Ekuseni ngoFebhuwari okubandayo ngo-2010, ama-SUV amabili amancane kanye neloli elinezicabha ezine zehla ngomgwaqo owubhuqu ezintabeni zaseningizimu ye-Afghanistan. Babehambe ngokushesha ngemva kwamabili, benqamula izwe ukuze bafike ku-Highway 1, umgwaqo oyitiyela oyinhloko wezwe, owawuzobaholela eKandahar nasenyakatho eKabul. Bekuminyene phakathi kwabesilisa, abesifazane nezingane abangaphezu kwamashumi amathathu, abane kubo bengaphansi kwesithupha. Wonke umuntu wayazi omunye nomunye, ngoba bonke babevela eqenjini elifanayo lamadolobhana asezintabeni cishe amakhilomitha angamakhulu amabili eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeKabul. Amadoda amaningi, angasebenzi futhi aswele, ayelibangise e-Iran ngethemba lomsebenzi. Abanye bekungabanini bezitolo abaya enhlokodolobha beyothenga izinto, noma abafundi ababuyela esikoleni. Abesifazane baphathe amaturkey, izipho zezihlobo ababezohlala nazo eKabul. Idlanzana lalingamaHazara, idlanzana lohlanga lwamaSulumane angamaShia amaTaliban ayebaphatha ngonya olungapheli noma nini lapho ethola ithuba. Manje base ntshonalanga yeSifundazwe sase-Uruzgan, ezweni lamaTaliban ngakho-ke bayingozi kakhulu kubo, kodwa babeka engcupheni indlela enqamulelayo ngoba babeshoda ngegesi.
Abazange bahlangane nezinye izimoto kanye nokuhamba kancane kwezinyawo; izwe elibazungezile kumelwe ukuba lalibonakala lingenalutho. Kodwa kwakungenjalo. Bengazi, babebhekiwe futhi konke ukunyakaza kwaboโngisho nokufudumala okuvela emizimbeni yaboโkwasakazeka emhlabeni wonke. Njengoba izimoto zohlobo lwe-ramshackleโenye yazo yayilokhu iphuka nenye iqhumisa isondoโzishaya ingwijikhwebu, abantu ababengeke bahlangane nabo bahlangana ezilwandle nasemazwekazini ukuthi bangobani, bayaphi, baphetheni nokuthi kufanele yini. phila noma ufe.
Ngokungazi, leli qembu elincane lalishayela libheke e-Operational Detachment Alpha, ibutho le-Special Forces lase-U.S. lehla nebutho elisekelayo lamasosha ase-Afghan ngemva nje kwamabili lizohlasela idolobhana eliseduze laseKhod. Ukuhlasela okunjalo bekuyinjwayelo e-Afghanistan, kuhlelwe futhi kwenziwa yi-semimythic Special Operations Command egxile ekuphishekeleni nasekuqedweni โkokuhlosiwe kwenani eliphezulu.โ Othile ucabange ukuthi lokhu kusebenza kubaluleke ngokwanele ukuze akunikeze igama lekhodi elithi Operation Noble Justice.
NgeSonto, February 21, 4:12 a.m.
Umshayeli we-MQ-1 Predator, uphawu lwekholi u-Kirk 97: Sibheke emotweni yokuqala; ukubheka ukuzama kanye ne-PID ku-pax endaweni evulekile; ime ngokunyakaza kwesibili.
Indiza eyindiza eyi-Predator engamafidi angu-27 ubude ibizungeza ku-14,000 amafidi. Ngaphansi kwesisu sayo kuvele ibhola โlenzwaโ eliphethe amakhamera ahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa nevidiyo ye-infrared ethathe ukufudumala okulahlwe yizimoto nabagibeli amamayela angu-2.5 ngezansi. Cishe ngokuphazima kwesoโkodwa hhayi ngempelaโizithombe zakhanya emhlabeni wonke zaba izikrini ezimbili ngaphakathi kwebhokisi lensimbi elicishe lilingane nesiqukathi sokuthutha e-Creech Air Force Base ogwadule lwase-Nevada. Ebhekene nezikrini kuhlezi "Kirk 97," umshayeli wendiza oqondisa i-drone ngesilawuli kude. Eceleni kwakhe kwakuhlezi opharetha wezinzwa owayeqondisa amakhamera nelaser yokukhomba izikhali. Kwelinye igumbi eliseduze ilungu lesithathu labasebenzi, umxhumanisi wezobunhloli bemishini, wayebukele izithombe zevidiyo ezifanayo.
