ANSF conduct readiness exercise in Kandahar City

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

08.10.2010

Courtesy Story

ISAF Joint Command

By Spc. Breanne Pye
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

KABUL - Afghan National Security Forces conducted a training exercise at Sarpoza Prison Aug. 2 in Kandahar City.

Afghan National Civil Order Police and Afghan National Police conducted the exercise in order to better prepare against potential insurgent attacks. Military Police from the 504th Military Police Battalion observed the exercise to provide advice and assist the Afghan commanders.

The exercise at the prison, which was the target of a major Taliban attack in 2008, was one of many measures being undertaken by Afghan forces to improve their combat readiness in an effort to secure the city, said Lt. Col. Robert O'Brien of Combined Team Kandahar City.

"The ANSF's ability to hold the gains in security being made in Kandahar is one of the most critical parts of our current operation," O'Brien said. "Building the average policeman's faith in himself and his mission is the best way to build the average Kandahari's faith in that same policeman and that same mission."

• Date Taken: 08.10.2010
• Date Posted: 08.10.2010 08:46
• Story ID: 54271
• Location: KABUL, AF