(6 Mar 2002)
1. Mid shot soldier on radio (UPSOUND): "Where's that fire coming from?"
2. Close up soldier on ground
3. Wide shot soldier crouching in doorway of building
4. Close up several troops on ground, zoom out and pan right to show more troops
5. Mid shot several troops on ground
6. Close up one soldier on ground talking into radio
7. Wide shot helicopter flies overhead, tilt down to follow to horizon
8. Wide shot helicopter flies by
9. Wide shot looking out from inside helicopter as it flies over mountains
10. Close up troops inside helicopter
11. Mid shot troops inside helicopter
12. Close up looking over shoulder of helicopter gunner
13. Close up helicopter gunner in open door of helicopter
14. Mid shot large transport helicopter flies overhead, troops visible in foreground
15. Wide shot group of troops spread out over area on ground
16. Mid shot large transport helicopter flies overhead
17. Close up soldier crouches and talks into radio
18. Mid shot soldier sitting on ground
19. Wide shot two soldiers running away from camera
20. Mid shot several troops crouching low to ground (small arms fire heard)
21. Wide shot several troops near entrance to structure
22. Close up soldier crouching with rifle
STORYLINE:
The Pentagon has released video showing US troops in combat against Al-Qaida and Taliban forces near Gardez in Afghanistan.
The video shot in the last few days shows members of the 101st Airborne Division in action.
U.S. and Afghan forces have met far stiffer resistance than expected in the mission to wipe out Taliban and al-Qaida troops holed up the mountains and caves in the Gardez region about 75 miles (121 kilometers) south of Kabul, commanders and soldiers said.
At least eight Americans have died in the fighting since Saturday and about 40 have been wounded.
The operation, code-named Anaconda, had originally called for a small detachment of U.S. Special Forces to work with General Zia Lodin, a local Afghan commander, to enter the town of Sirkankel to flush out suspected al-Qaida and foreign Taliban forces. Sirkankel is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Gardez.
But many U.S. and Afghan troops were pinned down for hours by the unexpectedly stiff resistance from the Taliban and al-Qaida.
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