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SAS sergeant bludgeoned three Taliban fighters to death with a HAMMER when his pistol failed in daring raid on Afghanistan caves
- SAS fighter, 29, from the Midlands, chased Taliban fighters into a narrow cave
- Underground complex was barely large enough to fit a man but he crawled in
- Killed one fighter but Glock sidearm failed so he grabbed a claw hammer
- He killed three w
An SAS sergeant bludgeoned three Taliban fighters to death with hammer after his pistol failed during a dangerous cave raid in Afghanistan, it has been revealed.
The solider, 29, from the Midlands, volunteered to go looking for the terrorists after they escaped from a Taliban base in the north of the country.
It was destroyed by a joint British and Afghan special forces operation in January, which saw them flee to the underground cave complex.
The caves were barely big enough to fit a man inside, but in total darkness the SAS sergeant agreed to go in, reports The Daily Star.
Describing the battle, a source told the newspaper: 'It was a brutal fight to the death.
ith the tool and emerged soaked in blood after 30 minutes- 'The SAS sergeant emerged from the tunnel half an hour later covered in blood, both his own and those of the men he had killed.'
Using only smell and sound the hero found three Taliban fighters inside the narrow caves and shot them dead with his Glock sidearm.
But when he saw another he pointed it towards him and the gun failed.
Without enough room for a long-barreled weapon, he picked up a claw hammer and hit the Taliban soldier over the head with it.
He used the tool to smash two fighters over the head, taking them on in a larger cave that was lit by a sole candle. - After killing them both he was attacked by another who he eventually managed to kill with a single blow.
He was underground for 30 minutes, which he later said were the most traumatic of his career, despite a long stint in Iraq.
When he emerged he was covered in blood and unable to talk because he was so distressed. - More at ...
- SAS soldier killed three Taliban fighters to death in Afghanistan | Daily Mail Online
