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Ghaws Udin, the Pusht-e Rod District sub-governor, watches as a group of new Afghan Local Police demonstrate weapons techniques during an ALP recruitment ceremony Jan. 1. The recruitment ceremony was the last s More

Shah Joy village elders and guests enjoy lunch after the Afghan Local Police Validation Ceremony at the Shah Joy District Center, March 28. The ALP will compliment existing Afghan Uniform Police and enhance pro More

Children from Daychopan district wait to welcome the Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri, March 29. The governor visited the district to discuss an Afghan Local Police initiative with elders there.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE MARJAH, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Afghan Local Police (ALP) graduates march on stage to receive their certificates and patches during a graduation ceremony. After three weeks of tra 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

A U.S. Air Force medic collects a blood donation from an Afghan security officer during a blood drive at a coalition medical facility at Tarin Kowt in the Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, April 9. Participants More

Col. James Blackburn talks with shop owners in the Now Bahar District Bazaar during a trip there, April 20. Blackburn is the commander, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.

Tech. Sgt. Latha Caillouette checks the condition of a building near the Arghandab District Center, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 21. Caillouette is an engineer assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South), a member of the Afghan Local Police eats wild berries he found while on patrol in in the village of Tabin, Wednesday, May 4, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Members of the Afghan Local Police patrol a local bazaar. The local policemen conducted the patrol to engage local citizens and address issues of security and governance. (Photo by Spc. Jeff Collet)

Afghans training to be members of the Afghan Local Police receive weapons training from a member of the Afghan National Army special forces in the Sha Wali Kot district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar provin More

Engineers assigned to the 59 Commando Squadron, Royal Engineers, set up a concertina wire barrier for an Afghan Local Police station Lashkar Gah District, Helmand province, July 24. The Engineers built the stat More

Afghan Local Police candidates practice marksmanship during the first day of basic training in the village of Sayagez, Arghandab district, July 24. The candidates are participating in the first ALP basic traini More

A newly graduated Afghan local policeman shows his graduation certificate to those in attendance at the first-ever ALP graduation in Rahim Kalay, Helmand province, July 27. The mission of the ALP in Rahim Kalay More

Cincinnati native Cpl. Clint Sahadi, a team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, observes Afghan National Army soldiers as they patrol through Eastern Marjah. Only two Marines, acting 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

A patch worn by an Afghanistan Local Police leader identifies himself as a member of the organization responsible for providing security to his village. ALP members are typically farmers who work part-time as p 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.

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. special operations forces speak with village elders during a shura in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2011. U.S. SOF team members spoke with elders about setting up a new Afghan Local Police check More

Afghan Local Police recruits practice rushing toward a target during a training exercise at the ALP Academy on base. The recruits learned military and police tactics during their training and graduated Sept. 27 More

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

Members of the Afghan Local Police learn how to apply basic medical treatment during ALP training in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2011. U.S. Special Operations Forces team members More

Australian Army Maj. Gen. Michael Krause, deputy chief of staff-plans at Headquarters, ISAF Joint Command, addresses members at the regional Afghan National Security Forces community of interest forum at Camp S More

Afghan National Army commandos train Afghan Local Police on basic rifle marksmanship techniques in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 23, 2011. New ALP recruits are trained on more than 20 various security and More

The Zabul Provincial Governor, Mohammed Ashraf Naseri, meets with the newly graduated Arghandab district Afghan Local Policemen, Zabul province, Afghanistan Oct. 27. The Zabul Provincial Governor came out to wi More

Afghan Local Police recruits participate in a graduation ceremony in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2011. ALP recruits participate in a three week training course that covers more than 20 different secu More

Afghan Local Police recruits stand in a formation during their first day of training in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2011. The ALP training course begins with weapons and uniform issue before starting More

(From left) Mercer Island, Wash., native Lt. Col. Tyler Zagurski, the battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment; Pittston, Pa., native Sgt. Maj. Patrick Tracy, battalion sergeant major of 1/9; a More

(From left) Local elder Haji Janan; Mercer Island, Wash., native Lt. Col. Tyler Zagurski the commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment; and Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Gul Ahmad, the kandak com More

District governor Haji Abdul Manaf (left) and Mercer Island, Wash., native Lt. Col. Tyler Zagurski, the battalion commander for 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, enjoy a light evening meal together outside of More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Edward Doherty, a 20-year-old native of Weymouth, Mass., and infantryman with Charlie Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, cuts a piece of cake from the 236th Marine Corps More

