Explosive Hazardous Reduction Course (EHRC)

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Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) cause over 50% of the casualties for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). To counter the IED threat members of the ANSF attend a course called the Explosive Hazardous Reduction Course (EHRC). The course provides Afghan forces with a working knowledge of how to neutralize an IED threat in areas where they work, live, and fight. The EHRC consists of classroom instruction and practical field exercises that strengthen skills in locating bombs on the battlefield and destroying or defusing different types of IEDs used in the region. Learn more about the EHRC in this news release entitled "Afghan National Security Forces complete training on destroying IEDs", DVIDS, January 13, 2014.