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229. The Fight for Ghazni
IN AUG 2018 US Forces and Afghan partner forces were ordered to retake Ghazni from the Taliban. The details are described in an AUG 23, 2018 in TIME Magazine in an article entitled "Inside the US Fight to save Ghazni From the Taliban".
Nate is an 18D and Gavin is a PJ who supported ODA 1333. They discuss details of the mission and the medicine. There were over 40 casualties over the duration of the fighting with several MCIs.
This is the first of several episodes to discuss the prolonged operation.