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Steven Thomas, a platoon commander with Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1 and 25-year-old native of Lancaster, Calif., explains the importance of their project to a local here, Nov More

Marines with 1st Battalion,9th Marine Regiment, clean their vehicles after arriving at Patrol Base Kharaman. The abandoned mansion turned into an outpost provided Marines a place to lay their heads as they fini More

Afghan Local Police candidates receive first aid training from Afghan National Army Special Forces in Kajran, Daukundi province, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2011. The ALP are being trained to become well rounded patr More

Afghan Local Police instructors line up candidates to check for live ammunition prior to receiving their monthly pay in Gizab district, Uruzgan Province, Nov. 30. ALP candidates go through a three-week training More

Marzia Dawlatzai, a linguist with Female Engagement Team 13, currently in support of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and native of Phoenix, speaks to a student during a class at Ekra Elemen More

Afghan Local Police candidates, with the assistance of a coalition special operations forces team member, disassemble packaged materials for the construction of a checkpoint along a road in Dona'i Village, Sark More

An Afghan National Police member hands a bundle of magazines to a fellow police member to store in the ANP district headquarters, Sarkani district, Dec. 4. The ANP assisted with storing and issuing equipment to More

U.S. Army Col. Patrick Frank (left), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Spartan, talks with Zhari District Governor Naize Sarhardi in the Zhari District Center at Forward Operating Base More

An Afghan Local Police instructor gives a range safety brief to ALP candidates before leading them in various courses of fire in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. ALP provide village stabil More

Coalition forces attend an Afghan Uniformed Police recruit course graduation ceremony at the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest in June. Additional courses are provided for advanced training for AUP members, t More

Local men sit at a graduation ceremony to become verified as Afghanistan Local Policemen in the Zhari District Center outside of Forward Operating Base Pasab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2011.

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier teaches Afghan Local Police candidates a class on the Afghan penal code in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Dec. 14. The ALP receive a three-week c More

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier talks to Afghan Local Police candidates about improvised explosive devices during a class in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Dec. 15. The class is More

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier uses a handbook to help teach basic hand signals to Afghan Local Police candidates in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Dec. 21. The class is part o More

An Afghan Local Policeman describes each component of the AK-47 rifle as he disassembles it during a class in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Dec. 22. The class is part of a three-week course o More

Jamal Fareed, a reporter from Ariana Television of Afghanistan, and his cameraman, Sameem Seerat, interview the Helmand provincial governor, Mohammad Mangal, before the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a bridge open More

Afghan Local Police load bundles of humanitarian assistance supplies for distribution to local villagers in the Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 14. The ALP is a defensive, community-oriente More

Coalition special operations forces personnel wait for an air drop of supplies in Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Jan. 25. Supply drops are a common way to resupply coalition special operations forces in rem More

Col. Jilani Khan, Zabul provincial deputy chief of police, arrives at the Shah Joy district center in Zabul province, Afghanistan, to meet with elders and district leaders of the Afghan Uniformed Police, Feb. 1 More

Afghan Local Police members wait in formation before receiving their salary at a checkpoint in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 1. The ALP is a defensive, community-oriented force that brin More

Afghan Uniformed Police take notes during a class on the Afghan Constitution in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Feb. 1. The class is part of a three-week training course designed to qualify AUP More

Afghan Uniformed Police watch as an Afghan National Army special forces soldier demonstrates how to treat an abdominal wound during a first aid class in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Feb. 2. More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Stephens (left), and Capt. Chad Lowry, pay agents from Regional Command Southwest's Afghan National Security Force Development Team, prepare to pay members of the Local Afghan Police at t More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew T. Morrissey, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment commanding officer, speaks to Afghan Local Police recruits on their first day of training here, Feb. 4. The 59 Afghan recruits will More

Afghan Uniformed Police practice searching one another during a class in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Feb. 5. The class is part of a three-week training course to qualify AUP to instruct Afg More

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier illustrates patrol formations for members of the Afghan Uniformed Police during a class in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6. The ANASF curre More

A member of the Afghan Local Police identifies himself and presents his weapon to receive his monthly wages from members of the Afghan Uniformed Police in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The Afghan Uniform More

An Afghan Local Police recruit improves his reading skills during a literacy class in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. Twenty-three men from the Kush Kadir Valley attended the Ministry of More

An Afghan National Army Special Forces soldier illustrates patrol formations for members of the Afghan Uniformed Police during a class in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The class is pa More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Shane Willis, the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Police Adviser Team chief instructor and native of Manchester, N.H., teaches a class on handcuffing procedures to Afghan Local Police recrui More

