Swedish Special Forces FAIL

Oops:

The mission, performed in conjunction with the Swedish home guard (Hemvärnet), called for the soldiers to capture a house.

However, the elite unit somehow managed to hit the wrong target, and instead bombarded a house located about 200 metres from their intended target.

Collateral damage included blown out doors and window frames, before the soldier’s discovered their mistake.

The elite unit in question is the Life Regiment Hussars who are also known as K3:

The Life Regiment Hussars, K 3, has light, highly mobile units with substantial strike power. K 3 also has long experience in the area of intelligence.

K 3 trains an airborne battalion and an intelligence battalion. The airborne battalion is a rapid response unit with high mobility that enables the unit to be first on the scene of a mission. The intelligence battalion is able, through the use of advanced technology, to control and guide attacks by aircraft and artillery against a wide range of targets. The regiment is also responsible for the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs.

On a more upbeat note, here are Swedish forces engaged in training and equipping the Afghan government.