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First DSF Course taught in RC South
By 1LT JAMES M WILLIAMSON, USA OPERATIONS OFFICER The District Stability Framework team held its first courses in RC-South at the end of May, as stability programs there seek to implement the framework, and other practitioners hope to use DSF tools to identify the causes of conflict in Kandahar. The course at Kandahar PRT included 11 participants [...]
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SAO IMET Success Stories
By: Mr. David Miretti General Dynamics Information Technology (Civilian Contractor) Security Assistance Training CONUS Regional Center Training Manager The Security Assistance Office International Military Education Training (IMET) helps hundreds of Afghans go to the United States for much needed follow-on training. Highlighted here are the experiences of four students who recently returned from training and [...]
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Afghan Generals Get COIN Training
By 1st LT James M. Williamson Counterinsurgency (COIN) Leaders Course (CLC) 45 was the first CLC to have Afghan Generals participate. LTG Morad Ali Morad and MG Ghulam Hadir attended alongside 32 Afghan Soldiers, 15 National Directorate of Security (NDS) officials and 61 coalition members. Instruction was provided by both Afghan and coalition instructors. Among the COIN topics discussed were [...]
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NTM-A’s Puts Afghan Businesses First
By LT Russell P. Wolfkiel, USN NTM-A Public Affairs Today I was given a tour of three Afghan First businesses in Kabul and it left a real impression of the impact that private industry is having on the standards set for the Afghan workers. Afghan First is a business model implemented by the NATO [...]
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8,760 ways to make a difference
By Chief Master Sgt Max Grindstaff 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief That’s how many hours are in one year — 8,760. As my one year in NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan begins to wind down, I find myself wondering how much of an impact I had during this year? I think it’s a typical [...]
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Camp volunteers bring hope to refugees
By Air Force Lt. Col. David Simons NTM-A Public Affairs Director Many of us think that we are not rich by any stretch of the imagination. But to see and understand the level of poverty that many good people have to endear here in the middle of Afghanistan would sadden most of us with hearts. [...]
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Female Afghan Police Energized to Increase Their Numbers
Hello, my name is Char Rusnak and I’m a DOD Civilian over in Afghanistan helping the Afghan National Security Forces (police and military) with Integration and Human Rights issues. I’ve had “boots on the ground” for just a few weeks, but have already been very impressed with the ongoing efforts in this area. Today, NATO [...]
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Afghan Spreads Message of Hope through Journalism
By Lt. Col. Dave SimonsNTM-A Public Affairs The word “hope” can be cliché these days. The President of the United States, Barrack Obama, made it fashionable and won a campaign on its meaning. The media picked up on it, it became small talk around chat rooms and hence, it became cliché. Here in Afghanistan it [...]
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Charlotte, North Carolina High School Steps Up to ‘Enduring Change’
By Graz GrazianoSenior advisor to the director of the Afghan National Army General Staff “The soul of education is the education of the soul.” ~Pius X This quote stands over the entrance to Charlotte Catholic High School in Charlotte, NC…so appropriate. Several months ago, I wrote a blog on the ‘enduring change’ that we witness [...]
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Impressive progress in ANCOP training
By Senior Airman Katie SpencerNTM-A Public Affairs One of the many things I love about being NTM-A Commanding General Lt. Gen. William Caldwell’s photographer is the opportunity to travel to different provinces within the country of Afghanistan. Through traveling, I am able to experience the Afghan culture as well as see first-hand the progress the [...]
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