Soldiers from Bravo Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gladius and Afghan police search a local Afghan who failed to stop at an Afghan led vehicle checkpoint at checkpoint 5 along the main s More
Lt. Col. Jeffery C. Holt, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, shakes the hand of the brother of an Afghanistan National Police officer killed in action. Marine representatives met with fam More
The father of an Afghanistan National Police officer killed in action listens during a meeting at the Nawa District Center Police Station, Afghanistan, July 17, 2010, where Marine representatives thanked the ma More
Newly-graduated policemen from Joint Security Academy Southwest class 2007-07 listen to a guest speaker at their graduation ceremony held at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 11. Out of the 32 policemen in th More
Afghan National policemen who just graduated their six-week basic course take their oath as new policemen during a graduation ceremony in Bamyan, Aug. 17.
Cpl. Tyler M. Rousselle, a Joint Security Academy Southwest instructor, explains proper weapons handling to an Afghan National Police recruit during a field exercise at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Security t More
An Afghan Uniformed Police recruit prepares to kick a bag during self-defense training at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. Learning basic skills is important for th More
Members of the Afghan National Border Police watch as Sgt. 1st Class James Williams from the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion shows them how to check the various fluid levels on the HMMWV. As part of the dr More
Allawadin, a recruit in the police training program at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, stands in front of his platoon at JSAS. “My other goal is to make the tribal fighting More
Haji Sattar, Helmand Deputy governor and Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills, Regional Command Southwest commander, greet each other at the graduation of Joint Security Academy Southwest class 2010-08 at Camp Leathernec More
Sgt. James Monroe, an infantryman with 1st Battalion Scots Guard, rests during a patrol in Lashkar Gah, Sept. 17. The Afghan police conducted a patrol to search for bomb-making factories. The police were also a More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion Scots Guard show Afghan policemen how to properly use a metal detector at Patrol Base Bamba Sarai in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. The police led a patrol thr More
Mir Abdel, a policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, conducts a morning security patrol with a flower attached to the end of his rifle Oct. 19, 2020, in Zhari District, Kan More
Maj. Michael Mullins, logistics officer for Task Force Nimruz, Regimental Combat Team 2, speaks with an Afghan police officer to coordinate clearing the area surrounding a roadside bomb along the highway in Del More
Graduates stand at attention during the Afghan Local Police graduation ceremony at Forward Operating Base Marjah, Afghanistan, April 4. After 3 weeks of training with the U.S. Marine Corps Police Mentor Team, 3 More
An Afghan boy watches as U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, patrol past him in Sangin, Afghanistan, May 15, 2011. The Marines are patrolling to an over watch position,where More
Spc. Michael Sanders, 240B gunner attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, attaches a marking panel to his vehicle prior to rolling out on a combat patrol to sweep for roadside bomb triggermen in Ali More
Army Staff Sgt. Wendell Gee, Security Forces Assistance Team member, discusses security issues with Tech. Sgt. Billy Mehringer, Aug. 13, at the Mehtar Lam police headquarters in Laghman province. The PRT and Se More
An Afghan Uniformed Police member demonstrates to Senior Airman Lauren Everett, medical technician attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, that he can see out of his injured eye Aug. 13 at the Mehta More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, conduct a security patrol out of Patrol Base Fulod in Sangin, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2011. Marine More
An Afghan National Policeman provides security for a mounted patrol in the village of Tatiwan, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. The purpose of the patrol was to provide security for the Paktika Human Ter More
Afghan Local Policemen monitor suspicious activity in a valley from an observation post at Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31.
Afghan Local Policemen monitor a valley from an observation post at Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2011.
Col. Patrick Frank, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Combined Task Force Spartan), presents a brigade coin to Sgt. 1st Class Michael Terstegen of the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor R More
Afghan Local Police Cmdr. Aziz discusses plans to build a checkpoint station in the village of Orgun, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2011.
U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Turney of B Company, Task Force 1-71, 172nd Infantry Brigade scans the fingerprints of an Afghan local citizen during a dismounted patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Curry, Paktika More
U.S. Army soldiers of B Company, Task Force 1-71, 172nd Infantry Brigade provide security during a dismounted patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Curry, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 20.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel McCullough of B Company, 1-77, Task Force 2-28, 172nd Infantry Brigade provides security during a dismounted patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Boris, Paktika province, Afghanist More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Murphy of B Company, 1-77, Task Force 2-28, 172nd Infantry Brigade talks to an Afghan Border Patrol officer during a dismounted patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Boris, Paktika pr More
Ambassadors of the Afghan National Army, Afghan Police and representatives from NATO forces Afghanistan met during the 2nd Annual Transition Progress Conference here, Nov. 20, 2011.
