THE KANDAHAR GIANT A SPECIAL FORCES URBAN LEGEND

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In 2002,, according to this legend, a special forces unit which had been sent to find a missing patrol in the remote mountain area of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, encountered a 12 foot tall giant just outside a cave mouth, the floor of which was littered with bones and pieces of communication equipment. The Giatnt carried a spear, with which he attacked on of the soldiers, running the spear through him, all the while growling and showing signs of wanting to kill them all. They began firing and eventually the giant fell dead. he was picked up by a helicopter using a cargo net and removed from the area. The soldier who had been speared died. The event was hushed- again, according to legend. Author and giant hunter L.A.Marzulli and partner have brought the story to life through books (The Long Walker- The Return of the Nephalim) and Interviews (On The Trail of the Nephalim) as they continue the search for biblical creatures called Nephalim which may still inhabit remote areas of the Kandahar Province. In this story we also dig into the biblical accounts of giants (Nephalim) and giant folklore home and abroad, including written accounts of giants given by Capt. John Smith, A Paiute storyteller, and hunter-showman Buffalo Bill Cody.

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1:15.0	Today's story, The Kandahar Giant, a legendary Special Forces encounter.
1:20.0	Legends of human-like beings of tremendous size and strength have existed since man first learned to communicate with his fellow beings.
1:28.0	From the Bible in Genesis and numbers and revelations to Greek and Roman writings and throughout history where encounters with
1:35.1	giant-sized humans have been recorded. Huge human bones have been witnessed and
1:39.4	legends are shared by indigenous peoples worldwide tell of races of giant people.
1:45.6	The idea of what constitutes a giant humanoid varies greatly.
1:49.5	In the 1700s, the average man's height was about 5 foot 6 inches so when he came across a man or tribe that
1:56.8	average 7.5 feet tall these were described as giants understandable
2:01.9	but when a Special Forces team working in the remote province of Afghanistan comes across a 13-foot-tall red-haired giant carrying a huge spear living in a cave smatter with bones and pieces of military equipment.
2:16.0	The idea of a giant becomes biblical in proportion.
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