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Inside Afghanistan: the sniper's tale

As part of The Telegraph's series of videos looking at life for the British Army in Afghanistan, we hear from a sniper whose daily challenge is to kill before he is killed.

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AFP/Getty 516910725 A French Army sniper watches with his FR 12/7 PGM rifle the area around Timbuktu airport two days after French-led forces recaptured the northern Malian desert city. French troops on January 30 entered Kidal, the last Islamist bastion in Mali's north after a whirlwind Paris-led offensive, as France urged peace talks to douse ethnic tensions targeting Arabs and Tuaregs. (Eric Feferberg/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images

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Great photo from the United States Army, seeing the world from a snipers perspective. And for those concerned, the photo was staged and no one was injured or killed ;)

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Chris Kyle: Ex-US Navy Seal Sniper Shot Dead

A former US Navy Seal sniper has been shot dead at a shooting range in Texas, according to reports. Chris Kyle, who also wrote the best-selling book, American Sniper, was killed alongside another man. It is believed the 38-year-old had been helping a soldier who was recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder.Read More HERE

 My deepest condolences to Chris Kyle and his family. It is a tragedy that a man who served his Country with distinction has had his life ended in this way.We don't know the full facts yet but if it is the case that he was helping a veteran suffering with PTSD, one wonders if using firearms is a good idea? Like Prince Harry I don't think its a good idea to `brag` about the amount of kills you have got during your tours of duty. This is yet another shooting in America and probably would not have made the news if it was not for the fact that the victim was Chris Kyle the Most Lethal Sniper in US Military history, R.I.P.

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A New Sniper Duel in Helmand

According to his reports with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, a sniper has been plinking at Marines and Brits this month near Sangin, killing one Marine and one Brit and wounding another Marine. Two other Marines were hit and survived. Somewhere in this dusty town, concealed among the cornfields, irrigation canals and mud-walled compounds, is a man the Marines particularly want to kill. They don’t know what he looks like. But they know he is a very good shot with a long rifle, and, every day he remains alive, he is drawing Marine blood.In the seven days since the men of Lima Company, Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment arrived in town, the Sangin sniper has persecuted them with methodical, well-aimed shots, fired one at a time. And this guy seems pretty skilled. He killed two people on the same day with incredibly precise shooting…A  British army engineer—20-year-old Darren Foster from Carlisle, England—was in a guard post in front of the same patrol base. British troops have built a covered, bunkered pathway so the guards aren’t exposed to enemy fire as they walk down from the hilltop base. The post is protected by bullet-proof glass, except for small gaps through which the guards fire their weapons. The sniper timed his single shot and killed the engineer as he walked past the opening.

The hunter will soon become the hunted

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