Special Operations in Afghanistan
A U.S. Special Forces soldier, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, sets fire to a field of marijuana, found outside of a compound housing a drug lab, during an operation in the Ghorak district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2016. The operation was conducted, alongside Afghan agents from the National Interdiction Unit to disrupt and destroy drug labs owned by the Taliban in the area. Army photo by Sgt. Connor Mendez