Taliban

An Islamic fundamentalist group, the Taliban controlled Afghanistan from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Although no longer in power

The AC-130 Gunship is the aircraft that the Taliban feared most in Afghanistan. Check out how devastating its weaponry is.

Whether you’re on patrol or under fire, the distinct whump-whump-whump of a helo is hard to miss. If you can

A view from inside a MK-19 Grenade Launcher pit as soldiers fight off a Taliban attack.

An A-10 Engages a Taliban fighter on a motorcycle with the GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm Cannon.

After an ambush in Afghanistan, members of the 173 Airborne eliminate Taliban fighters firing on their position with a M249

U.S. Soldiers fight off a Taliban advance from inside a mortar pit.

For some reason the Taliban thought they could hide from a Marine’s Javelin. They couldn’t.

A 2013 CNN report from the frontlines of Afghanistan showing an intense firefight.

Marines involved in a firefight in Afghanistan take prisoners afterwards.