Izithombe zazinababukeli kwenye indawo. I-Hurlburt Air Force Base eFlorida Panhandle iyindlunkulu ye-Air Force Special Operations Command futhi iyikhaya esiteshini esisodwa senethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke enkulukazi kodwa eyaziwa kancane ebizwa ngokuthi i-Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS). Lona uhlelo lwezinzwa olumaphakathi oluhlanganisayo, oluhlanganisayo, nokwabelana ngenani elingenakucatshangwa lesithombe nolwazi lwe-elekthronikhi oluqoqwe ama-air Force drones nezindiza zokuhlola (ISR for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) emhlabeni jikelele. Ngokombono, noma ubani kunoma iyiphi ingxenye ye-DCGS unokufinyelela kunoma yiluphi ulwazi olufakwe ohlelweni, noma ngabe ukuphi.
Ngakho-ke izithombe ezithathwe nguPredator zazibukwa e-Hurlburt yiqembu elizinikele, ukulawulwa okuncane kwezinsizwa nezintombi, ngamunye enemisebenzi ekhethekile. Sekukonke bekungumxhumanisi we-intelligence tactical (ITC) ogade โabahloliโ ababili. Umhloli omkhulu, oyisakhamuzi esinenkontileka evela kwa-SAIC, okuyinhlangano yezokuvikela enkulu ebambe iqhaza kakhulu ekusebenzeni kwezindiza ezi-drone, wadlula umhloli wesibili, isikhulu sombutho wezomoya omncane okwaba ngumyeni wakhe. Bekukhona nabahlaziyi bevidiyo ababili abanyakazayo (FMVs). Ngenkathi enye i-FMV ibukele isikrini, enye yabhala โimikhiqizo,โ iziphetho ezithathwe ezithombeni, ezabe sezidluliselwa ezikrinini ukuze zidluliselwe phambili ngesistimu eyaziwa ngokuthi Ingxoxo Yokudluliswa Kwe-inthanethi kumxhumanisi wezobunhloli ohlezi ku-trailer yakhe e-Nevada. Umhlaziyi we-geospatial onikezwe umsebenzi wokukhiqiza ulwazi lwendawo olufanele lwabanye abahlaziyi wenze okuhambisanayo.
Ividiyo ibisenezindawo ezengeziwe. I-Special Operations, eyazalelwa eMpini Yezwe II njengegama lama-ejenti athunyelwa ngemuva kwemigqa yezitha ukuze aqeqeshe futhi ahole abashokobezi abanobungane, okwathi ngekhulunyaka lamashumi amabili nanye kwafakwa egatsheni lamasosha angama-66,000 lamasosha ase-US, ngohlelo lomyalo oluyinkimbinkimbi ngokungenakugwemeka. Iqembu elincane elaligasela e-Uruzgan ngalobo busuku lalingaphansi kokuqondisa kwe-Special Operations Task Force ekomkhulu e-Kandahar, ngokwemvelo eyayithola ividiyo etholakala yonke indawo, kanye nemilayezo ebhaliwe eyayisakazwa emuva naphambili phakathi kwe-Nevada ne-Florida. U-Kandahar yena waphendula ekomkhulu le-Combined Special Operations Task Force e-Bagram, ngaphandle kwase-Kabul, lapho ividiyo ibibuye ihlolwe khona.
Umzuzi omkhulu wawo wonke la malungiselelo ayinkimbinkimbi kwakungusayitsheni ohlangene neqembu elihlaselayo. Eyaziwa โnjengesilawuli sokuhlasela esibulalayo esihlangene,โ wayenomthwalo wemfanelo wokuxhumana ngomsakazo nanoma ikuphi ukusekelwa komoya, okuhlanganisa nePredator, kanye nokudlulisa imiyalo nobuhlakani obusuka noma bubuya kukapteni omncane ophethe iqembu. Ezibiza ngoJaguar 25, usayitsheni nguyena kuphela owayexhumanisa iqembu neqembu laseNevada, okwakuyilona kuphela isixhumanisi nabahloli baseFlorida.
