The Afghanistan Poppy Eradication Campaign

Download or read book The Afghanistan Poppy Eradication Campaign written by Harry Spiller and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 16-man Black Hawk Counter Narcotics Infantry Team served as an advisory and training unit for the Afghanistan National Army during a poppy eradication operation in Helmand province in 2008 and 2009. For 75 days, they fought extreme heat, sand storms and the Taliban to eradicate 11.2 tons of poppy seed and earn the respect of Afghan troops. Although the U.S. team they relieved had lost half its men during operations, the Black Hawks came through unscathed. This book chronicles their mission in a little known theater of the Afghanistan War.