MILSIM
“Wave after wave of Taliban
fighters fell upon the building
and, despite a huge effort from
the defenders (fighting in clouds
of choking smoke), by sheer
weight of numbers the Taliban
forced an entry”
There was a commotion at the door and two
men dressed in traditional village clothing
were led into the FOB. It turned out they
were the Village Elder and his son, who had
requested a Shura (Arabic for consultation)
with the TF Commander. The elder was
worried that the presence of the soldiers
would result in Taliban reprisals against the
villagers and wanted assurances that they
would be protected if that happened.
These assurances were given but, in
return, Townhouse and Spider insisted on
knowing whether Mullah Kazim Numair
was in the village and, if so, where? With
understandable reluc х