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The Afghan national police graduated 10 new members into a specialized program in a ceremony at the Highway Patrol Station, Jan. 24.
01.30.10, Courtesy Story
After completing a command post exercise designed to prepare them for their upcoming deployments to the Nimruz and Helmand provinces, Afghan national army's 215th Corps and 1/215th Brigade graduated at the Consolidated Fielding Center, Jan. 28.
01.28.10, Courtesy Story
Sitting alone in the back corner of the mess hall sits a woman, leaning against the wall, eyes alert as she watches the crowded room. All around her men are eating, joking and laughing, sharing in the camaraderie that comes with living and training together, but for Harfa there is no one to share her experiences with. As one of the only female Afghan national police members working at the Central Training Center in Kabul, Harfa, who follows the traditional customs of her culture and religion, doesn't have many options for workplace friends. Despite the solitude of her days, Harfa says she enjoys her ANP duties which consist of searching the females who come to the CTC for training.
01.27.10, Story by Staff Sgt. Sarah Brown
Less than five days after he helped stop one of the largest insurgent attacks on Kabul since October, a member of the Afghan National Army 6th Kandak commando unit was recognized for his bravery by the ANA Chief of Staff.
01.24.10, Story by Staff Sgt. Sarah Brown
The Afghan national army and police forces continue to train hard and develop, while growing by the numbers each and every day. But, to sustain dedicated soldiers and policemen, one needs to have the necessary equipment and gear to be able to conduct their duties. For one local boot manufacturing company, their goal is to ensure that their defenders of freedom are never without quality footwear while helping to grow the Afghan economy by providing jobs to Afghans in Kabul and throughout the country.
01.24.10, Story by Staff Sgt. Larry Reid and Staff Sgt. Larry Reid
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, ISAF commander, visited Regional Command-West Jan. 22.
01.23.10, Courtesy Story
Standing just over five and a half feet tall, Gulandama Dina, the director of women's affairs for Paktika province, wears a black hijab, or traditional headscarf, though many find her words about the rights of women far from traditional.
01.22.10, Story by Spc. Spencer Case
The Afghan national army's 2nd Kandak completed a successful mission at Forward Operating Base Sperwan Ghar, Jan. 13.
01.21.10, Courtesy Story
Afghanistan Interior Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar registered in the Afghan Automated Biometric Identification System during the formal grand opening of the new biometrics center at the Ministry of Interior, Jan. 16.
01.16.10, Courtesy Story
An Afghan-international security force killed a Taliban commander responsible for planning attacks against joint security forces and buying weapons and IED components in Wardak today.
12.26.09, Courtesy Story
Afghan Ministries of the Interior and Defense introduced a set of quality of life pay raises and benefits implemented for members of the Afghan national security forces.
11.26.09, Story by Chief Petty Officer David Gordon
Mamoor, a 19-year-old Afghan from Nawa, Afghanistan, grew up with dreams of serving his country.
11.19.09, Story by Lance Cpl. Dwight Henderson
The time President Barack Obama is taking to nail down the strategy in Afghanistan is time well spent, the commander of U.S. Central Command said, Nov. 13.
11.13.09, Story by Jim Garamone
Afghan national police and international forces seized 250 tons of suspected bomb-making material and detained 15 people in a Nov. 8 raid in southeastern Afghanistan, military officials reported.
11.08.09, Courtesy Story
Afghan-international security forces conducted clearing operations Nov. 1-6 in the Chahar Dara District of the northern region of Kunduz province, killing more than 130 insurgents including eight Taliban commanders.
11.09.09, Courtesy Story
Airmen and Soldiers from the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team delivered school supplies to an Afghanistan national army compound here Oct. 27.
10.27.09, Story by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Kapinos
"Roads bring people. People bring business and business improves life for everyone."
These words, spoken in 2006 by Canadian Brig. Gen. Daniel Pepin, then the deputy general for reconstruction projects in Afghanistan, have proven prophetic, as, three years later, the ability to move vehicles and goods along roads here has been greatly enhanced, improving the lives of Afghans across the country.
11.03.09, Story by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Kapinos
More than 250 Afghan national police graduated from basic training Oct. 29 at the police headquarters in Herat, Afghanistan.
11.02.09, Courtesy Story
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