Ngokushesha nje lapho abahlaseli behla ezindizeni zabo ezinophephela emhlane ngemva nje kwaphakathi kwamabili, othile ebumnyameni wayevule umsakazo ophathwa ngesandla futhi wasakaza izikhali ezivamile. โBakhona,โ kusho yena, โasihlanganise bonke abakwaMujaheddin futhi sivikele le ndawo.โ Kwakuyisikhuthazo esilula, esingenzima esingaqondiswe kumuntu ngokukhethekile futhi esizwakala kunoma ubani onomsakazo, ngokungafani nhlobo nezinhlelo ze-esoteric ezisetshenziswa amabutho ase-U.S. Abantu baseMelika ababelalele bamangazwe ukunganaki kwesitha sabo sokulalela, futhi ngempela amasamanisi eTalibanโuma kwakuyilokho ayeyikhoโazwiwe inqwaba yezikhala zezobunhloli zamasosha aseMelika phansi nasemoyeni. Ngokunjalo leli gama ladluliswa ukuze kubhekwe ukuqinisa izitha. Izimoto ezimbili zilandelane, iveni neSUV eyodwa, zingena endaweni zingena kalula kuleso sithombe, futhi izinsolo zaqina ngesikhathi bona nenye iSUV bekhanyisana ngaphambi kokuba baqhubeke behamba ndawonye bebheke ngakubo njengoba ilinde ukusa.
4: 15 am
Isilawuli se-Mission intelligence: Bona ukuthi ungakwazi yini ukusondeza lowo mfana, ngoba ufana . . .
Pilot: Yini aqeda kuyishiya lapho? Ingabe isibhamu esibulalayo leso?
Inzwa: Mhlawumbe indawo efudumele lapho ehlezi khona.
Umshayeli wendiza: Benginethemba lokuthi singakhipha isibhamu. Yekela.
Inzwa: Okuwukuphela kwendlela engake ngakwazi ngayo ukubona isibhamu iwukuba sizinyakazisa, lapho esibambile, siphume umlomo emlonyeni noma usijikijele emahlombe abo.
Abaqhubi be-Drone abaxhumani ngokushesha nomhlaba wangempela, ngokwezwi nezwi, ngenxa yento eyaziwa ngokuthi i-latency, ireferensi yesikhathi esisithathayo solwazi ukwenza indlela yalo isuka ku-drone iye kwisathelayithi engamamayela ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili phezulu emkhathini, yehlela futhi esiteshini esiphansi e-Ramstein, eJalimane, ishintshela kukhebuli ye-fiber-optic ehamba ngayo inqamule entshonalanga yeYurophu, uLwandlekazi i-Atlantic, nezwekazi lase-United States, ngaphambi kokuba ifike e-Nevada kanye nesikrini ku-trailer yomshayeli. Njengoba ama-electronic pulses ehlukaniswa, aphinde ahlanganiswe, futhi afakwe kubhafa ukuze ahlanganiswe abe amaphakheji alinde ukuthunyelwa kwawo esiteshini esilandelayo, ukubambezeleka kwe-microsecond kunqwabelana kancane kancane. Kusho ukuthi isigameko esikusikrini somshayeli wendiza siphelelwe yisikhathi, ngokuvamile imizuzwana emibili kodwa kwesinye isikhathi imizuzwana emihlanu. Njengoba abasebenzi besabela kulokho abakubonayo, behambisa izilawuli zabo ukuze bathumele imiyalelo endizeni โabandizayo,โ leyo sibonakaliso nayo ithatha imizuzwana emibili kuya kwemihlanu ukuyiletha. Lesi sikhathi esidlulayo yingakho ukusuka kwe-drone nokuhlalisa kufanele kusingathwe ithimba elihlukile labashayeli bezindiza abaseduze nomgwaqo wezindiza ukuze babone izindiza ezindizayo ngesikhathi sangempela. Abangase baqondiswe phansi bayakubona ukubambezeleka: Amalungu e-Yemeni e-al-Qaeda abika ngo-2011 ukuthi uma ezwa indiza egijima phezulu, ayazulazula ngangokunokwenzeka.
