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The Sangin Sniper was one, (possibly two), Taliban insurgent sniper that killed one and wounded two Lima Company, Third Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment marines and killed one British Army Engineer, in a town called Sangin in the Helmand province of Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan.

Shootings
On August 13, 2010, the Sangin Sniper fired a single lethal round killing a Marine that stepped out of his armoured vehicle approximately 100 metres from a secure base.

On August 13, 2010, the Sangin Sniper shot a twenty year old British army engineer, Darren Foster. There was a bunkered pathway and the post was protected with bulletproof glass. There was a small nine gap to allow the guards to fire their weapons. The Sangin Sniper fired a single timed shot and killed Foster walking past the small gap.

On August 14, 2010, a United States Army tank mechanic was shot by the Sangin Sniper in the torso while carrying sandbags across a small bridge. The mechanic's personal armour prevented the round from harming him.

On August 15, 2010, two more marines were shot with one round ricocheting off a tank, but not penetrating the kevlar helmet of Lance Cpl. Simpson, of the Third Combat Engineer Battalion. Shortly after the first shooting a second marine was wounded in the leg and survived.

Counter measures
The marines deployed their own snipers using counter-sniper tactics in an attempt to eliminate the Sangin Sniper.