Afghanistan.The.Battle.For.Helmand.2011 PART 2

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Info: Mark Urban tells the inside story of Britain's fight for Helmand, told with unique access to the generals and frontline troops who were there.

[@orlandopena2731]

I remember going to Afghan, and running into a group of Royal Marines, one of the guys looked me in the eyes, and told me to make them pay......... I don't think I ever (Took) anything so serious and personal in my life. I can only wish that me, and those around me did our part for that bloke..... Love the British, and I respect the hell out of the Royal Marines, one of the finest fighting men I've had the opportunity to work with.

[@billywatts4689]

Yawn..

[@HumansAreShitFactories]

@@billywatts4689My thoughts exactly

[@deadahead8701]

Your sacrifice is not lost on Americans, true warriors and we are grateful. It’s the politicians to blame for the lack of man power and it’s a crime.

[@smartyrdumb4681]

Thank you to these men, our brothers in arms from across the pond. Cheers lads. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@joemctaminey-webster1919]

Brave men doing the impossible for the ungrateful. Corrupt governments and a dark time in our nations history.

[@TheRousler]

Correct...shame on the politicians, MOD and senior staff. Sending in low numbers poorly equipped, resourced and supported. And did anyone get fired? Nah..probably promoted, given honours and a seat in the House of Lords.

[@jonathanbecker8935]

@@TheRousler yup, same old story. The soldiers and Marines who take the greatest risks and do all of the hardest fighting get screwed while the field grade career officers get medals and promotions. THREE HOURS to get the Pedro/Pararescue on scene? What a bunch of bullshit. Changing the Rules Of Engagement to prohibit using indirect fire on or near civilian compounds, and requiring strict PID before engagement of enemy fighters were insanely stupid ideas which gave the Taliban a distinct advantage and cost the lives of many coalition troops. Gen Stanley McChrystal should've been court-martialed for hamstringing soldiers like that. Corrupt Afghan leadership should never have been catered to in that way. They were fortunate to even be alive, let alone back in power. Ultimately, the allied countries should have settled up with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia before starting the entire campaign. The military intelligence services of these countries kept the Taliban supplied, financed, and organized throughout the last eighteen years. They are complicit in every coalition death. Given the IED threat in Afghanistan, it's nothing short of miraculous that soldiers and Marines from the US, UK, DENMARK, HOLAND, etc, kept patrolling day after day, even after seeing their friends getting blown up. Until we develope a better counter-ied technology, it's not reasonable to ask them to keep doing it. Again, they're assuming the greatest risk while the politicians and generals make it harder and harder to for them to kill Taliban. Without the help of the Saudis and the Pakistanis, the Taliban would have been completely destroyed in the first year. They are nothing but greedy, power hungry, murdering, drug dealing, terrorist rats, who kill women and children without remorse. The world will eventually be a better place when they're all dead and buried.

[@buckers67buck77]

@@jonathanbecker8935 Knowingly aiding the enemy in any way is actually high treason. An awful lot of rope is required for the necks within the mod and westminster. The British soldier's lot has never changed since well before the times of Napoleon. I was always taught to seek out, identify, destroy the enemy (except in recce of course when we were supposed just sit, observe, report back, etc). Boils my piss the way lads are constantly shit upon from a great height by those who would never dare show their faces without personal security or when a firefight or assault is taking place. Sometimes I wonder whether a mutiny is called for and I wouldn't blame the bods for taking part in one.

[@christopherfranklin972]

@Arsene Who? Totally agree ... an egocentric,delusional liar who should have been jailed for his reckless policies and his wife's property deals,he's still the same smug twat,coining it for achieving precisely fuck all and laughing up his sleeve at the mugs who fall for his bullshit.

[@Pazuzu4219]

Yes. Just like Iraq. With the "W.M.D's".

[@MrMalcolmStephens]

Lions led by donkeys. Brave, hard men fighting for a ridiculous cause. Nation building in Afghanistan. What a waste of time, lives and treasure...

[@christopherharper6229]

Your comment has aged well 👏

[@ContinentalIdiot]

All of those men who gave their lives for nothing. Shameful.

[@youngkiki.]

,😂😂😂😂 behind the scene political side made a deal with the enemy and its is was its is.

[@harikrishnant5934]

Failure of people of Afghanistan

[@sonnyjs15]

Like building a Jenga tower on a vibrating plate.....but I loved it. Semper Fi.