Futhi izithombe ngokwazo azihlali zifana kakhulu nomhlaba njengoba sibona sonke futhi ngezinye izikhathi โazingcono kunokubheka i-Google Earth ngotshani,โ njengoba omunye umakadebona aphawula ngesici sendiza esithi โspotter TVโ. Ngakho isikhathi esiningi i-convoy ibigadiwe, inzwa ibikwazi ukugxila ezimotweni ezimbili kuphela kwezintathu ngesikhathi. Uma u-opharetha ehlehlisa ngisho kancane, isixazululo esivele singaphelele silahlekile. Isithombe siye sanemba ngisho nakakhulu uma kunothuli emoyeni, uma i-drone iphezulu kakhulu, lapho kuhwalala noma ekuseni (lapho womabili amakhamera asebenzisa i-electro-optical infrared nasemini elahlekelwa ukusebenza kahle), noma lapho u-opharetha wezinzwa engakwazi ukugxila kahle. Ividiyo eyatholwa amasosha aphansi ngalobo busuku e-Uruzgan yayimpofu nakakhulu, echazwa omunye ngokuthi "izinto ezingenangqondo, ezigcwele i-static nokuqhekeka."
4:24 am.
I-Jaguar 25 (uphawu lwekholi lwe-JTAC, i-Special Forces sergeant ephansi exhumana ne-Predator): Esikufunayo i-QRF (Quick Reaction Force); sikholelwa ukuthi singase sibe nomkhuzi we-Taliban osezingeni eliphezulu.
Umshayeli wendiza: Ngeke kungimangaze uma lona bekungomunye wabafana babo ababalulekile, ababukela kude, niyazi ukuthi ngiqonde ukuthini?
Kwabe sekufika umlayezo ongamukelekile ovela eFlorida.
4: 37 am
Isilawuli se-Mission intelligence: U-Screener uthe okungenani ingane eyodwa eduze ne-SUV.
Inzwa: Bullshit . . . kuphi? Ngithumele i-fucking still [isithombe]. Angicabangi ukuthi banazo izingane ngalelihora, ngiyazi ukuthi zinomthunzi, kodwa woza.
Umshayeli wendiza: Okungenani ingane eyodwa . . . Ngempela? Ukumfaka ohlwini [njengo] MAM [owesilisa osemdala wezempi]โlokho kusho ukuthi unecala.
Inzwa: Hhayi-ke mhlawumbe osemusha, kodwa angikaze ngibone lutho olubukeka lufushane kangako, ngaphandle kokuthi bonke baqoqwe lapha, kodwa.
Isilawuli se-Mission intelligence: Siyabuyekeza.
Umshayeli wendiza: Yebo, buyekeza lokho shit. . . Kungani engashongo ukuthi kungenzeka ingane, kungani beshesha ukubiza izingane ezijolayo kodwa bengabizanga shit ngesibhamu.
Lapho nje ilanga liphuma ezintabeni, uhide lwama-rock ogwini lomfula, futhi abagibeli abaningi behla. Kubabukeli, izithombe zembula into esabekayo.
5: 18 am
Pilot: Bayakhuleka.
Inzwa: Impela kunjalo. Lawa amandla abo. Ukuthandaza? Ngisho, ngokungathรญ sina, yilokho abakwenzayo.
Umxhumanisi wezobunhloli bemishini: Bazokwenza into embi.
Bonke abantu abadala ephathini, kuhlanganise nabesifazane abayisithupha noma abayisikhombisa, baphume ngesikhathi uhide lwama-convoy luma emfuleni. Kodwa ekhamera ye-infrared phezuluโkanjalo, nakubabukeli abakudeโabesilisa nabesifazane babemane nje bengamabhulashi angabonakali. Njengoba iqembu ngokugabadela bekungelinye lamaTaliban aqiniswayo, akekho owacabanga ukucabangisisa ngobulili babo.
