Soldier stands guard at Kandahar Air base in Afghanistan on January 23, 2018. A squadron of A-10C 'Warthog' Thunderbolt IIs deployed to this...
{"Image ImageDescription": "A US soldier stands guard at Kandahar Air base in Afghanistan on January 23, 2018.\nA squadron of A-10C 'Warthog' Thunderbolt IIs deployed to this sprawling airfield in southern Afghanistan last week and has already started flying missions as part of a US and Afghan air campaign targeting Taliban drug facilities. The $19 million aircraft, beloved by ground troops and so far spared from Air Force efforts to ground them for budgetary reasons, will also support counterterrorism efforts. / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI        (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP via Getty Images)"}