The battle for Garmser:

At the beginning of September, the Taliban captured the town of Garmser in Helmand. They have since been persuaded to leave.

In a despatch from Tom Coghlan, its correspondent in Kabul, the Daily Telegraph looks behind the headlines and examines the reality of the fighting in Garmser, painting a vivid picture of the bravery and professionalism of the outnumbered troops under almost constant fire during the week-long action.

In a week when the mainstream media is full reports of British soldiers being less than gentle with captured terrorists, this episode deserves a much wider publication than it will probably get.

On the first day however, they captured a Taliban fighter with a life-threatening stomach wound whose life was saved by the prompt attention of a British Army medic.
"The medic kept him alive all night, even though this Taliban tried to grab a gun and kill him while they were caring for him," said Mr Langan.
During the night, the Taliban fighter's heart stopped twice but the medic managed to revive him. In the morning, before he was airlifted out, the injured Taliban touched the forehead of the men who had saved him in respect

I doubt it will feature prominently on the BBC or other msm insisting on drawing parallels between NATO and the Soviet invasion.

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