[@jansson007]

I just want to say ALL PROPS to the Brits!! When we came in and took over the op.I couldn't believe what they'd manage to sustain in that shithole. And then we went into Musa Quala ans that was prob the biggest battle since Fallujah.My friend died there and I had a hot date with a friggin AK-47 bullet. I also talked to some of the brits that were in helmand b4 and once more..I really,really respect our best allies!! Semper Fi!!

[@johnmacpherson9629]

jansson007 CHEERS!!

[@julmdamaslefttoe3559]

cant help but laugh at fallujah from bluestone 42 great comedy

[@johnreid6865]

Was in Kajki for 4 months. I thank God the British and Australians are on our side. Great Warriors.

[@gchqjtrig6492]

British govt. Defence cuts betray the troops and weaken our country.......

[@TheRousler]

Good man. What those guys were expected to do was beyond reasonable. 1200 men to police a region half the size of England. Ridiculous. You Americans do it right. Go in hard with proper resources.

[@MrCapKorzeniowski]

Not only the British, but also the Danes served in Helmand at that time

[@paulmcdonough1093]

served breakfast the danes

[@danielrosic2960]

Those British army Land Rovers with the missing windshields are super iconic and dope. Wonder how it is to fight with an L85 also, if they're unwieldy. I got a chance to hold one once, but didn't fire it.

[@Imperfect_Workshop]

Film kajaki is an amazing film about the mine strike an I would highly recommend it

[@krankyhitman1166]

Watched this, cannot recommend it enough

[@hikmatullahhussainee1615]

Being watched by me.

[@johnonthedoe4877]

I watched the movie first this documentary just now and immediately recognised the story 👍🏼

[@James-ko1bl]

Mr "I'm afraid of losing face" Sturrup is a real piece of work.

[@importantname]

the troops were at war, the enemy was at war, but the Nation was just a by stander. this is called send troops but do not go to war.

[@Mrathleticnerd]

Thanks for posting this! :)

[@anthonyhopkins3100]

Sad day for all them that was concern, From the British Government to the Military Commanders. Not a enough troops on the ground until the Marines took over and took the fight to the enemy. Fighting from Foreign Legion Fort surrounded by Terry Taliban was a very weak adventure. Sorry for the Boys who had to endure that exercise.

[@AfghanHearts]

today about 95 % of helmand is back under taliban control. and its apperantly only a matter of time until the provincial capital will fall to the taliban. so all the effort of the nato troops was literally in vain

[@airsoftkit1016]

The capital is masarif sharif

[@massvape2086]

the whole war was

[@jbcf4490]

Not now it ain't

[@bastogne315]

Yes this is a good news story. Well done Afghan brothers from Germany.

[@scheisstag]

And this is already the fourth british-afghan war and in none of them was ever anything worth to notice achieved....Time repeats itself, if you are runned by fools.

[@adrianstocks2710]

Very very brave men thank you

[@truckertom3323]

At 7:46 that is just typical British Army humour, always seeing the funny side of life when the rectal Zambezi hits the fan.

[@StuartWhelan-up8vs]

The old make war the young die lest us forget them that have passed total respect for all that have served 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺

[@marshinn]

I volunteered to join but as I was South African/Zimbabwen living in the UK, I was turned down

[@hiddenassassin3233]

Wait 5 years to gain British citizenship and then you'd be accepted

[@humphreydonald3868]

yep i remember that tower in sangin very well.

[@TheSiddy74]

Respect to you and all our boys who served. Sad that we lost so many lives in this pointless war, all for the greed of the slimy politicians. Hope you are healthy and enjoying life.

[@bluejuice7229]

Afghanistan is simply a killing field. Any militant group can be well concealed in it's rugged geography and hold off as long as it takes. There are 5 bordering nations to which a retreat is very possible. Even if one manages to fight off the Taliban, all they need to do is seek refuge outside and regroup. Their strength to recover and retrain fighters only quickens the more they perceive a foreign power as a threat to their existence and beliefs. What's the solution?

[@robssteven]

Essentially needed 4-8 times as many men given the size of the territory.

[@basroos_snafu]

Where is part 3 of this series?

[@sass225]

I agree 6 mounth rotation is not long enough to learn the area your in or develope realations with the locals

[@worldview5433]

The amount of money which NATO has wasted in Afghanistan even if half of that would have been invested in the development then Afghanistan would have been different.

[@snowflakemelter1172]

CSM Scrivener was my companies medic back in the 90's, B or C coy 3 Para.

