First Strike (6 page)
Authors: Craig Simpson
air strike
bombs dropped by a plane onto a target
bins
binoculars
drone
an unmanned remote-controlled vehicle
evac
short for evacuation
fedayeen
someone who gives up their life for something they believe
GPS
short for global positioning system
IEDs
Improvised Explosive Devices, home-made bombs triggered by remote control
infidels
refers to someone without faith, in this case, a non-Muslim
intel
short for intelligence
ISAF
International Security Assistance Force — the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan
rendezvous
a pre-arranged meeting
In Book 4, 347 prisoners escape from a jail in Kandahar. One of them is Jabir Hassani — a Taliban warlord.
Major Nathan Connor and his Delta Force team must kill or capture Hassani, and put a stop to his plans.
Mid-morning, Major Nathan Connor and his team arrived in their modified GMV at the outskirts of Kandahar’s old town. It was chaos. Dozens of armoured vehicles were parked up close together. Groups of ANA soldiers stood around at road junctions, while others pulled razor wire across the road to form a barricade. Black Hawk helicopters roared overhead, circling at low altitude. In the searing heat, dozens of US marines in body armour and full kit were standing around clutching their weapons, sweating and waiting nervously to move out; others were running to and fro as final preparations were made. General Patterson’s parting orders rang in Connor’s ears — find Jabir and this time I don’t give a damn whether you kill or capture him!
Continued in: Task Force Delta — Kill or Capture
