NEW OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE TALIBAN AFGHAN NATIONAL DEFENSE and Security Forces (ANDSF) and United States Forces - Afghanistan (USFOR-A) launched a series of attacks against the Taliban on November 19. These aimed to hit the insurgents where they are most vulnerable - their revenue streams. Afghan and US forces conducted combined operations to strike drug labs and command and control nodes in northern Helmand province. The F-22s reportedly employed GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs). Photos released showed an F-22A Raptor from the 95th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron 'Boneheads' refueling from a KC-10A Extender of the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. Both are operating from AI Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates, in support of a new US offensive campaign.
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