Did 9 Foot Giants Walk the Earth? The MYTH of the Kandahar Giant

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. I heard this folktale..conspiracy…myth..Whatever you want to call it mentioned on a couple of podcasts recently, and being fairly unfamiliar with it myself, I decided to dig a little deeper. It goes a little something like this.. According to one of the strangest military legends of the modern era, American soldiers operating near Kandahar encountered a creature that should not have existed. It stood somewhere between ten and twelve feet tall, had long red hair, six fingers on each hand, six toes on each foot—weighed ELEVEN HUNDRED POUNDS and it had the strength to kill armed soldiers with a single blow. TOPICS COVERED / QUESTIONS ANSWERED: What is the Kandahar Giant? Did U.S. soldiers really encounter a giant in Afghanistan? Where did the Giant of Kandahar story originate? Was the Kandahar Giant really 9 to 12 feet tall? What supposedly happened during the military encounter? Did the Kandahar Giant kill an American soldier? Was the giant reportedly killed by U.S. forces? Was the Kandahar Giant’s body transported by the military? Is there any evidence that the Kandahar Giant actually existed? Were there eyewitnesses to the Kandahar Giant incident? Has the U.S. military ever confirmed the story? Was there a military cover-up involving the Kandahar Giant? Could the Kandahar Giant have been a Nephilim? What are the Nephilim in the Bible? Does the Bible describe literal giants? Are the Nephilim connected to other ancient giant myths? Why is the Kandahar Giant often described as having red hair? Are there historical legends of red-haired giants? Have giant human skeletons ever actually been discovered? Are stories of ancient giants based on real people? Why do giant myths appear in so many different cultures? Is the Kandahar Giant a true story, urban legend or modern mythology? How did the Kandahar Giant story become so popular online? What parts of the Kandahar Giant story can actually be verified? Did 9-foot giants ever