Ngemva kwehora izimoto ebezilibangise eningizimu ngamasosha aseMelika, zajika zabheka kwenye indawo. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni ekugcineni baqhele ngamakhilomitha ayishumi nambili ukusuka kwabaseMelika phansi, okuyinkomba yokuthi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bangobani, cishe babengenazo izinhloso ezimbi. Noma kunjalo umshayeli we-Predator uhlole lokhu njengokuthi nje "ukuzulazula" ukuze athole ngemuva kwamasosha futhi anqamule indlela yawo yokubaleka.
Uphethiloli uphansi, isibhamu i-AC-130 Specter ebikade isendaweni yesigameko ngaphambilini isihambile. Kodwa-ke, iPredator yayisizojoyinwa izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezimbili ze-OH-58 Kiowas, ezilula, ezimbili ze-Special Forces ezihlome ngemicibisholo ye-Hellfire namarokhethi angu-2.75โ. Emuva eNevada, abasebenzi base bephelelwa isineke.
6: 59 am
Umshayeli wendiza: Angikwazi ukulinda kuze kwenzeke lokhu ngempela, ngakho konke lokhu kuxhumana kanye neshit.
U-opharetha wezinzwa kanye nomxhumanisi wezobunhloli bemishini: (Ukububula) Yebo.
Phansi phansi, abahambi evenini bezwa ukukhala kwama-rotor blades anophephela emhlane. Abaningi banxuse umshayeli ukuthi ehlise ijubane ngethemba lokuthi bazobukeka bengasoli kangako. Kwase kuqala ukukhanya.
Nakuba bekude nendawo yesigameko, izisebenzi ze-drone zizibona besesikolweni lezempi elifanayo nabashayeli bezindiza besikhathi esidlule, kuze kufike ezisudi zezindiza abazigqokayo emsebenzini, ingcindezi yokulwa ababika ukuthi babhekene nayo, ingasaphathwa eyokulwa. inkokhelo nemiklomelo abayifuna ngempumelelo. Ingxoxo yabo ye-trailer ngalobo busuku yayinanela ithimba lezempi elindiza endaweni yempi ngempela. Kanye kuphela ngesikhathi lapho irekhodi liveza khona ukuthi empeleni zaziqinile phansi, amamayela ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa nengxenye.
7: 11 am
Isisebenzi sezinzwa: Hhayi-ke, mnumzane, ungakhathazeka uma ngithatha ikhefu lokugezela ngokushesha?
Umshayeli wendiza: Cha, akunjalo, mfo.
Lo mshayeli wendiza, omkhulu owayekade eshayela izindiza zokuthutha i-C-130, wayengumakadebona โwemishiniโ eyinkulungwane futhi uthathwa njengonolwazi olwanele lokuqeqesha abanye abashayeli bezindiza. I-sensor opharetha, indoda ebhalisiwe, nayo yayinolwazi oluphezulu, futhi babejwayele ukusebenza njengeqembu. Njengoba umkhuzi wabo wachaza kamuva, โLaba bafana ababili eminyakeni embalwa edlule bebendawonye emsebenzini, banezimpelasonto ezifanayo ndawonye, โโbajikeleza isimiso ngokuphindaphindiwe.โ
Izisebenzi zazikhuluma ulimi olucishe luluqonde kubantu bangaphandle, olwalugcwele izifinyezo kangangokuthi isiNgisi esilula sasivame ukuthathelwa indawo. Kodwa izingxoxo zangalobo busuku zibonisa ukuthi i-jargon yezempi, njengokulibaziseka kwevidiyo yemizuzwana emibili, yabeka esinye isendlalelo phakathi kwabo neqiniso phansi. Noma iyiphi i-MAM (owesilisa oneminyaka yezempi) ngokwencazelo ibe isilwi sesitha, kungakhathaliseki ubudala, ngakho-ke impokophelo esemthethweni. Ukuhlonza okuhle (PID) igama lezempi lase-U.S. elisemthethweni kumuntu ohlonzwe njengosongo olunonya olusheshayo ngakho-ke inhloso esemthethweni. Njengoba abaphenyi bathola kamuva, leli gama lalisho izinto ezihluke ngokuphelele kubantu abahlukene.
7: 38 am
Umshayeli wendiza: Izikrini zethu okwamanje zishayela ama-MAM angu-21, abekho abesifazane, kanye nezingane ezimbili okungenzeka zibe ngabantwana. Kopisha kanjani?
