Self Inflicted Bomb Damage 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35722-2002Feb19.html
Call this an own goal with an attitude:
Sometimes, the nature of the war made targeting easier. Many
Afghan Taliban and Northern Alliance soldiers were friends who
had found themselves drafted into opposing armies. They would
communicate over rudimentary radios, sometimes taunting each
other in the heat of battle.
"Your bomb missed us," one would say, recalled members of Team
555.
"Where did it land?" a Northern Alliance officer would respond
with some coaching from the Americans.
Five hundred meters to the north, would come the answer. Or 1,000
meters to the south. The combat controller would immediately
recalculate the coordinates and pass them to the nearest
aircraft, which could restrike the target within minutes. Team
555 members said that in a week, they killed many Taliban
commanders this way and destroyed much of their communications
network. Submitted on 02/20/02
Submitted by:
Les J. Wu
Reference:
Washington Post 2/19/2002
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