US, Afghan forces target Taliban narcotics-production facilities in western Afghanistan
Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
09 April 2018
US and Afghan forces have targeted 11 Taliban-linked, drug-production facilities in Afghanistan’s western provinces of Farah and Nimruz, the NATO-led ‘Resolute Support’ mission announced in a 7 April statement.
The precision air strikes, which were carried out between 3 and 5 April using US F-16 fighters, A-10 ground attack aircraft, and MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), were the first to be conducted in western Afghanistan in support of a new campaign aimed at destroying the revenue streams, training facilities, and support networks of the insurgent group.
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