New US casualties in Afghanistan: Green Beret fighter killed in battle with Taliban

The American army suffered another loss in Afghanistan.

The Pentagon has confirmed that a sergeant of the 1 class, Jeremy Griffin, was killed in a firefight in eastern Afghanistan. He was 40 years old, he is from the town of Greenbreyer (Tennessee). It is reported that a future soldier was born in the city of Cristobal (Panama).

Jeremy Griffin was a member of the battalion of the so-called Green Berets. This is a special unit of the US Army.

According to the US military, the battle of the American detachment with the Taliban began in one of the districts of Wardak province.

Griffin previously underwent special training in the 82th Airborne Division of the US Armed Forces. After he served in Iraq and in the same Afghanistan (previous trip - in 2009 year).

The commander of the 1-th company of the special forces of the battalion of "green berets" Owen Ray:

Sergeant Griffin was an experienced fighter, he was respected and loved in the unit. We will support his family after this loss.

A few weeks earlier, the American contingent lost its other soldier - as a result of an attack by the Taliban on a complex of protected facilities in Kabul. According to Pentagon official statistics, since the beginning of the year, the American contingent has lost 19 troops killed in Afghanistan.

The situation in Afghanistan is heating up against the background of preparations for the presidential elections, scheduled for September 28.

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[the most important]

40 years ago, the United States created a problem, and now, until now, it has come to them in the form of coffins with soldiers.

[Sergey39]

The Anglo-Saxons created this problem for themselves much earlier. Inherited from Britain.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: the most important

40 years ago, the United States created a problem, and now, until now, it has come to them in the form of coffins with soldiers.

It comes around, because the stick is with two ends.

[Karabas]

It comes around, because the stick is with two ends.

And then what comes around? He is from Panama. We scored a contingent from poor countries for the promise of citizenship, supplies for them. Can it go around with money? So here by, gunsmiths go their money.

[Pavel57]

Rather, his parents served the Panama Canal. They gave birth to him there.

[SERGEY SERGEEVICS]

40 years ago the US created a problem

And this problem now got out of control and began to beat its creators.

[Sarmat Sanych]

2,5 thousand amerovoyaki died in Afghanistan only officially, plus about 5 thousand PMKashnikov, and this is not the limit. At the same time, unlike the Union, which controlled almost the entire country, the "exceptional" control only 3% of the territory, and in general do not show their nose from their bases. And when they get out, they get a bullet or a land mine.

[tatarin_ru]

2,5 thousand amerovoyaki perished in Afghanistan only officially plus about 5 thousand PMCs

2.5 thousands of this you have bent of course - less, but PMCs - much more.
They have all official, more or less secure territories controlled by the government army, but all tasks (transportation of goods, collection of money, special operations, all private interests (commercial firms), these contracts are received by PMCs. In the event of the death of a soldier, the government has no obligations, and the company pays to the deceased a large lump sum (to family members) and medical insurance / training for all family members, who in turn have no claims to the state. And in state statistics, guys from To not fall.
Everyone is happy.

[Sarmat Sanych]

He did not bent anything, 2450 amers died only officially, while those who died after in hospitals from wounds were not included there. Plus, the allies have almost 2 thousand dead. And most importantly, the exclusive control only 3% of the territory, and the Union controlled not less than half, but about 70%, a clear indicator of the effectiveness of our army in comparison with mattress mats, many times.

[tatarin_ru]

At the same time, unlike the Union, which controlled almost the entire country, the "exceptional" control only 3% of the territory

Only half, even less, was the main problem and the main cause of the losses. So there would be almost no loss. . All because of the party stumps of the CPSU, the operation was humanitarian, assistance to the fraternal people, the building of socialism, a limited contingent was allocated, and neither the headquarters gene, nor individual divisions, even the support was cut back, the task was set in the abstract, they were simply put on load for certain KGB officers and officers without empowerment and funding. The first half of the year, all the officers spoke with one voice, it was necessary to take control of the border from all sides and the problem would be solved, but they didn’t get permission ... Therefore, a second front appeared, the Taliban, an internal civil split, after which there were losses among the Soviet troops.

