U.S. Army Sgt. Sharon Griffin, who serves with a Task Force Spartan security section, guards an approach to her position in the Andar District of Ghazni Province during Operation Mountain Fury. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Pintagro.
By U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Pintagro
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan — Coalition forces serving in the Andar District of Ghazni Province dealt Taliban and foreign fighters a string of sharp defeats as the main effort of Operation Mountain Fury continued.
Afghan National Army soldiers from the 203rd ANA Corps, along with Connecticut National Guardsmen from Task Force Iron Gray, scattered militants operating in Andar, inflicting heavy casualties along the way as coalition forces progressed through Ghazni Province .
Infantrymen and field artillerymen from Task Force Spartan fought alongside the Iron Grays and ANA “Thunder Corps” soldiers in the joint, combined operation.
“We’ve defeated several enemy cells,” said U.S. Army Maj. Todd Reichert, the Task Force Spartan intelligence officer. “The enemy has to react to American and Afghan forces of an extent he hasn’t seen before.”
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