Spooky: The Giants of Kandahar

From Soldier of Fortune: "The Deadly Giants of Afghanistan: Mystery Tales From the GWOT." An excerpt:

    In 2002, the story goes, a Special Forces ODA was searching for a missing U.S. patrol in the mountains outside Kandahar. Working their way up the trail they came across pieces of kit and fired weapons casings scattered along the trail. Continuing the mission, the ODA came upon the entrance of a large cave with more kit and piles of bones lying about. 

    Approaching the entrance, a soldier named “Dan” was about to enter the cave. A loud cry was heard as a spear pierced Dan lifting him off the ground, killing him. A 13-foot-tall humanoid with flaming red hair and a beard stepped out and attacked the remaining soldiers. They engaged the giant with their weapons. They killed it after 30 seconds of sustained gunfire.

    Upon closer inspection of the remains, it was discovered the giant had six fingers and toes and a double row of teeth. A Chinook was dispatched to collect the KIA and the giant. The missing patrol was never found, and the ODA was sworn to secrecy being forced to sign NDA’s. A man who said he was one of the Chinook pilots told the story in 2008 during an interview on George Noory’s radio show.

The author could not find any records to support the story. But he does mention other sightings of "giants" which he attributes to fatigue, problems with thermal devices, and the like. And yet, the author admits that he used thermals in Iraq and "I never had a problem with a thermal showing something bigger than what it was."