12 STRONG

                                                                      12 STRONG
Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth), a US military Captain with Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 595, is getting into a new home together with his spouse and daughter on 11th of September, 2001, after receiving an assignment to group of workers obligation beneath LTC Bowers (Riggle). As information of the devastating terrorist attacks that day damage, Nelson volunteers to guide 595 into Afghanistan. Bowers to begin with refuses, however veteran soldier CW5 Hal Spencer (Shannon), previously scheduled to retire, persuades Bowers to present Nelson command of 595 once more, as well as volunteering himself for the deployment. After leaving their families, 595 travels to Uzbekistan on October 7, 2001. After briefing and interviewing Nelson, 5th special Forces organization Commander, COL Mulholland (Fichtner) selects 595 to combat along the Northern Alliance leader, Abdul Rashid Dostum (Negahban) Arriving covertly in Afghanistan aboard an MH-47 Chinook, 595 arrives 30 miles south of Mazar-i Sharif and meets Dostum. Six of the 12 members, led via Nelson, go away with Dostum to the mountains, while the other six stay in a fortified camp nicknamed "The Alamo" beneath Spencer's command. Dostum is making an attempt to capture Mazar-i Sharif, a important town in northern Afghanistan, from the Taliban. He also holds a private vendetta against Taliban chief Mullah Razzan (Acar), who policies neighborhood communities brutally below strict Sharia regulation, and has murdered numerous human beings, together with Dostum's circle of relatives. although the warlord is first of all skeptical of Nelson's capabilities, Nelson gradually earns Dostum's respect. in one battle, but, Dostum makes a tactical error, costing several casualties. Nelson accuses Dostum of acting carelessly with the lives of his men and of withholding valuable records, whilst Dostum retorts that he nonetheless feels that Nelson, and the U.S., isn't willing to pay the potential price of the warfare, and tells Nelson that he desires to apply his coronary heart and thoughts to "be a warrior" rather than a soldier. the two eventually reconcile, and, after splitting off a 3-guy detail underneath SFC Sam Diller (Peña) to strike a Taliban supply direction, and being joined through Spencer's half of of ODA 595, maintain to work together. They win several victories with Dostum's leadership and manpower and American airpower, making large development toward Mazar-i Sharif. suddenly, however, Spencer informs Nelson that every other ODA, 555, has been dispatched to assist Atta Muhammad, any other Northern Alliance leader, who's Dostum's political rival. while Nelson is compelled to tell Dostum, the furious warlord and his guys promptly abandon 595. Following Dostum's departure, Nelson plans to keep operating in opposition to the Taliban along with his individuals and the few Afghan opponents final with them. Encountering a big force of Al-Qaeda and Taliban combatants and armored motors, ODA 595, rejoined with the aid of Diller and his detail, makes use of air assist to remove most of the warring parties and maximum of the armor, but are discovered and attacked. Spencer is severely injured with the aid of a suicide bomber, and the crew is ready to be overrun beneath heavy Taliban and Al-Qaeda strain whilst Dostum returns along with his forces. together, the yankee and northern Alliance forces disperse the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, and Dostum tracks down and kills Razzan. After Spencer is medevaced, Nelson and Dostum preserve to Mazar-i-Sharif but locate Atta Muhammad has beaten them there. towards expectations, Dostum and Muhammad meet peacefully and placed aside their variations. inspired by way of Nelson and the individuals' efforts, Dostum gives Nelson his prized riding crop and tells him that he's going to always bear in mind Nelson a brother and fellow fighter. Spencer in the long run survives, and ODA 595 returns domestic after spending 23 days in Afghanistan.