U.S. Marine Col. Roger Turner, commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, greets Afghan National Army Col. Mohammad Sarwar Kushal, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps executive officer, during a commander’s conferenc More
Pictured is a financial and budgeting textbook, used for the financial class in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province. The seminar is given to a group of Afghan National Security Forces financial clerks. The one-day cl More
U.S. soldiers of 1st Platoon, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th infantry Division, Task Force Steel, march through a field outside Khowst More
Afghan Uniform Police officers conduct a traffic control point outside Khowst City, Khowst province, Afghanistan, March 5, 2012. To demonstrate cooperation, coalition forces meet and talk weekly in ways to work More
U.S. Army soldiers of 2nd Platoon, D Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Spartan, walk around a stuck mine resistant ambush protected all terrain truck in Paktiya province, Af More
Afghan female police officers celebrated International Women’s Day at Camp Northern Lights, March 8. International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North supports Afghan National Security Forces in cl More
Provincial Chief of Police Matiullah Khan (right), Maj. Gen. Salim Ehsas (left, back to camera), and Provincial Governor Amir Mohammad Akhundzab (center), raise an Afghan flag after a ceremony marking the openi More
On June 20, 2012, soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment along with an explosive ordnance disposal team from 787th EOD Company, begin a foot patrol in southern Afghanista More
College students from Kabul, Afghanistan show how they make ID cards for Afghan police officers and local villagers in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan June 26, 2012. These ID cards are the police officers a More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 and Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) conduct a partnered patrol out of AUP compound Bariolai, Hel More
An Afghan Police member scans his fingerprints under the careful supervision of Spc. Zachary M. Williams, the battalion biometrics and detainee officer in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 1 More
Republic of Korea soldiers and Afghan soccer players face off in the final soccer game of the deployment, in Charikar, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2012. The ROK Provincial Reconstruction Team often held soccer matche More
First Lt. Ralph Miller, a communications officer with Security Force Assistance Team 11, speaks with members of the 4th Kandak, 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police, during an evidence-based policing training session More
U.S. Army Spc. Oscar Lagunas (center) with the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, poses for a group photo with Afghan Uniform Police officer trainees during a first aid course in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, More
Sgt. Juan Rodriguez, a police mentor for the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey Army National Guard, mentors police district chief in exercise Jan. 27.
Gen. Mohammad Farooq, a police district chief in Kabul, Afghanistan, directs Afghan National Security Forces officers during an insurgent attack training exercise Jan. 27 in Kabul. Members of Task Force Centuri More
U.S. Army Sgt. Isaiah Myers, left, a team leader with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), talks with his team as they pull security More
Lt. Col. Gul Agha, 2nd Kandak commander (second from left), and his executive officer, Maj. Sadar Mohammad, engage with tribal elders and Parliament members after a luncheon in Chorah, Afghanistan, on Feb. 24, More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Alcaraz, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, waits in a UH-1N Huey Helicopter prior to departing Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013. The HMLA-167 Mari More
Gen. Ignazio Gamba, Gen. Richard Shirreff, Gen. Sharaf-o-Din Sharf-o-Din Sharaf and Col. José Luis Murga attend the second symposium on law enforcement for Afghan police in PRT Qala-e-Naw.
The Afghan National Police’s top enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Khan told a group of senior noncommissioned officers that the” stability in Afghanistan is coming along nicely, and while they do not have the More
Afghan National Police forces attend a literacy class at the Lashkar Gah Training Center (LTC), Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 25, 2013. Members of the ANP attend the LTC to receive basic police training i More
A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, provides security during a joint patrol with the Afghan Local Police (ALP) outside Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 201 More
Kabul police provide a security position during the Emergency Deployment Response Exercise. The EDRE provides the Afghan police units the opportunity to synchronize their efforts across the capital. Role player More
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Chris Mullin, operational officer for operational sustainment with the 90th Sustainment Brigade’s Forward Sustainment Detachment, speaks with U.S. Army Reserve Col. Daniel Hershkowitz and More
Soldiers from Bravo Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gladius provide overwatch while the Afghan national police conduct a vehicle checkpoint at checkpoint 5 along the main supply route Ver More
Lt. Col. Jeffery C. Holt, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speaks with family members of three recently killed Afghanistan National Police officers during a meeting at the Nawa District More
A newly-graduated police officer from Joint Security Academy Southwest class 2007-07 holds up his diploma during his graduation ceremony held at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 11.
Afghan National policemen who just graduated their six-week basic course march to take their oath as new policemen during a graduation ceremony in Bamyan, Aug. 17.