Jaguar 25: Roger, futhi uma sithi izingane, ingabe sikhuluma intsha noma ezisacathula?
Inzwa: Ngingathi cishe ishumi nambili. Hhayi izingane ezisacathula; okuthile okwengeziwe mayelana nentsha noma intsha.
Umshayeli wendiza: Yebo, intsha.
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Ephepheni, isistimu beyihluleka-iphephile. Umshayeli wendiza kanye no-opharetha wezinzwa bangabheka ukuhlola komunye nomunye, futhi uma lokho bekungenele bebenomxhumanisi wezobunhloli bemishini kanye nesibukeli sezokuphepha khona lapho eduze kwabo. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ithimba laseFlorida lalinabahlaziyi bamavidiyo anyakazayo kanye nabahloli kanye nomxhumanisi wesu lobuhlakani obubuyekeza izithombe, bajoyinwa kamuva abaphathi ababili abaseduze. Ngaphezu kwalokho bekukhona nekomkhulu leSpecial Forces ezimbili ezihlukene e-Afghanistan uqobo, ngalinye lino โkaputeni wempiโ oqaphe imisebenzi eqhubekayo.
7: 40 am
Umshayeli wendiza: Umhloli wethu ukhombe ingane eyodwa kuphela, ngakho lelo ibanga lobudala elinamadijithi amabili. Kopisha kanjani?
Jaguar 25: Sizodlulisela lokho kumphathi wamasosha aphansi. Kodwa njengoba ngishilo, iminyaka engu-12 kuya kwengu-13 ubudala ephethe isikhali iyingozi ngendlela efanayo.
Inzwa: O, siyavuma, yebo.
Umshayeli: Hhayi, ikhophi enhle kulokho. Siyaqonda futhi siyavumelana.
Izinto zase zibheke emvuthwandaba. Ngokuncika ezincwadini zethimba lePredator, ukaputeni owayephethe iqembu elaligasela phansi wayezihumushele izindaba zokuthi uhide lwase-America manje lwalusuka phansi kubantu baseMelika njengesiqinisekiso sokuthi hhayi nje ukuthi isitha โsasilawulaโ kodwa futhi sasiqukethe. I-HVI (umuntu onenani eliphezulu), ihlale iyithagethi ebalulekile yamabutho ase-U.S. kule mpi. Wakhipha umyalelo wokuthi kushaywe. Izindiza ezinophephela emhlane zizothatha isibhamu sokuqala. Abasebenzi bendiza enophephela emhlane, abafike endaweni yesigameko sekwephuzile, batshelwe nje ukuthi kube nokuhlonzwa okuhle kwezikhali ezintathu, okungenani, kanye nama-MAM angamashumi amabili nanye, nokuthi "kusobala ukuthi bazobandakanyeka." Akekho owayebatshelile ngentsha, kusenezingane ezincane. Amazwekazi amabili kanye nolwandle kude, i-Predator crew e-Nevada yenza awabo amalungiselelo okugcina okusebenza.
8: 35 am
Umshayeli wendiza: Kulungile, ngakho-ke icebo liwukuthi, ndoda, sizoyibuka le nto ishona phansi futhi lapho iWinchester [iphelelwe izinhlamvu] singadlala ukuhlanza.
Inzwa: Uhlelo lokuqala: ngaphandle kokubona ukuthi bahlukana kanjani, landela iqembu elikhulu kunawo wonke.
Umshayeli wendiza: Yebo, kuzwakala kahle. Uma konke sekwehla, uma wonke umuntu egijima ebheke ngakubo, anginendaba ukuthi ulandela umfana oyedwa, uyazi njenganoma yini onquma ukuyenza, nginawe kukho. . . inqobo nje uma ugcina umuntu esingamdubula endimeni yokubuka ngiyajabula.
Izisebenzi manje zase zenza amalungiselelo okugcina okuhlasela, zihlomisa umcibisholo futhi zihlola uhlu lokugcina. Umsebenzisi wezinzwa ukhumbuze uzakwabo wezobunhloli ukuthi agxile ebhizinisini eliseduze.
8: 45 am
Inzwa: Sawubona, MC.
