I just finished reading "
Lone Survivor", by Marcus Luttrell (Navy Seal) w/ Patrick Robinson co-authoring. Excellent account of Seal Team 10s battles in Afghanistan in 2005 (largest loss of Spec-ops in a single battle). What is really interesting is the relationships between al Qaeda/Taliban/Afghanies and trying to the gain support of the locals.
I highly recommend it for anyone wondering why so many soldiers are against our current rules of engagement or wonder why we haven't got bin Laden yet.
-Dan