Commandos and coalition special operations forces prepare to be inserted near an objective via MI-17 helicopters during a clearing operation June 2 in Kajaki village, Afghanistan. The operation was aimed at destabilizing insurgent drug trade and resulted in more than $ million in black tar opium being destroyed. Flickr - DVIDSHUB - SOTF-SE (Image 15 of 18)

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