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First Arrival
The first group, consisting of twelve men landed just South of Mazar-e Sharif. -
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Kandahar
Rangers and Special Forces attacked Kandahar in Operation RHINO. They spent five-and-a-half-hours on the ground securing their target and helping other squadrens complete their missions. -
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Kabul
The team who were to take Kabul landed near the Bagram Air Base, met Generals, and set up an Observation Post. -
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Air Strikes over the Trenched Taliban
Continuous air strikes tore the Taliban apart and weakend them greatly. -
Eighteen Hours of Taliban Destruction
The U.S. idea of showing its commitment to the cause was sending in close air support missions for a continuous eighteen hour attack against the Taliban. More than twenty armored vehicles and twenty more supply vehicles of the Taliban's were destroyed. -
Fight at the "Choke point"
Team Alpha and Bravo came face to face with the Taliban at a "Natural Choke point" in the mountains. They sent in bombers that weakened the Taliban causing them to flee. -
The Taking of Mazar-e Sharif
The city was secured by Dostum. The citizens cheered him and his allies as they paraded down the street in their victory. -
Attack on the City
The Taliban fell apart quickly as the Special Forces completed phase three of the Operation before mid-day. -
Liberation of Kabul
Less than a day after the attack on the city itself began, the Taliban were driven from the capital city of Afghanistan, Kabul. -
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US Embassy
During the month of December, the U.S. Embassy re-opened in the Afghan Capital
