Photo By Sgt. Connor Mendez | Mobile Strike Force Vehicles, such as the one pictured above, provided Commandos...... read more read more
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National Mission Brigade Commandos overwhelmed and defeated five ISIS-K terrorists responsible for the pre-dawn attack near the Afghan National Army’s Marshall Fahim Military Academy in western Kabul, Afghanistan. Jan. 29, 2018.
The Commandos deployed within minutes of alert to repel the terrorists. Arriving via two Mobile Strike Force Vehicles, the special operators immediately established blocking and assault positions. The ISIS-K fighters attempted to maneuver on the Commandos, hoping to attack the special operators with their suicide vests.
The Commandos engaged the terrorists with small arms fire and grenade launchers from the MSFVs. Accurate fire from the Commandos detonated two ISIS-K fighters’ suicide vests, killing four terrorists and wounding the remaining ISIS-K member.
Once the engagement was over, Commandos cleared the Academy and recovered weapons, ammunitions, and an ISIS flag.
The Commandos’ swift response denied the terrorist their primary objective of indiscriminately killing a larger number of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.
The MSFVs provide the Commandos a significant advantage against their adversaries. Seven new Cobra Strike Kandaks, Commando battalions equipped with the MSFVs, are scheduled for fielding by 2020. The first CSK will be operational in early May 2018.
| Date Taken: | 01.29.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.02.2018 05:20 |
| Story ID: | 264280 |
| Location: | AF |
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