[@paratrooper3757]

i know scriv , lazy git but still educated paratrooper, he knows his shit , just cant march ( tic toc )

[@gchqjtrig6492]

@@paratrooper3757 Have you seen SAS doing drill,..????? 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@rwynyardo7434]

when was this footage taken?

[@cameron1999cam]

R Wynyardo pre 2012 I believe

[@PaddyInf]

Most of it was from 2006.

[@aking8477]

Trying to hold an area half the size of England with a little over a thousand soldiers is just irresponsible on behalf of the military leaders.

[@glastonbury4304]

You mean the govt...

[@kevindare3113]

They don’t care, and never have, you are just a number to them

[@sass225]

@TheNoGoodnick wasn't that based on FOB restrepo

[@dragonjoe1942]

God bless you!

[@o0bassist0o]

us brits respect you americans to. i'm not in the army as i am 15 but my dad is a colour sgt. in mercian regiment so i know a bit about the war. thanks for the comment! :)

[@hy-bw1rl]

No you don't when u experience it with your own eye's you will understand I'm 15 yrs and joining the Marine in 2 yrs i watch many vids about war but i tell myself that i don't know the feeling and the experience yet to understand what war really looks like in my eye's. But soon i will understand all because your father is in the military doesn't mean you understand what he has been through and seen.

[@hiddenassassin3233]

@@hy-bw1rl USMC or RMC?

[@danialbrown4417]

Awe man rest in peace

[@whanowa]

Im not a native english speaker and find it hard to understand the soldier who lost his leg in the minefield. anyway thx for posting, nice documentary!

[@iamsoldierf8316]

whanowa Stu Pearson is Scottish. Most English people wouldn’t understand him either

[@paulmcdonough1093]

hes a jock most soldiers are english

[@tomtom-yj8yq]

These men were sent to their deaths, many are now disabled...

[@NoName-sw8ef]

tom tom and politicians give them little or no help but love giving away tax payer money to migrants who are destroying western society

[@PaddyInf]

It was a shite situation all right, but most of us came out the other side OK.

[@Grayman58]

Well done lads . You had an impossible job sorry for the loss🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@tomtom-yj8yq]

Ask a young soldier what he was doing in Afghanistan... And he doesn't know.

[@kievanfakrizadeh6424]

Hahaha the so called super powers with their best weapons and training were beaten by the farmers and cavemen with only IEDs and AK 47! What a shame! And they are now begging for an honorable exit!.😂😂😂😂

[@tomtom-yj8yq]

@@kievanfakrizadeh6424 Allah Akbar!!

[@barnabywylde2224]

I both respect and pity these guys. Talk about being stuck out.

[@ozgeulas6527]

help me,I want to rescue in turkey,I want to big help for explain my reasonable topic.I want to big help for my deadly reason.

[@VegardMinde]

@LiquidReason There is no "Pardon" !

[@JH-ck1nr]

Britain and our Country and Borders First and Only that.

[@McMeevin]

That's why they are pulling out within the next few years, victory, in the sense of the word, is not possible in Afghanistan. I find it funny how some people have faith in the ANA, protecting the country when ISAF, superior in many aspects, found it hard to do it themselves. fyi, i left the ADF three years ago.

[@redjacc7581]

i thought we had learned all these lessons in malaya.

[@zoltancsikos5604]

“Learn” LoL Very different conflicts. Talk to America about why you’re there. Trump ended it now, though.

[@johnlee2540]

From 1500 to 2000 ... From sea to air ... Technology evolved , human psychology pretty much remain the same

[@jester5ify]

The reason for 6 month tours was all to do with money, you are entitled to more leave/benefits etc. Treasury didn't want to pay. At the 6 month point the lads had got into the 'groove' of things, then we would be yanked out.

[@taylormade2826]

I done 7 months in the summer 2010 and believe me by the end of 6 /7 months we was well an truly ready for home we also got a 5k bonus

[@AFghanWarZZZ]

dont you people ever think of invading Afghanistan again. got it?????

[@danokayno1]

This is the real life of the kajaki film. Rip soldiers 💚

[@Rovdyret89]

Those poor british camps/strongholds almost looks like something from Vietnam..doesn't look good :/

[@paulritchie5868]

Same in South Armagh..

[@PaddyInf]

@@paulritchie5868 Thing is in NI we had up to 20'000 troops deployed in an area a fraction of the size.

[@sichere]

My mate peter came to visit me after I lost my leg He brought me a Parrot an eye patch and a copy of Runners weekly. The British Army's finest Arresting RM Sgt Blackman for Manslaughter during combat operations - The British Army at it's finest !!!

