Fresh Air PART 2: P3 Orion Use in Afghanistan

An extract from NOSI

The most technically significant naval news story of the year was the new and unique uses that the U.S. Navy’s P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft community was devising for their aircraft, including its use as a ground surveillance platform in Afghanistan
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How was it used? What modifications to the software are needed to facilitate over ground operations? Was it used because other Aircraft did not exist or was it used because it was Mainly a US NAVY mission so using USN aircraft made sence.

Could not the JSTARS have been used?