Far From Home: The war in Afghanistan

In a recent Nightly News special series, "Far From Home," NBC's Jim Maceda profiles the men and women of the U.S. military who are continuing the mission in Afghanistan - you can watch the full reports, plus extended web-only interviews, below.

In Afghanistan, local forces have turned their arms on U.S. troops, with whom they are supposed to be partnered. At least 45 international troops have been killed. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.

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Brian many citizens have questions such as who are the Navy Seals and some feel they should get the credit for the capture of Bin Laden. Some refuse to admit Bush said he closed the mission to capture Bin Laden in 2004, but now feel he should get credit and not Obama. But it gets even better as Senator Brown knows he doesn't have the votes to win re election, well now he's requesting to do his two weeks of national guard service in Afghanistan. You have to love Brown who never left the USA while in the Military but because he wants re election and the Tea Party wont give him support, he'll use this as a campaign issue. Notice Brown didn't dare request time in Afghanistan or Iraq before. If it wasn't for his low poll numbers he wouldn't be requesting it now. Brown also knows as a Senator he will be protected unlike the rest of the regular soldiers serving.

The Navy Seals waited for orders from their Commander-in-Chief and don't go out on their own. The names aren't released because of the type of job they do, for their safety. Some viewers don't realize soldieers take order their not out there doing what they want. Covert CIA Aents who do special assignments.

I don't think the GOP should talking to much about the torture done by the Bush Administration. We don't need to remine the World of the violation of law from the United Nations and how the USA committ War Crimes by illegally kidnapping some innocent people, transporting them to be torture and holding them without charges in Gitmo. When the World learns the US did this to woman and children it's not going to be good. As for the Pakistan Government knowing Bin Laden like in plan sight. That might bring names of US leaders who knew of this and kept it a secret. Yes Pakistan knew but so did the US offices over the 7 years. We paid alot of bribe money to assure this secret was kept. Now if McCain had won the election the mission to capture Bin Laden would never have been reopened and Bin Laden would be alive today.

    Reply#1 - Tue May 3, 2011 9:58 PM EDT

    9/11, another Pearl Harbor, happened on former President George W. Bush's watch. That said,

    I would like to see you being supportive of President Obama without bashing GWB. Your

    stuff borders on propaganda (sic). Just my opinion, so it may be in one ear and out the other,

    but I hope to make you aware of it.

      #1.1 - Sat May 7, 2011 11:23 AM EDT
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      The June 22 story about NAVY personnel Kelly Talevera (the only female medic on her base in Afghanistan) proves one thing -- you don't have to know what you're talking about to be a reporter for this network! The reporter says she keeps her weapon "locked and loaded" all the time. Yet, during the video I see her clear her weapon once (no mag, no round in the chamber -- an EMPTY weapon), and then as the words "locked and loaded" are said, the camera again shows her weapon with NO MAGAZINE. Just becasue these reporters don't know what they are talking about should not mean that they can lie to and convince an INFORMED PUBLIC that they are NOT full of CRAP. Lies, more lies and more lies to come. No, thanks.

        Reply#2 - Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:27 PM EDT
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