[@utopia4056]

That dude was totally saying "you blew my fuckn house up man. And killed my goat".😭

[@utopia4056]

But respect to my brothers on the ground n pound. I wanted to get in but my arms fucked up man.😔

[@gchqjtrig6492]

" my goat was my wife!"

[@sonnyjs15]

Why does the camera man have a hand-me-down from Vietnam?

[@UKIrStokesLARK]

and now 20,000 soldiers will be made redundant because they would rather send the poorly paid TA and reserves. The British Governemtn pisses me off. Defence is the one area that spending needs to be increased! Even by 15-20%! We have such a high defence budget, I would love to know what the men in suits spend all that on becuase its clearly not capability!

[@superbananas7792]

The British military is being slowly privatised.....that's a big reason why mate.

[@markoneill8188]

Cocaine in Parliament

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

Foreign Aid.

[@yaaahoooyaahoo3159]

How u guys living ur beautiful country and go for a war!!!!

[@reufikbegic6786]

How they said afganistan if free but wor is still there

[@Johnyrocket70]

the statement saying they made a deal with the elders to promise to keep the taliban out and they will leave is total nonsense. the elders made a deal with the taliban to let them withdrawal alive without attacking them. the taliban provided the jingle trucks and drove them out to the desert where US helicopters picked them up.

[@leslie6583]

yes...cannot risk a whole ship...bang on

[@ca9968]

Now the very same people we were fighting there are living it up, and waiting, in 4* hotels all over the UK..what a difference a few decades and a few bought and sold politicians make...

[@christopherprichard4952]

Are UK Para Soldiers and US Airborne Soldiers similar?

[@MuhammadJunaid-bm9hy]

Afghanistan is undefined

[@mujunibright1180]

I like this life

[@jonnybravo3055]

When they got hit they kept firing. It could be that they were on drugs but could also be the 5.56 round.

[@renewillard777]

Jonny Bravo completely agree. 5.56 isn’t enough at 7-900 out unless placement is dead accurate.

[@NmanXwantedX]

Hey, stop arguing about things that you know nothing about the United States military did not pull out of Afghanistan we pulled out of Iraq.The U.S. leaves Afghanistan in 2014. Don't call people stupid when you have no idea what you're saying and when you're going off of false information.

[@andriandrason1318]

Hmmm

[@gameram6382]

Made respect for the alliance forces. Alexander the great said, Afghanistan is easy to take, holding it impossible.

[@ianflahertygiggty]

i love how they get shorts hahahah

[@VegardMinde]

@LiquidReason Well good luck to you then.

[@reddev3380]

The film kajaki is a true story on this

[@lupine3333]

If i were 2 years older Id volunteer for fucking free if the government cant be arsed to get money to sort it out. They spend moeny on motorways and leisure centres, billions of pounds, that should go to our heroes. I give all best luck to the guys there.

[@importantname]

outposts are bait

[@sirpiesmasher8482]

Didn't the mine story become a film?

[@mattc3991]

I think it became a BBC documentary/ drama

[@nickthorp5790]

Yes. A film called Kajaki.

[@hiddenassassin3233]

Yeah. In Britain, it is called Kajaki and in Northern America, it is called Kilo 2 Bravo

[@robertmcintosh8773]

Lockheed Martin loves to watch these videos .$$

[@yelantwarrajender4516]

What thise cantry ha I do no but my cantry best world no 1india

[@vizard00001]

wat have the UK US achived being in Afghanistan.?! more blood shed nd noting more

[@TANKs-bs3ip]

Not anymore

[@peternorthrup6274]

1200 men and boat loads of air cover.

[@glastonbury4304]

You definitely weren't there!!

[@Lamy389]

Way now Taliban is well what happened I don't know ?

[@360def]

So in ww2 the British reach to Berlin together with USA army and Russian army help now they can't defend Iraq or Afghanistan too many people already fallen

[@littlebignuts02]

“ the graveyard of empires”

[@Saifullahkhan10024]

We balance you already with Americans 🇦🇫🏳️

[@parkgate-ub1ey]

And not a mention of the poppy fields

[@makarimofficial1911]

we r Muslims and we love taliban mujahid

[@behiran2252]

گورپدر طالب و طرفدارانش😡👎

[@vizard00001]

so thats y im saying they will nt achive anything more than blood shed jut like russia did.

