Mar 14, 2023 · A Marine Corps sergeant said he was denied permission to take out the Kabul airport suicide bomber who killed 13 American troops and over 170 Afghans in August 2021. Tyler Vargas-Andrews, a sniper stationed at the Kabul airport, shared the testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

Nov 18, 2011 · These new rifles and ammunition already are reaching the hands of American snipers in Afghanistan, where they’re being employed to regularly take out enemy forces at distances that were...

Realising the full potential of snipers in Afghanistan is key to winning the battle for hearts and minds. That's the message from instructors and students at the Army's Sniper Wing. Forces...

The Sangin Sniper was one, possibly two, mercenary snipers employed by the Taliban insurgency who killed one and wounded two U.S. troops and killed one British Army Engineer, in the town of Sangin in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan in August 2010.

A soldier who is reputedly the deadliest sniper alive as of 2009 with 173 confirmed kills, mostly with the L115A3 on a single tour with British Army in Afghanistan in 2006–2007, including over 90 Taliban members in one day.

Dec 30, 2016 · Check out what it’s like as a Marine sniper takes out a Taliban spotter in Sangin, Afghanistan: Here, we have another video of a Marine sniper doing what they do best… taking out the enemy. In the video, you can tell that being a Marine sniper is not.

Mar 8, 2023 · A sniper living out of an airport tower, Vargas-Andrews saw thousands of people approach the airport attempting to leave Afghanistan — mothers carrying dying infants, others suffering from heat...

Mar 18, 2021 · Nineteen years ago, a team of Canadian snipers set back-to-back world records for the longest sniper kill during one of the largest battles of the war in Afghanistan. The US response to the...

Jan 25, 2015 · A British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose device then exploded, The Daily Telegraph has learnt.

Mar 8, 2023 · A Marine sniper testified about the moments leading up to the suicide blast at Kabul airport during the American evacuation, saying his warnings were ignored by leaders.