Isilawuli se-Mission intelligence: Yebo?
Inzwa: Khumbula, Kill Chain!
I-MIC: Izokwenza.
I-missile yokuqala evela endizeni enophephela emhlane ehamba phambili ishaye into ecokeme evenini, yashona ngaso leso sikhathi abagibeli abayishumi nanye. Lawa ma-SUV amabili alandelayo avele ame, futhi abagibeli baqala ukuphithizela bephuma. Umcibisholo wesibili ushaye imoto engemuva, kodwa esivimbeni senjini, esidonse ngokwanele ukuqhuma ukuze abagibeli babaleke. Abane bashona ngokushesha. Umcibisholo wesithathu ugeje iSUV ephakathi, kancane, ukuqhuma kwaphumela ngaphandle kwewindi elingemuva ngesikhathi abagibeli betakula. Njengenjwayelo, abahlaseli bajahe lezi izingwejeje, izwi labo kubantu ababalekela isiteleka, ngamarokhethi angu-2.75โ, nakuba wonke lawa egeja.
Khona-ke othile waqaphela into engavamile. Abantu abebalekile bebengagijimi.
8: 52 am
Inzwa: Kuyamangaza lokho.
Umshayeli: Angikwazi ukusho ukuthi benzani.
Isibukeli sezokuphepha: Ingabe bagqoke ama-burqa?
Inzwa: Kubukeka kanjalo.
Umshayeli wendiza: Bonke babe-PID njengabesilisa. Abekho abesifazane eqenjini.
Inzwa: Lowo mfana ubukeka sengathi ugqoke ubucwebe nezinto njengentombazane, kodwa akunjalo. . . uma eyintombazane, umkhulu.
Ngaphandle kwethiyori yethemba ye-sensor opharetha, laba kwakungewona amaTaliban adonsa kanzima kodwa abesifazane abaphume bahamba bephakamisa izikhafu zabo ezinemibala egqamile ezindizeni ezinophephela emhlane eziyindilinga, ezigcine zinqamukile. Bangu-23 abantu abashonile, okuhlanganisa nabafana ababili, uDaoud, oneminyaka emithathu, noMurtaza, abane. Kulimale amadoda ayisishiyagalombili, owesifazane oyedwa, nezingane ezintathu ezineminyaka ephakathi kwemihlanu neshumi nane, iningi labo kanzima.
9: 10 am
Umxhumanisi wezobunhloli bemishini: U-Screener uthe babengekho abesifazane ngaphambilini.
Inzwa: Yiziphi lezo? Basemotweni ephakathi.
Umxhumanisi wezobunhloli beMishini: Abesifazane nezingane.
Ingxoxo ku-trailer ye-Nevada ibilahlekelwa ithoni yayo yangaphambilini, njengoba ama-MAM aba omama, futhi intsha yaphenduka yaba izingane.
9: 15 am
Umshayeli wendiza: Kubukeka sengathi, omunye walaba, eh, ingubo ekhanyayo kungenzeka ukuthi ithwele ingane.
Inzwa: Mncane kunengane kimi.
Isibukeli sezokuphepha: Hhayi-ke . . .
Isibukeli sezokuphepha: Ayikho indlela yokusho, ndoda.
Inzwa: Ayikho indlela yokusho ukusuka lapha.
Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho i-Predator yaphenduka futhi yandiza ngaphambi kwesimo sezulu esibi esasisuka entshonalanga.
Ngisho nalapho imfucumfucu isha futhi abasindile beshaqeke amagobolondo bekhubeka, izindaba zase ziqala ukusabalala. Izakhamuzi zendawo zasheshe zafika endaweni yesigameko, futhi kungakapheli ihora imisakazo yeTaliban yayisisakaza izwi lokuthi โizakhamuzi ezingamashumi amane kuya kwezingamashumi amahlanuโ zibulewe isiteleka sezindiza saseMelika. Ntambama, imibiko yayisifikile esigodlweni, inqaba eyakhiwe ngekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye phakathi neKabul eyayihlala uMongameli uHamid Karzai. Ngaleso sikhathi, ukuxhumana kwezempi yase-U.S. kwakungaphumeleli kangako.