Your true thought, these warriors with all their technologies have not built anything, have not interfered with drug trafficking for a long time, have settled down holes and even manage to have such gigantic losses in 3% of the territory.

[Zeev Zeev]

Did the union control almost the entire country? How many Panjshir operations were there? Four? And how many planes and helicopters from Kandahar greenery have the spooks fired at? This is a couple of kilometers from the takeoff of the airfield, if I'm not mistaken. And how many missiles were launched into Kabul and the surrounding area from the surrounding mountains? Kabul, in'al tizu, the capital of Afghanistan, where the Red Army was no less, if not more, than local warriors with tsaranda together. What is the control for a bison?

[Sarmat Sanych]

I already answered above the Tatar, read. And most importantly - the control we had, although not complete, was MUCH MUCH more than that of the mattresses.

[Zeev Zeev]

Not complete and not many times larger. OKSVA controlled only the cities and individual routes between them. Just like the Yankees' comrades, only monitoring was many times worse, because UAVs in the USSR were an unknown toy, and the connection did not shine.

[Sarmat Sanych]

Let it be incomplete, but many times larger, and this is a fact. He doesn’t even show his nose from his concrete bases, but only he will pour it out - he gets a landmine or lead. It’s not even close to compare in control, despite the fact that then the entire Western world (plus the PRC and the entire B. Vostok) supplied the Taliban with high-quality weapons, and now they are fighting against 80% of the military budget of the planet with pasture. And despite this, thousands of coffins both went and will go to Omerigu plus tens of thousands of armless-armless-shell-shocked in hospitals. Everything is logical, amerovoys with a multi-trillion printing press and unlimited material possibilities are extremely ineffective. I can’t even imagine who might be more underdeveloped in military affairs with such superiority over the opposing forces, even Ukrainians look better.

[Zeev Zeev]

The opinion that the Americans do not stick their nose at the bases is not true. Which has nothing to do with reality, the bold statement that the Taliban supplied weapons to the whole world. Mujahideen were supplied with weapons; the Taliban appeared five years after the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.

[Sarmat Sanych]

The last 5 years is true. Absolutely, this was even the memorandum of the contingent commanders to the Pentagon.
As regards terminology, we all understand that it doesn’t matter that the Mujahideen were called either the Taliban, the Afghan multinational militant people - and this is the main thing. Everything is logical.

[Zeev Zeev]

Nope. Dostum and Masood are Mujahideen (or Dushmans, like anyone), and the Taliban (banned in Russia) is different

[Sarmat Sanych]

No offense, but why are you writing this?) I had acquaintances there, went through a lot, from the work of a former woman, chief of medics. Here, we are just looking at the bottom line, the Ahmad Shah Masouda group was manned and prepared much more orders of magnitude than the current Taliban dwellers, and despite this we see the result.

[Zeev Zeev]

The bottom line is that the Taliban cannot do anything like shelling Kabul or destroying columns.

[Sarmat Sanych]

In the bottom line, they control the country by almost 80% and no one can do anything to them. And this is the main thing. And there are more than a hundred mattresses there will perish and cripple.

[Warrior2015]

Quote: Sarmat Sanych

In the bottom line, they practically control the country by 80% and no one can do anything to them.

Did the Taliban tell you themselves or who sang it? In fact, in fact, militants of all stripes (not only the Taliban, there are alqaidists and other "locals") partially control the most mountainous regions + they have an agent network in rural areas, most of Afghanistan is under the control of local security forces with the assistance of a NATO contingent.

Countries where 80% of the territory was controlled by "mujahideen" would long ago have turned into caliphates.

[Sarmat Sanych]

This is not "told themselves" but a medical fact. And I will not even comment on the "control of the local security forces with the assistance of the NATO contingent" and even with the "agent network", they "control" there as well as the clown Ze in comparison with the Kolomoisha and amerikosy who lead him. Daily mass terrorist attacks and attacks on units, constant seizures of cities, prisons, depots, retreats of government troops, etc.
And yes, everything turned into caliphates there about 5 years ago. Finally and irrevocably.

[tatarin_ru]

The situation in Afghanistan is heating up against the background of preparations for the presidential elections, scheduled for September 28.

