just you wait. 😂

[@MonkeyManTL]

Great job guys!

[@xvkimboslicevx1776]

Being a marine and seeing simple history use army’s multicam ocp’s instead of marpat to represent marines makes me sad lol

[@Ironbattlemace]

That RPG one just wow. One in a million.

[@iiwidowla99lambo65]

21 years for nothing?

[@SMToonLarvaHeroes-9898]

I really like this video, please make more versions

[@benediktmayr1701]

And now Afghanistan is a horrible place. All the military efforts for absolutly nothing.

[@Derna1804]

The British Army is not chiefly to blame for the equipment and training failures that led to the Kajaki incident. The British electorate places an extraordinary portion of the people's wealth into the public sector, but chose to send their young men into combat underequipped and underprepared in combat because they chose to redistribute those resources to serve their own immediate personal interests.

[@riyapatel6291]

Placed in public sector but spaffed out to their mates leaving squaddies up the same creek as doctors in bin bag PPE , I can't believe they privatised army food , housing and recruiting when I was younger

[@Derna1804]

@@riyapatel6291 ​ I can see why they would need to pinch pennies on dining facilities and barracks maintenance rather than having unionized government workers or soldiers doing the work on post. It's counter-intuitive but British soldiers are actually far overpaid considering the MoD's budget. When I was in Afghanistan, the Brits were getting paid about double our salary for their grade and they paid for it in having inferior equipment and slower rank advancement. American soldiers start getting prepared for leadership roles almost immediately and an American sergeant with three years of experience can be expected to take on responsibilities that would be reserved for someone with two to three times as much time in service in a commonwealth army.