Ready. Aim. Fire. Afghan national police have been receiving training on security tactics in southern Afghanistan for some time now with programs like the Legion Academy in Maiwand District and the Shah Wali Kot Police Academy. But now their skills are expanding to encompass another vital role in security for the people of southern Afghanistan.
The Dahla Dam, located 27 kilometers north of Kandahar City, was built during the 1950s by an American company and has served as a way to control the Arghandab River and provide water to the farmers of southern Shah Wali Kot District during the times they need it most.
Although they don't get the privilege of wearing the round brown hats of drill sergeants, Soldiers from Task Force Buffalo, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, are dishing out their own version of Army Basic Combat Training to Afghan national police in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan.
Just a few short weeks ago a historic convoy traveled along two of arguably the most dangerous highways in southern Afghanistan and through several provinces to deliver a new fighting force to Helmand province and Operation Mostarak, the largest military operation since 2001.
