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Pfc. Kyle Koblinski, medic assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, examines a 4-year-old girl March 23, 2012, as others look on. The father brought the girl to the Soldiers because she was not feeling well. The 37th IBCT is deployed to northern Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force in order to build Afghan National Police capacity. (37th IBCT photo by Spc. James Simpson)

Task Force Viking Soldier Treats Afghan Child

2012/04/10 • Comments

“It shows a remarkable amount of trust from the Afghans,” said Pfc. Tyler King, a driver for the patrol. “If the Afghans trust us with their children, all our efforts over the past ten years have not been in vain.”

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Afghan National Policemen practice manual patient carries during the trauma assistant medic course at the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center in Southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Renee Crisostomo/Released)

ANP completes final coalition advised trauma assistant medic course

2012/04/08 • Comments

“I was a little nervous to be a teacher,” said Khaliq, who became an instructor after graduating with high honors in the second iteration of the course, “but, with support from the ANP staff and other instructors, teaching became easy. Now, I’m excited to teach other policemen this very important skill.”

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British Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Craig White, deployed as the Regional Support Command (South) Afghan National Police cell lead, presents Capt. Juma Gul, Kandahar Training Center site commander, with a certificate of appreciation and command coin, Mar. 24, 2012, at the Kandahar Regional Training Center in southern Afghanistan. RSC(S) leaders honored the Afghan National Police staff for their contribution to the training of ANP recruits, patrolmen, noncommissioned officers and officers in the Southern region.

RSC (South) shows appreciation for ANP training staff

2012/04/06 • Comments

“All of the ANP who were honored today by RSC(S) have made an important contribution to the training of ANP patrolmen, noncommissioned officers, and officers within the Southern region,” said White.

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(From left to right) Swedish army military police instructors Cpl. Oscar Gustafson, Cpl. David Nystrom and Cpl. Gustav Langer, listen as U.S. Army Capt. Edwin Romero, Afghan National Police operations officer for Regional Support Command-North, explains different levels of literacy books, March 22, at Training Sustainment Site Shaheen, near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. Four hundred books were delivered to the site to be used in a new library where students will be able to work independently to increase their literacy level. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristina Newton)

Regional Support Command-North/NTM-A Public Affairs

2012/04/05 • Comments

“This is the only means the students have to practice their reading and writing skills outside of the classroom environment,” Romero said. “Our hope is that having the workbooks available to the students will help build a capable and literate police force.”

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Staff Sgt. Charles Cox, squad leader for 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, gives instructions to the Afghan National Police through their interpreter. (37th IBCT photo by 2nd Lt. Brian Smith/RELEASED)

US Conducts Joint Training with Afghan National Police

2012/04/01 • Comments

The Afghan-led patrol provided great visibility for both the ANPs and Coalition Forces. “It tells the peaceful Afghans that we are here to protect them, and reminds the Taliban that we are taking that commitment seriously,” said 2nd Lt. Brian Smith.

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Newly-trained Afghan Uniformed Police graduates wait the awarding of certificates at a combined graduation ceremony for Afghan Uniformed and Border Police on FOB Kostel in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, March 14. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Scott D. Matheson)

Afghan Border, Uniformed Police graduate in joint ceremony

2012/03/28 • Comments

More than 300 Afghan Border and Uniformed Police officers graduated from the basic training course at Training Support Site Kostel.

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Pathfinders assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, and members of 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Patrol Special Weapons And Tactics team get dusted as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands on the side of a hill during a search mission as part of Operation Pranoo Verbena which is designed to disrupt Taliban operations in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, March 16. (Photo by: Sgt. Daniel Schroeder | 25th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs)

ANCOP SWAT, Pathfinders Tackle Drug Routes

2012/03/26 • Comments

“I am happy to be working with the Coalition Forces,” said Capt. Sultan Aziz, 2nd ANCOP SWAT Commander. “It is great to be able to help the people of our country.”

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US Conducts Joint Training with Afghan National Police

2012/03/25 • Comments

The Afghan-led patrol provided great visibility for both the ANP and Coalition Forces. “It tells the peaceful Afghans that we are here to protect them, and reminds the Taliban that we are taking that commitment seriously,” said 2nd Lt. Brian Smith, 1st Platoon’s platoon leader.

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An Afghan Border Police recruit receives a completion certificate from 1st Lt. Hayatullah Afghani, the ABP training site commander, during an initial police training course graduation ceremony at the Spin Boldak Police Training Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Renee Crisostomo/Released)

Spin Boldak Police Training Center graduates 334 police recruits

2012/03/20 • Comments

“A good policeman will show respect, especially for women, children and elders,” said Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi, Kandahar Regional Training Center commander. “Give people respect and people will give respect back.”

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A bulldozer provided by International Security Assistance Force clears the road at Salang Pass after avalanches killed 3 people and stranded hundreds of motorists along the road. ISAF Regional Command North supports Afghan National Security Forces in close coordination and collaboration in providing security and disrupting insurgent activities in order to protect the Afghan population. (Courtesy photo, RC-North Public Affairs/RELEASED)

Frozen world at the Salang Pass

2012/03/20 • Comments

After Afghan guards of Salang Pass worked day and night to clear the road, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) were called in to help. The ANSF partnered with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Hungarian PRT to free the trapped motorists.

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