Having recently returned from Afghanistan, First Sergeant HansMarc Hurd described for a John Locke Foundation audience today the work his Garner-based U.S. Army Reserve unit conducted during a yearlong deployment in the Middle East.

Hurd’s views were his personal assessments — not official Army statements. In the video clip below, Hurd describes one of the challenges American military advisers faced when dealing with their Afghan counterparts.

2:15 p.m. update: Click play below to watch the full 55:21 event.

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