The media is heating up her, and the situation there has been such for many years. And the military does not die there every day of course, but regularly and steadily, by the way on like in any other war (or where the databases go).
But the media is either voicing it, or they do not see it at point blank range, or they warm it up, even heat it up.
Long live politics !!! (thank God our elections have passed, the brain will rest a bit from such news)

[tatarin_ru]

40 years ago, the United States created a problem, and now, until now, it has come to them in the form of coffins with soldiers.

Oh, I think those who created this problem are not very worried about this.
What is the oil market, drag of stones, drugs, and what opportunities, do you want to, at least inside, with your neighbors. Well this is how much dough? and you are people ... people.
Soros, Rockefeller and Rothschild have already been transplanted to their fifth hearts, so that’s because they’re very worried about the soldiers

[Zeev Zeev]

Is there oil in Afghanistan? Where?

[tatarin_ru]

Is there oil in Afghanistan? Where?

In the region, in Afghanistan, bases that allow you to control interests in the region

[Zeev Zeev]

Where is the nearest oil field in the region? In the Caspian?

[Warrior2015]

Quote: tatarin_ru

In the region, in Afghanistan, bases that allow you to control interests in the region

Do not write nonsense further, it’s just inconvenient for a foreign comrade that the Russians are so incompetent. And Afghanistan has completely different interests, and yes, these are not at all derivatives for a number of prohibited substances.

[APASUS]

No specifics, just a statement of fact. But here, the causes of death are more likely to matter, because it was not an ordinary soldier who died, but a special forces soldier. Did the Americans get stuck somewhere again?

[Nycomed]

Yeah ... An experienced guy died ... And it happens in a war that experience does not save.

[Kontrik]

Quote: Nycomed

Yeah ... An experienced dude died ..

What makes you think that he is experienced and in what?

[Alex_You]

Quote: Kontrik

Quote: Nycomed

Yeah ... An experienced dude died ..

What makes you think that he is experienced and in what?

Have you read the article?

Griffin previously underwent special training in the 82th Airborne Division of the US Armed Forces. After he served in Iraq and in the same Afghanistan (previous trip - in 2009 year).

[Nycomed]

What do you think the 40-year-old sergeant of the "green berets" was sharing the stew?

[Paranoid50]

Quote: Nycomed

40-year-old sergeant "

Sergeant 1st class - according to the position they have the ZKV, maybe the ComOD of the special department. Marines have a commandant sergeant. In general, they can be confused with sergeants.

[Lord of the Sith]

Some sergeant was flunked, and an entire article was allocated to him.

Bent over and to hell with him.

Is there anything to write about every dead American?

[Rwmos]

And here are the consequences of Trump's quirks, they say "we are not going anywhere."
PiSi: they are PMCs and they don’t consider civilians

[Kontrik]

An overdose is likely .. It's all familiar a bit!
They get tired there in their bunkers in Afghanistan .. Afghans have been laughing at them for a long time at the "warriors" ...
Well, soaked and okay, now we are waiting for the bombing .. There’s nothing to bomb in Afghanistan anymore .. The fact that the Russians were destroyed has long been wiped off the face of the Americans ..

[Warrior2015]

What nonsense, excuse me, some comrades sometimes write.

Quote: Kontrik

They get tired there in their bunkers in Afghanistan .. Afghans have been laughing at them for a long time at the "warriors" ...

Well, yes, yes, they laugh. And who are Afghans? who run around the mountains with beards? Normal peaceful Afghans are already living under the occupation forces, in the same provinces where the "green" dominate - devastation and eternal war.

For reference, Afghan jihadists scamper on any raids involving NATO forces, not native security, and when Afghan jihadists never NEVER attack those posts where NATO and US contingents are based, they try to specifically select remote roadblocks with local forces.

Quote: Kontrik

Well, soaked and okay, now we are waiting for the bombing.

Actually, bombing has not been carried out there for a long time, only during large-scale operations where NATO forces are participating, and which were not there for a long time. Sometimes targeted attacks are carried out by battle drones, usually at jihadist camps or at identified headquarters (recently, another leader was eliminated).

