森蚺行動

森蚺行動 是2002年三月初美軍、CIA戰鬥人員协同阿富汗军方及其他一些国家力量发动的旨在摧毁塔利班部隊的作戰行动。戰鬥發生地點位於阿富汗帕克蒂亞省东南的与阿尔玛山区。Naylor, Sean. "Not a Good Day to Die" Penguin Group (New York), 2005:这場作戰是美國發動阿富汗戰爭之後，自2001年12月之後發動的大規模用兵。也是在阿富汗战区首次投入大规模的常规陸地戰力（先前只有特種部隊參與小規模作戰）进行直接战斗。

从3月2日到3月16日，1,700名美军与1000名親阿富汗新政府的民兵以空運方式投入戰鬥區，朝估計有300-1000人藏匿的塔利班部隊交火，奪取山谷控制權。塔利班戰士倚靠山地山洞等地形死角持續以迫擊砲與重機槍抵抗，朝自山脊空降的美軍投注火力殺傷。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。美军最初估计打死了至少500名敌军，但後續记者報導聲称聯軍清理戰場只尋找到23具塔利班士兵遺骸。在作戰結束後数天，開始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”。Stephen Tanner, Afghanistan: A Military History, Page 317

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注释

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

外部链接

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
 https://web.archive.org/web/20040728014146/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 

Category:2002年衝突
Category:阿富汗战争