{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"Mullah Omar Strikes Back at Camp Leatherneck","author_name":"Matthew J. Nasuti (Former U.S. Air Force Captain)","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article125487.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article125487.html'\u003EMullah Omar Strikes Back at Camp Leatherneck\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Taliban attack last week on Camp Leatherneck was a stunning success.  It was the worst defeat suffered by the U.S. Marines since the Marine Barracks attack in Beirut on October 23, 1983.  A quarter billion dollars in military aircraft, equipment and facilities was reportedly destroyed.  The battle within the heavily protected base reportedly lasted for hours.  The Pentagon initially tried to down play the debacle.  On September 14th it stated that two Harrier AV-8B jets were damaged.  It (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}