[@anwarsayed7030]

Regular army vs formr

[@user-iv9rh5qc6m]

Hello, my brother UK and USA employees in Afghanistan. I have work documents When the Taliban came to Afghanistan We migrated to Pakistan But now Pakistan government has informed us to leave Pakistan We are in a very difficult situation now and we need your help Those people who have worked with the American army an the afghanistan are being The taliban is victimized by oppression

[@user-fj5bh9iw6r]

Summer ear infection, cheffff dtf

[@karelkreijne8485]

B

[@luvsilly60]

Best weapons and lack of strategy and high level leadership. Like the Union Army in the American civil war.

[@glastonbury4304]

😂😂😂...you a flat earther!!

[@petermclelland2181]

Fancy T Taliban [Afghans] not complying with T Atkins [British] about what THEY should do & not do in their own country ? Weird ! Eh !

[@mariorico440]

If you have superior weapons , advanced combat aircraft and helicopters that can detect the enemy and destroy from miles away you don t need a lots of manpower.

[@jarradk174]

Aircraft are a great addition but you always need men to hold ground

[@canadiandrumer]

As much these armies tout the superiority of their weapons the truth is they are still quite crude, especially when applied to asymmetrical warfare. Sure you might get a couple taliban fighters but is it really worth it to level a house/block and potentially kill civilians? The US learned the hard way in Vietnam that wasn't the way to maintain control over a foreign country. So without more troops on the ground giving you better intelligence these weapons cannot be brought to bear and used to their full potential.

[@TehIdiotOne]

Airpower is great and all, but the problem is that the Taliban can often just hide from them in buildings or blend in with the civil populace. Not to mention they have limited fuel and ammonition, and they're expensive to operate.

[@PaddyInf]

Funny enough they thought that in Vietnam too.

[@KOPITE8989]

What a load of rubbish, stick to call of duty.

[@smallworld7686]

This is afgan see the history no one forener wine the afgan land

[@user-kf1bg1mr4t]

p

[@prabhdeepdhahan1147]

Man, that's embarrassing, being evacuated in civilian trucks.

[@massvape2086]

we lost a chopper full of seals TWICE SMFH

[@diavolos519]

Okay? What does saying that have do do with anything?

[@massvape2086]

dude nvm if you watched that whole thing and don't know why I said that your an idiot... smfh @@diavolos519

[@mansorzafar3668]

Afghan Freedom Fighters can't go to NATO countries to fight. this is golden opportunity to hunt NATO in there own place. love those whom fight against invader......

[@snowflakemelter1172]

you couldn't even beat a few Paras in an isolated platoon house, with no food or water, they gave you a shoeing.

[@NickMusselle]

let down again by politicians, moreover costing British soldiers lives. we had about 10,000 troops in Afghanistan. we had 30,000 in the troubles in Ireland. Why? because the IRA were after the Brutish establishment. sickening.

[@francom1499]

That paratroopers colour Sgt. Beret looks like a bloody flat cap

[@gchqjtrig6492]

Go and tell him that, Im sure he will thank you..

[@johnmacpherson9629]

WANKER

[@Sii6X]

We have Gurkas so we dont need anything else

[@fghgjjshjgffdghhjjhjjffgg613]

why your people came to fighting with them that is not your country .

[@wirltv9462]

Oil

[@maximilianojara7926]

Esta guea esta en inglés sean ubicados aki hablamos castellano ctm

[@vizard00001]

@GrannyWhackers1217 im saying cuz I live abt 2 hrs from afghan border. nd I the people that r fighting us troops r mostly citizens of afghan. nt taliban. they will never subimit to a forigen gov or their laws. specally the pashtoon tribe. im sayin this because iam a pashtoon too. nd belive wen I say this we will die first before we submit to a.foregin non islamic rulers come to take our land nd establish a gov. nop the phatans wont stop fighting then untill they completly leave.

[@jasonmichael8948]

Remember Vietnam funny how the overall command was by the Americans and we had to go in take an area then fall back and let the taliban come back in again then go back in and retake it

[@woowah32]

What a waste of time this all was in hindsight 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@sdsouthon]

Easy to criticise when ur ass isn’t on the line undermanned underfunded Lest we forget

[@safidkhanwazir5102]

There is no peace why u go back ? hahahhhha u r powerfull sty here

[@stevewinslett3333]

The political elites keep screwing up. These battles in Afghanistan will never succeed. When we we ever learn not to spend trillions of $ and human lives on a battle we cannot win after 18 years. Another Viet Nam.

[@azharaurangzeb7139]

Kkkkkkkkkkk ana kkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk

[@myvillageexperiments9635]

Hahha