森蚺行動

Operation Anaconda the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)的一部分 US soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, prepare to move out after being dropped off by a Chinook helicopter at the combat zone during Operation Anaconda. 日期： March 1–18, 2002 地点： Shahi Kot Valley, Paktia Province, Afghanistan 結果： Coalition victory, Taliban evacuates but suffers heavy casualties. 參戰方 Coalition: 美国 Afghan National Army 英國 加拿大 德国 法国 澳大利亚 挪威 丹麦 土耳其 新西兰 Taliban insurgents al-Qaeda 指揮官和领导者 Franklin L. Hagenbeck Saifur Rahman Mansoor 兵力 2,000 600–1,000 伤亡与损失 15 killed 82 wounded 500-800 killed

森蚺行動 是2002年三月初美军和CIA准军事人员协同阿富汗军方及其他一些国家力量发动的旨在摧毁基地组织与塔利班军事力量的行动。地点是在佐玛特省东南的沙赫科特山谷与阿尔玛山区。这一行动是美军在阿富汗自2001年12月托拉波拉战役起首次大规模行动。也是在阿富汗战区首次投入大规模的常规陆军力量进行直接战斗。

从3月2日到3月16日1,700名美军与1000名阿富汗新政府军空运到战斗地点与300-1000名基地组织及塔利班人员交战以夺得山谷的控制权。基地组织及塔利班人员凭峙依靠山洞山地的战壕用迫击炮和重机枪进行抵抗。塔利班指挥官塞法-拉赫曼-曼苏尔之后率援军到达战场。美军一开始估计山谷里的塔利班士兵为150-200人，之后发现有500-1000人。美军估计打死了至少500名敌军。但是后来有记者称只发现了23具尸体，而且数天之后有媒体评论说此次行动“与其说是军事上的必要，不如说是被中了邪的媒体驱使的”。

相关阅读

• Bahmanyar, Mir. Afghanistan Cave Complexes 1979–2004: Mountain strongholds of the Mujahideen, Taliban & Al Qaeda. Osprey Publishing, 2004.
• Bahmanyar, Mir. Shadow Warriors: A History of the US Army Rangers. Osprey Publishing, 2005.
• Bahmanyar, Mir. US Army Ranger 1983-2002. Osprey Publishing, 2003.
• Brandon Friedman. 2007. The War I Always Wanted: The Illusion of Glory and the Reality of War: A Screaming Eagle in Afghanistan and Iraq, Zenith Press, ISBN 0-7603-3150-2
• Seymour Hersh, Chain of Command, The Road from 911 to Abu Ghraib, Harper Collins, 2004
• MacPherson, M. 2005. Roberts Ridge : A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan, Delacorte, ISBN 0-553-80363-8
• Pete Blaber "The Mission the Men and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander" US Army Colonel, Retired 2006. Executive Director Global Commercial Operations Amgen

外部连接

• United States Army Center of Military History The U.S. Army in Afghanistan Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
• Defense and National Security Studies
• Combat Films and Research
• http://www.stripesonline.com
• BBC News: Al Qaeda 'executed US serviceman'
• Strategypage interview of Col. Wiercinski
• Executive Summary of the Battle of Takur Ghar (pdf)
• VFW Magazine: Valor in the Face of the Enemy - Air Force Cross awarded to Senior Airman Jason Dean Cunningham and Tech. Sgt. John Chapman
• Operation Enduring Freedom October 2001 - March 2002