The Afghanistan Poppy Eradication Campaign
by Harry Spiller
"Accounts from the Black Hawk Counter-Narcotics Infantry Kandak Team in Helmand Province"
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The Afghanistan Poppy Eradication Campaign Book Details
War:
War in Afghanistan
Perspective:
Infantry
Military Unit:
US Army
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
Asia
Page Count:
173
Published Date:
2017
ISBN13:
9781476628103
The Afghanistan Poppy Eradication Campaign Book Description
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.