Afghan Border Police Pvt. Sayed Khan, a medic with 4th Tolai, 2nd Kandak, Helmand ABP, searches a local man while on a security patrol with Marines from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during Operation Shahem Tofan (Eagle Storm) here, Feb. 13. After arriving in the desert on helicopters and an armored convoy, ABP and the Weapons Marines scoured dusty highways for smugglers and insurgents moving across the eastern desert into Helmand province, Feb. 10-13. The mission was a shift from the ABP’s current assignment in Garmsir district, where they keep watch over its south
Afghan Border Police Pvt. Sayed Khan, a medic with 4th Tolai, 2nd Kandak, Helmand ABP, searches a local man while on a security patrol with Marines from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during Operation Shahem Tofan (Eagle Storm) here, Feb. 13. After arriving in the desert on helicopters and an armored convoy, ABP and the Weapons Marines scoured dusty highways for smugglers and insurgents moving across the eastern desert into Helmand province, Feb. 10-13. The mission was a shift from the ABP’s current assignment in Garmsir district, where they keep watch over its southern population centers. Under the coalition mentorship, they’re returning to their core capability of interdicting insurgent activity across Helmand’s border. Operation Shahem Tofan, Afghan Border Police, Marines extend reach toward Helmand border 120212-M-MM918-011
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