[Russo Turisto]

Here we will discuss each dead American?
Maybe we’ll start talking about Russian soldiers who, sadly, are dying in Syria.

[Livonetc]

Quote: Russo Turisto

Here we will discuss each dead American?
Maybe we’ll start talking about Russian soldiers who, sadly, are dying in Syria.

Capital names are capitalized.
In Syria, Russian soldiers fulfill their military duty.

[Livonetc]

Peace be upon Jeremy.
The military profession is high risk by definition.

[Incvizitor]

At the beginning it seemed: "the detachment died" was so happy, but here it will not be enough ...

[Blue fox]

Hello mom. It's no fear. This is Afghanistan only ...

[Old26]

Quote: Karabas

It comes around, because the stick is with two ends.

And then what comes around? He is from Panama. We scored a contingent from poor countries for the promise of citizenship, supplies for them. Can it go around with money? So here by, gunsmiths go their money.

Any war is a cost. And not only to gunsmiths this money goes. Ensuring the presence of their contingent is quite an expensive event ...

Quote: the most important

40 years ago, the United States created a problem, and now, until now, it has come to them in the form of coffins with soldiers.

40 years ago, this problem came to us through coffins. To them she goes around 18 years old ...

Quote: Livonetc

In Syria, Russian soldiers fulfill their military duty.

You're right. But in Afghanistan, American soldiers also fulfill their military duty. which is characteristic.

[Rwmos]

That's right there now is a record production of drugs ... Debt carry out ..

The production of opium in the Afghan province of Helmand has tripled since the introduction of international forces led by NATO in 2006, according to a UN report.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programs to reduce the cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan actually contributed to the growth of drug production. This is stated in the quarterly report of the special inspector general for reconstruction of Afghanistan (SIGAR), submitted to the US Congress.

[K-50]

You would sit behind your puddle, you look and would be more whole.

[rruvim]

Jeremy Griffin died, firing to the last bullet. We must pay him tribute and a moment of memory. Sergeant and soldier ....

[Mavrikiy]

Quote: rruvim

Jeremy Griffin died, firing to the last bullet. We must pay him tribute and a moment of memory. Sergeant and soldier ....

What kind of nonsense? Did his dad tell you?

[aries2200]

Yes, what a loss !! ... the desired ... in our city up to 5 people a day die under a car ... and this is not a loss .... gentlemen, wanting is useful. but it’s not a loss.

[rruvim]

PMCs are fighting in Afghanistan. They have dozens of losses per month. Berets "green berets" are elite units, usually escorting VIPs in Afghanistan.

[Doliva63]

Quote: rruvim

PMCs are fighting in Afghanistan. They have dozens of losses per month. Berets "green berets" are elite units, usually escorting VIPs in Afghanistan.

Special forces down to escort services? Cool

[Old26]

Quote: aries2200

Yes, what a loss !! ... the desired ... in our city up to 5 people a day die under a car ... and this is not a loss .... gentlemen, wanting is useful. but it’s not a loss.

One of the ensembles had such an "Afghan" song. It is called "Young". And there are words that roughly echo your remark about death under the wheels
"And in the Union died in a year
Forty thousand on the road
Our death in the Hindu Kush spurs
A drop in the sea of ​​everyday adversity "

[Nikolaevich I]

What? Is it mandatory to post a photo of the "American hero" in the Russian media?

[Mavrikiy]

Quote: Nikolaevich I

What? Is it mandatory to post a photo of the "American hero" in the Russian media?

But what, we are in a family of all-human beings. Below they squish their nose.

[Sergey Averchenkov]

Oddly enough, for all my hatred of the United States, I feel sorry for him.

[Mavrikiy]

The situation in Afghanistan is heating up against the background of preparations for the presidential elections, scheduled for September 28.

"Don't comb it," maybe the heat will subside.

[georggy]

during the outbreak of a clash in eastern Afghanistan, a 1st-class sergeant Jeremy Griffin was killed

The author you write to whom. Clearly, you live behind the cordon.
We are not going to grieve. Nobody called them there. Democrats.

[Doliva63]

How long have Green Berets have a label like this guy? I remember that there was something more modest there.