Amber was interviewed by the New York Post to reflect on the 20 year war in Afghanistan and the fall out of the withdrawal:
"Amber Smith could see the enemy poking their heads out of a cave in Asadabad. From the cockpit of her Kiowa Warrior helicopter — a small single engine craft that enabled her to get within hundreds of feet of the Taliban — she took aim at the mouth of it.
She fired one rocket, which exploded against the rocks. Then another.
As she began to turn, a huge explosion shattered the quiet. Her second rocket had been a perfect shot, penetrating deep into the cave and destroying scores of Taliban fighters.
Smith, whose call sign was “Annihilator 24,” was frequently called in when ground forces were under attack."
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