Cp .Christopher D. Curley, an instructor at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, shows one of his recruits the proper way to perform a kick at JSAS, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. The training is part More
Members of the Afghan National Border Police watch as Sgt. Steve Werner, a mechanic from the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion explains the importance of cleaning the HMMWV’s air filter. As part of the drive More
Allawadin, a recruit in the police training program at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, shows the hand he lost a finger from. He has been fighting the Taliban as a police off More
A newly-graduated police officer from Joint Security Academy Southwest class 2010-08 holds up his diploma during his graduation ceremony held at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan Sept. 1. All 37 graduates will ser More
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Battalion provides security during an Afghan police-led patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for bomb-making facto More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Green, a corpsman with Task Force Nimruz, Regimental Combat Team 2, gives medicine to an Afghan child during an outreach event here, Jan. 3. Green helped treat local children while More
Graduates listen during the Afghan Local Police graduation ceremony at Forward Operating Base Marjah, Afghanistan, April 4. After 3 weeks of training with the U.S. Marine Corps Police Mentor Team, 3rd Battalion More
The Afghan National Civil Order Police conducts a cordon and search in Sangin, Afghanistan, May 29, 2011. The operation was led by Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, and enta More
Sgt. Joshua Tisoskey, team leader attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, ground guides his vehicle to the front gate for a combat patrol to sweep for roadside bomb triggermen in Alingar District, L More
Senior Airman Anthony Hopkins, security forces attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, shares a laugh with the police chief Aug. 13 at the Mehtar Lam police headquarters in Laghman province. The PRT More
An Afghan Uniformed Police member thanks Senior Airman Lauren Everett, medical technician attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, for helping him with his injured eye Aug. 13 at the Mehtar Lam polic More
An Afghan National Policeman provides security for a dismounted patrol in the village of Tatiwan, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. The purpose of the patrol was to provide security for the Paktika Human More
Recently-graduated Afghan Border Police officers demonstrate proper techniques of detaining suspected criminals during an ABP graduation ceremony in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Aug. 27. The 130 graduates also rec More
A line of soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, stand in formation during a ceremony to recognize their "courageous restraint" demonstrated by not firing back at Afghan police officers, w More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. James Rideout of 172nd Infantry Brigade chats with an Afghan Border Patrol commander during a dismounted patrol outside Forward Operating Base Curry, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2011.
U.S. Army soldiers of B Company, Task Force 1-71, 172nd Infantry Brigade and Afghan Border Patrolmen provide security during a dismounted patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Curry, Paktika province, Afghan More
U.S. Army Cpl. James Noga of B Company, 1-77, Task Force 2-28, 172nd Infantry Brigade watches his sector of fire during a dismounted patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Boris, Paktika province, Afghanistan More
An aircraft drops fuel cans tied to parachutes during a supply air drop outside of Forward Operating Base Boris, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2011.
Afghan National Army Col. Mohammad Sarwar Kushal, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps executive officer, speaks with U.S. Marine Col. Roger Turner, commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, during a commander’s conf More
Afghan National Security Forces financial clerks learn about basic auditing, payroll processing and records keeping in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province. The one-day class is an introduction to an eight-week financ More
Two Afghan female police officers celebrate International Women’s Day at Camp Northern Lights, March 8. International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North supports Afghan National Security Forces in More
Amir Mohammad Akhundzada, governor of Uruzgan province, (left) and Maj. Gen. Salim Ehsas, commander, Afghan Uniform Police Maiwand 404 (responsible for Kandahar, Uruzgan and Daykundi provinces) (right) tour the More
With the help of an interpreter, soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment instruct their attachment of Afghan National Civil Order Police to search a compound near a suspec More
College students from Kabul, Afghanistan, show how they make ID cards for Afghan police officers and local villagers in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan June 26, 2012. These ID cards are the police officers More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Peeler, a dog handler attached to 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrols with his combat tracking dog, Lex, out of an Afgha More
Afghan Police members sign in and show proper identification at the ID badge and enrollment event Sept. 4 in the District Police Center-Arghandab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was the first time Soldier More
A South Korean hospital administrator caudles a small Afghan baby at the Korea International Cooperation Agency’s health clinic in Charikar, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2012. Plans are underway to eventually turn the More
Policemen with the 4th Kandak, 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police, participate in an evidence-based policing training session at the 4th Kandak Headquarters in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2012. Instructo More
U.S. Army Spc. Oscar Lagunas (right) a medic with the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, teaches Afghan Uniform Police officers how to apply a tourniquet during a first aid class in Uruzgan province, Afghanista More
U.S. Army Sgt. James Rumsey, a section sergeant with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security on a road near a remote vill More
Maj. Sadar Mohammad, 2nd Kandak executive commander, listens as key leaders address tribal leaders and Parliament members during a luncheon in Chorah, Afghanistan, on Feb. 24, 2013. The shura was held to discus More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brock Kennedy, a flight line staff noncommissioned officer with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, sits in a UH-1N Huey Helicopter departing Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May More
Attendees sit during the law enforcement symposium for Afghan police in PRT Qala-e-Naw.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Dofner, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, conduct a joint patrol with the Afghan Local Police (ALP) outside Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 2 More