Ukukhanya okungazelelwe, okuthulile, komcibisholo wokuqala oshise iveni futhi abagibeli ezikrinini zabo bamangaze izibukeli eziningi e-Afghanistan nase-United States. Inethiwekhi eyinkimbinkimbi yokubuka, ukulawula, kanye nokuxhumana okuxhumanisa ikomkhulu lezinkulungwane zezikhungo zezobunhloli phakathi kweNevada neKabul yehlulekile ngandlela thize ukuqwashisa ababambiqhaza โ ngaphandle kokuthi izisebenzi zidonsa noma zilungiselela ukudonsa izimbangi โ ukuthi izehlakalo sezifinyelele esiphethweni sazo semvelo, futhi abantu base bezofa. Khona-ke, ngisho nalapho sekucace ngokushesha ukuthi izinto azihambanga ngokohlelo, izindaba zahamba ngesivinini seqhwa ngohlelo lomyalo wase-U.S. Imilayezo ibiduma ngapha nangapha phakathi kwekomkhulu elihlukene mayelana ne-BOG (amabhuzu aphansi), okusho ukuthumela othile ukuthi ayobhekisisa indawo yesigameko se-BDA (ukuhlolwa komonakalo wempi).
Ekugcineni kwathunyelwa izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ukuthi zilethe abahlaseli uqobo endaweni lapho izidumbu, noma lezo ezazingaphelele, zazibekwe abantu bendawo ababethutheleke endaweni yesigameko. Ukaputeni, ngokusho kwesikhulu esingumzalwane, wayethukile, efuna isikhali, kwanhlanga zimuka nomoya, noma yini, eyayingathethelela lokhu njengesisulu esisemthethweni. โUbengatholi lutho. Ngicabanga ukuthi kwamehlula.โ Khonamanjalo indlunkulu yeSpecial Operations Task Force yamtshela ukuthi โangazicabangeli wena; sizoyithola kamuva."
Akuyena ukaputeni kuphela owayethukile. Naphezu kwezinsizakalo zesistimu yezobunhloli nokuxhumana yezigidigidi zamadola, kuthathe amahora ayishumi nambili ngezindaba zokuthi i-U.S. ibulale izakhamizi ezingamashumi amabili nantathu ukuze zikhuphuke. Naphezu kokuqinisekiswa kwezisebenzi zendiza enophephela emhlane, ithimba lePredator, namasosha afika endaweni yesigameko, izingqimba ezilandelanayo zabaphathi be-Special Operations benqaba ukubika i-CIVCAS (izisulu zezakhamuzi). Ngokuxakayo, ubuchwepheshe bebungasebenzi kahle kunobukaTaliban. Ngomthamo okhuphukile wethrafikhi, ama-imeyili abethatha amahora amane nesigamu ukuhamba ngesistimu ehlukanisiwe esuka e-Kandahar eya e-Kabul.
Kwaze kwaba yilapho odokotela abahlinzayo esibhedlela samasosha aseDashi bekhuluma nozakwabo base-US mayelana nezakhamuzi ezilimele ezazisanda kungeniswa lapho iqiniso lembula khona ngokusemthethweni, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi, noma ubani e-Afghanistan onomsakazo wayeseyazi. Ngaleso sikhathi, uStanley McChrystal, umkhuzi wase-U.S. kanye nomfelandawonye, โโwayesebenza kanzima ukuze athole ukusekelwa phakathi kwama-Afghan ngokukhawulela ukuhlasela kwezindiza emzamweni wokunciphisa ukufa kwabantu. Akazange ajabule ukuzwa imibiko ephuzile evela ku-Uruzgan, wabe esegijima waya esigodlweni sikaMongameli uKarzai eyoxolisa. โNgidlulisa amazwi enduduzo ajulile kwabashonile nemindeni yabo. Sonke sihlanganyela osizini lwabo,โ esho kumabonakude wase-Afghan ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva. โNgikubeke kwacaca emabuthweni ethu ukuthi silapha ukuze sivikele abantu base-Afghan. Ngiyathembisa ukuqinisa imizamo yethu yokubuyisela ukwethenjwa kwakho ukuze sakhe ikusasa eliqhakazile lawo wonke ama-Afghan. "
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