Zelicourt: U.s., Nato 'on The Same Page' With Afghan Counterdrug Ops

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NATO and U.S. forces carrying out counternarcotics operations in Afghanistan are now "on the same page" after senior U.S. military leaders in the region revamped a controversial change to the rules of engagement for those missions, a senior NATO special operations officer tells Inside the Pentagon.rnThis month's announcement by U.S. European Command chief Gen. Bantz Craddock stating U.S. and coalition forces could only pursue Afghan narcotraffiickers who provide "material support" to insurgents in the region, has eased recent tensions between U.S. and international forces, according to Capt. Bruno Mien de Zelicourt, director of operations (J-3) at NATO's Special Operations Coordination Center.rn"At the end of the day, I think [we] are all playing off the same sheet of music," Zelicourt said in a brief interview with Inside the Pentagon after his Feb. 10 speech at the National Defense Industrial Association's annual special operations conference in Washington.