AFGHAN ARMY LEAD COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERATION

Afghan National Army plan and execute a Counter Narcotics Operation in the village of Talukan, Panjwa'i district, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, the birth place of the Taliban. The Afghan National Army (ANA) lead a joint operation with the Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP), Afghan National Police (ANP) Counter-Narcotics unit, and Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). After entering and searching a suspected Marijuana processing compound, the AUP arrest a suspect and confiscate processed marijuana. The Taliban ambush the patrol and ISAF provide air support with the A-10 Warthog and AH-64 Apache.

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Reporting: US Army Staff Sgt. Walter Talens, CJTF-82 RC-S / 319th MPAD
Featured Unit: 2nd Platoon, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division / Afghan National Army, Weapon Company, 2nd Kandak, 1st brigade, 205th ATAL (Hero) Corp
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