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Ben Gilbert

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Dec 10, 2017
Latest from Ben Gilbert

Latest Afghanistan Operation Called “Success,” but No Press Witnessed It

Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan – A major military operation involving hundreds of American troops, U.S. Special Forces and heavy bombers dropping 2,000-pound bombs on Taliban command and control centers…
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Ben Gilbert,
GlobalPost | Report
October 17, 2010
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In Afghanistan, Supplying US Military Is Big Business

Kandahar, Afghanistan — Moving all the things 100,000 troops need to fight and survive in a hostile foreign land is never an easy task. In a landlocked, mountainous…
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Ben Gilbert,
GlobalPost | Report
August 29, 2010
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Afghanistan: In Marjah, US Forces Battle for Hearts and Minds

Combat Outpost Coutu, Afghanistan — The stomach turning “thud” of an exploding homemade bomb on a recent hot July afternoon blew into the small villages and across the…
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Ben Gilbert,
GlobalPost | Report
August 2, 2010
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Troops Wonder What McChrystal Was Thinking

Kandahar, Afghanistan – Soldiers knew more than anyone else what damage had been done when news broke that their commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of the U.S.-led…
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Ben Gilbert,
GlobalPost | Report
June 25, 2010
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First Signs of Strain in Kandahar Offensive

Amid the confusion over the latest US-led mission, body bags provide a sobering certainty. Kandahar, Afghanistan – At Kandahar Airfield, medics in the trauma ward waited for a…
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Ben Gilbert,
GlobalPost | Report
June 20, 2010
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Uptick in Afghan Attacks Tests US Forces

Camp Wilderness, Paktia Province, Afghanistan – With the first high-pitched cracks of AK-47 fire, the Afghan National Army soldiers jumped out of their unarmored Ford Ranger pick-up truck…
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Ben Gilbert,
GlobalPost
June 14, 2010
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