Afghan Uniformed Police practice patrol techniques during a class in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Feb. 8. The class is part of a three-week training course to qualify AUP to instruct Afghan More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Shane Willis, a 28 year-old Manchester, N.H., native and the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Police Advisor Team chief instructor, teaches an Afghan Local Police recruit proper patrolling te More

Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police listen as an Afghan National Army special forces soldier discusses tactics during a class in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Feb. 11. The class is part of More

Village elders share a meal with members of the Afghan Local Police during a shura held in Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 11. The ALP actively work with village elders to promote security More

Afghan Uniformed Police members display their graduation certificates after a “Train the Trainer” graduation ceremony in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, Feb. 20. Afghan National Army Special F More

Corporal Joshua Deases, a member of the Regimental Combat Team 5 Police Advisory Team, provides security for his fellow Marines during a clearing operation here Feb. 29, 2012. The PAT worked with Afghan Uniform More

Haji Mohammad Wazir, district governor of Nawbahar district, speaks to village elders during a shura at the Afghan National Police compound in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 7. Wazir held More

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Robert Hindle (left), the officer in charge of Garmsir district’s operational coordination center, and a 23-year-old native of Baltimore assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine R More

Afghan Local Police candidates perform squats during a physical training class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 10. The class is part of a three-week course that teaches ALP candidates b More

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, patrol through the small village of Yahya Khel March 10. Members of Company A More

Afghan Local Police recruits perform walking lunges during a physical training class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 11. The class is part of a three-week course that teaches ALP candid More

An Afghan Local Police recruit does pushups during a physical training class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 13. The class is part of a three-week course that teaches ALP candidates bas More

Maksud, an Afghan National Army soldier, pulls guard during a traffic checkpoint with U.S. soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhaw More

Three Afghan National Army soldiers take a break while conducting a traffic check point with U.S. soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force B More

An Afghan National Army soldier talks to Afghan Local Police recruits during a class on improvised explosive devices in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 15. The class is part of a three-wee More

A local boy receives a soccer ball from an Afghan National Army special forces soldier during a presence patrol in Mirmandab village, Helmand province, March 15. ANA special forces soldiers and Afghan Local Pol More

Malim Wazir, the head teacher of Safar School, speaks about the crucial role of education in Garmsir district’s future to Safar elders during a shura outside the school here, March 18. Approximately 40 elders a More

A coalition Special Operations Forces member demonstrates for Afghan Local Police recruits how to apply pressure to stop bleeding during a combat medical class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, More

Afghan Local Police recruits listen to a coalition Special Operations Forces member as he describes the positions of a wedge patrol formation during a class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Ma More

Afghan Local Police recruits practice firing positions with their AK47 rifles during a dry-fire range class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 24. The class is part of a three-week course More

Afghan Local Police candidates run through a smoke filled ravine during a field training exercise in kalach village, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Mach 25. The exercise was the culmination of More

Afghan Local Police candidates run through a smoke filled ravine during a field training exercise in Kalach village, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 25. The exercise was the culmination of More

Afghan Local Police recruits run in formation during a physical training class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 25. The class is part of a three-week course that teaches ALP candidates b More

U.S. Marine Corps Lt Col. Matthew Morrissey, battalion commander, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 speaks with Afghan nationals during the opening ceremony of a new Afghan Local Poli More

An Afghan Local Police recruit leads other recruits in push-ups during a physical training class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 26. The class is part of a three-week course that teache More

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Nawa district elders, sit down with local Afghan security forces leaders to discuss their critical importance to and roles within their community at the More

Afghan Local Police recruits take cover and fire their AK-47 rifles during a weapons training class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 27. The class is part of a three-week course that te More

Afghan Local Police candidates practice patrol movements during an ALP course in Latif district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, March 29. The course is a three-week program that teaches ALP candidates basic poli More

Afghan Local Police recruits practice patrolling during a combat reconnaissance patrol class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 29. The patrol is the culmination of a three-week course tha More

Afghan Local Police recruits assume security positions outside a bazaar during a combat reconnaissance patrol in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 29. The patrol is the culmination of a thr More

Afghan Local Police recruits march in formation to receive their ALP Academy graduation certificates in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 31. The academy is a three-week course that teaches More

Afghan Local Police recruits learn about the AK-47 rifle during a weapons training class in Latif district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 1. The class is part of a three-week program that teaches candida More

Members of the Afghan Local Police wait to collect their wages in Tagaw district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, April 2. ALP receive payments monthly for providing security to the area.