CIA officer Mike Spunn, who is considered the first killed during the war in Afghanistan an American, died as a result of two shots in the head. The circumstances of his death are revealed in the new book Toby Harden “The first victim: an unpassed history of the Mission Retribution of the CIA for 9/11” (First Casualty: The Untold Story of the Cia Mission to Avenge 9/11) writes Daily Mail.
As the edition notes, the 32-year-old Spunn died during the uprising of the prisoners of the Taliban (members of the Radical Movement of the Taliban, prohibited in Russia) in the fortress of Cala and Dzhangi in the north of Afghanistan in November 2001. For a long time, the circumstances of his death remained unclear – in particular, the assumptions were put forward that the officer was scored to death. According to another version, he was subjected to cruel torture, and then he was killed by shots to his feet and neck. The relatives of Spanne were also afraid that he could die as a result of the subsequent air strike of the US Air Force on the Fort with the rebels.
However, the new book provides a different cause of the death of the officer. So, who studied the remains of Spanne Military Pathologist stated that he was killed by two shots in the head. Judging by the nature of damage, the first shot was made in the emphasis, when the gun was put to the right temple of the American. The bullet went through his head and left the left.
The second shot was made from a longer distances, but still quite close to the head – this is evidenced by traces of gunpowder on the remains of Spanne. It is assumed that the bullet came to mind in the area of the right part of the forehead and came out from behind.
According to the opening report, these injuries caused “heavy and quickly led to death injuries of the brain.” At the same time, the Spanne did not find broken bones or damage to the knuckles of fingers who could indicate that he had resistance. Numerous wounds were also seen on the back of a man. However, according to the pathologist, they were obtained by the spann after death, allegedly, as a result of air strikes on Kala and Dzhangi.
As described in the book, Spanne died in the first minutes of the uprising. The terrorists attacked him and poured to the ground when he spent the interrogation of one of the prisoners. The officer managed to pull his gun Glock 17 and made one or two shots before was attached to several Taliban at once, trying to take possession of his weapons. It is assumed that in the end, the Spanne was shot out of his own pistol someone from the attackers.
The uprising in the fortress of Cala and Dzhangi, located in the vicinity of Mazar and Sharif, began on November 25, 2001 and lasted five days, until December 1. As a result, it was suppressed by the forces of the Northern Alliance using tanks and grenade launchers during massive support from air US air. All prisoners – from 300 to 600 people – were killed.