| AAF |
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Anti-Afghanistan Forces; also used to designate the Afghan Air Force |
| AC-130 |
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gunship |
| ANA |
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Afghan National Army |
| ANP |
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Afghan National Police |
| API |
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armor-piercing incendiary rounds |
| AT4 |
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disposable light anti-tank round |
| CAS |
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close air support |
| CCP |
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casualty collection point |
| CSM |
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command sergeant major |
| EOD |
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explosive ordnance detachment |
| ETT |
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embedded trainer with the Afghan Army |
| FBCB2 |
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Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below—navigation system and force tracker |
| FOB |
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forward operating base |
| GFC |
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ground force commander |
| GMV |
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truck |
| Goose |
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90-mm recoilless rifle |
| GSR |
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gunshot residue and explosives test |
| IED |
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improvised explosive device |
| IR |
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infrared |
| ISAF |
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International Security Assistance Force |
| JTAC |
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joint tactical aircraft controller |
| KAF |
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Kandahar Airfield |
| LAWS |
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Light Anti-Armor Weapons System |
| LZ |
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landing zone |
| MREs |
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Meals, Ready to Eat |
| NODS |
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night-vision device |
| PKM |
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Pulemyot Kalashnikova, or Kalashnikov’s Machine Gun |
| PUC |
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personnel under confinement (prisoners) |
| QRF |
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quick reaction force |
| RPG |
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rocket-propelled grenade |
| TOC |
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tactical operations center |
| WIA |
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wounded in action |
