Category: News – Afghan National Army

Soldiers of 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps, Afghanistan National Army, provide security for a route construction project, Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Spc. Jason Nolte)

Afghan Soldiers discover large cache of recoilless rifle rounds in Kandalay

2012/02/20 • Comments

“The fact that (the Afghan Army) were so willing to conduct this unilateral patrol so deep, speaks volumes about their confidence levels and ability to handle the responsibility of securing the area,” said Capt. Zach Johnson.

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NATO Training Mission--Afghanistan Deputy Commander-Army Brig. James I.S. Stevenson and NTM-A DCOM-A Regimental Command Sgt. Maj. Martin Thorp pin major rank insignia on U.S. Air Force Maj. Shawn E. Coil during a promotion ceremony at Camp Eggers. Coil is serving a six-month tour as the Deputy Command Army G-7 force management officer for NTM-A. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Salazar)

Crawfordsville Airman promotes during deployment

2012/02/19 • Comments

“It’s interesting working with coalition forces and having a positive effect on building the ANA that will hopefully better the lives of the Afghan people,” said Maj. Shawn E. Coil.

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A Decade of Transition: Afghan National Police Serving the People with Professionalism

A Decade of Transition: Afghan National Police Serving the People with Professionalism

2012/02/19 • Comments

According to the 2011 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) survey, “The Afghan National Police is making significant strides in public support, gaining greater confidence, respect and regard from Afghan citizens during the past year.”

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Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak clear a room during a training exercise. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with coalition special operations forces to conduct operations throughout Uruzgan and Zabul provinces.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob L. Dillon)

Joint ANSF operation leads to capture of insurgent

2012/02/17 • Comments

The joint Afghan National Security Forces’ operation resulted in the capture of a suspected insurgent improvised explosive device maker and weapons manufacturer for the Taliban and confiscation of multiple weapons, one motorcycle and a cache of IED making materials.

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A respected tribal leader, Haji Aziz Argha wraps a Lungei headdress around a former insurgents head as a sign of his acceptance back in to society.  Twelve former insurgents chose to walk the path of peace this week as they were officially inducted into the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Program (APRP) at the provincial Governors compound in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan Province. The men were welcomed by an official party led by Uruzgan Governor Muhammad Omar Shirzad.  The APRP is an Afghan Government peace initiative designed and implemented by Afghans for Afghans. The program offers the opportunity for insurgents to voluntarily leave the fight so they can return to their communities with honor and dignity.  (Image by Corporal Raymond Vance)

Former insurgents officially inducted into Afghan Peace and Reintegration Program

2012/02/17 • Comments

“Our doors remain open for others who are interested in reuniting with the government – the Afghanistan National Security Forces or coalition forces,” said Uruzgan Governor Muhammad Omar Shirzad.

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Atta Muhammad – aka the ‘Voice of Shinkai’ – interviews children and teenagers for a new radio show that endeavors to build closer relationships with Shinkai district residents by getting more of their voices on the air, Jan. 2012. (Courtesy Photo)

The ‘Voice of Shinkai’: Rock Star status in a box

2012/02/16 • Comments

“A lot of it depends on the personality of the DJs,” said Staff Sgt. Jeffery Mader, 432nd CAB. “I think that was (the) key to it being successful here; having a DJ who understood the program (and) is really into it himself.”

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Afghan National Security Force personnel and Wolfhound Soldiers worked together to build a Combat Outpost along a road near the village of Jalaleh using "COP in a box."

Afghan National Army use ‘COP in a Box’ to build new strategic stronghold

2012/02/14 • Comments

“Building the COP is a remarkable accomplishment, it provides a new layer of security in an area known as the “Ghaziabad Gap”, which is an area where insurgents were able to move freely,” said Capt. Ronald Hopkins, Battalion fire support officer.

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An Afghan National Army band plays ceremonious music while Afghan uniform policemen stand in formation to welcome distinguished visitors and guests to an officer candidate school graduation ceremony at Kandahar Police Training Center, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2012. Kandahar is the only province in Afghanistan allowed to teach their police recruits this six-month course. Other provinces must send their recruits to Kabul for this training. OCS is a comprehensive police course designed to give an entry level police recruit the necessary skills to be an efficient junior officer after completing the course.

Afghan National Police recruits graduate from officer candidate school

2012/02/14 • Comments

“Today we graduate professional officers who should be ready to go anywhere the ministry needs them,” said Maj. Gen. Salim Ehsas. “You should be willing to learn more to meet the expectations our society has on policemen.”

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An Afghan budgeter speaks to attendees at the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution conference about the future budgeting program of the Afghan National Army, Jan. 24, in Kabul. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Eric Lockwood)

Afghan Budgeters to Prove skills to Afghanistan’s International Donors

2012/02/13 • Comments

“The purpose of today’s workshop was to synchronize the PPBE system,” said Afghan Col. Abdul Qayoom, “and to educate them more on the programming process so that, as the security transition turnover draws nearer, we can move towards self-sufficiency and independence.”

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Commandos from the Afghan National Army's 5th Commando Kandak ask a villager about recent insurgent activity in Pul-E-Khumri district Feb. 7. The commandos were performing a clearance operation based on locally reported information on insurgent activity. The operation resulted in six insurgents being detained.

Afghan security forces turn-in three large weapons, explosives caches in Zharay District

2012/02/12 • Comments

Afghan Army Soldiers and officers from the local police near Ahmed Khan in central Zharay district, turned in three separate weapons caches to Soldiers from Combined Task Force Spartan’s 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment.

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