The Afghanistan Poppy Eradication Campaign - Accounts from the Black Hawk Counter-Narcotics Infantry Kandak Team in Helmand Province

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.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One. The Arrival

Two. The Ambush

Three. Afghanistan National Army 2 KIAs

Four. It Was 75 Meters Away

Five. Within Inches

Six. AT4 Round Misses Compound

Seven. The IEDs

Eight. Smoke Signals

Nine. The Black Hawks Find the Largest IED Factory in Afghanistan

Ten. The Last Days

Eleven. Five Years Later

Appendix

Chapter Notes

References

Index

About the author

Harry Spiller is the author of 18 books and numerous magazine articles. He served for 10 years in the U.S. Marine Corps with two tours in Vietnam. He also served as sheriff of Williamson County, Illinois, and retired as an associate professor of criminal justice from John A. Logan College. He lives in Marion, Illinois.

Product details

• Authors: Harry Spiller, Spiller Harry
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.2017
• EAN: 9781476668642
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6864-2
• No. of pages: 172
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 240 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Afghanistan, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Middle Eastern history, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Afghan War, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, taliban; terror; war; drugs