Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein said he’d look into a complaint that Defense Department-wide drug testing is sapping valuable time from units, but don’t hold your breath.
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) has dropped more munitions in the first three months of this year than during the same time period in 2011 — a time widely considered the height of the war in Afghanistan.
In perhaps a sign of the campaign’s success, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan recently announced that its efforts to stem Taliban financing by bombing narcotics facilities would expand beyond southern Afghanistan.