Mohammad Faroog, a dog trainer at the Mine Detection
Mohammad Faroog, a dog trainer at the Mine Detection Center in Kabul, runs a dog through a training exercise designed to help him find explosive material Nov. 3, 2010. The center runs a six-month, multi-phased ... More
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander NATO Training
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan, presents a medal to a wounded ANA soldier at the National Military Hospital, Sept. 14. The 400-bed hospital treats ANA and their f... More
An Afghan worker welds metal shelving units at the
An Afghan worker welds metal shelving units at the Kabul Milli Trading Company factory Sept. 16, 2010. The factory produces about 2,400 combats boots per day for the Afghan National Army, and after working with... More
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy meets with Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Amlaqullah Patyani, commander of the Kabul Military Training Center, during a tour of the training grounds Aug. 7... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
An Afghan National Army female officer candidate takes
An Afghan National Army female officer candidate takes aim during M-16 training at the Kabul Military Training Center, Oct. 12. This is the second class of female officers to go through medical based training a... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
Mohammad Faroog, a dog trainer at the Mine Detection
Mohammad Faroog, a dog trainer at the Mine Detection Center in Kabul, rewards a dog for correctly finding a small piece of plastic simulating explosive material Nov. 3, 2010. The center runs a six-month, multi-... More
A newly graduated Afghan National Army commando proudly
A newly graduated Afghan National Army commando proudly displays his certificate to fellow soldiers during a graduation ceremony held at the completion of the program. More than 900 Afghan soldiers completed th... More
Two members of the Afghan National Police check on
Two members of the Afghan National Police check on an injured ANP member during an improvised explosive device attack drill during a non-commissioned officer graduation. The drill was designed to demonstrate so... More
An Afghan border police officer runs through a canine
An Afghan border police officer runs through a canine handler training exercise with his dog, Kixi, at the Mine Detection Center in Kabul, Nov. 3, 2010. The center runs a six-month training program designed to ... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
Afghan Maj. Fahima Mesdah, Afghan National Army Female
Afghan Maj. Fahima Mesdah, Afghan National Army Female Officer Candidate School instructor, speaks during the graduation of the first ANA Female Officer Candidate School class, Sept. 23. The graduation was an a... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction with Afghan contractors, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presenting a new fuel station the Afghan National Hospital. The fuel station will grea... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction with Afghan contractors, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presenting a new fuel station the Afghan National Hospital. The fuel station will grea... More
Senior enlisted Afghan National Army soldiers graduate
Senior enlisted Afghan National Army soldiers graduate from the Sergeant's Major course, a 22-week, 26-seat class that promoted the senior soldiers to the top enlisted rank in the ANA. The graduation was held a... More
An Afghan National Army female officer candidate takes
An Afghan National Army female officer candidate takes aim during M-16 training at the Kabul Military Training Center, Oct. 12. This is the second class of female officers to go through medical based training a... More
Two Afghan National Army NCO's go over the day's training
Two Afghan National Army NCO's go over the day's training drills for their unit at the Consolidated Fielding Center in Kabul, Nov. 22. The center is where newly-graduated basic trainees are combined with vetera... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghan Minister of Defense, presents
Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghan Minister of Defense, presents Afghan 2nd Lt. Homira Safian, Afghan National Army Female Officer Candidate School instructor, with a U.S. Army Achievement Medal during an award ceremon... More
Ambassadro Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative
Ambassadro Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Brig. Gen. Carmelo Burgio, Assistant Commanding General - Combined Training Advisory Group - Police, give an interview at ... More
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, International
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, International Security Assistance Force and commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan, congratulations Capt. Brian Knutson, commander of E-Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd In... More
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, tours the Afghan National Army's Kabul Military Training Center, Oct. 25. During his visit to the training center, Holbrooke wa... More
Afghan Border Police officers run through a training
Afghan Border Police officers run through a training exercise with their dogs during a six-month training program to learn how to become dog handlers at the Mine Detection Center in Kabul, Nov. 3. The training ... More
Afghan female primary students sit in their classroom
Afghan female primary students sit in their classroom in Kabul, Dec. 4. The students gathered to meet U.S. and NATO service members and Afghan National Police who were visiting their school as part of Project K... More
A member of Basic Warrior Training simulates throwing
A member of Basic Warrior Training simulates throwing a hand grenade during an obstacle course at Kabul Military Training Center. The course involves many obstacles that make two men teams simulate throwing gre... More
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander, NATO Training
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander, NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan, presents a medal to a wounded ANA soldier at the National Military Hospital, Sept. 14. The 400-bed hospital, which treats ANA and... More
Afghan female primary students crowd into one classroom
Afghan female primary students crowd into one classroom with no chairs, windows or supplies at their school in Kabul, Dec. 4. The students gathered to meet U.S. and NATO service members and Afghan National Poli... More
Afghan female primary students gather to meet U.S.
Afghan female primary students gather to meet U.S. and NATO service members and Afghan National Police who were visiting their school as part of Project Kabul, Dec. 4. Project Kabul is a school supplies donatio... More
Afghan National Army troops wear the coveted Red Beret
Afghan National Army troops wear the coveted Red Beret of the Commandos, after exchanging their floppy, "boonie" hats for the new berets, during a graduation ceremony held at the completion of the program. More... More
Augmenting the war; SD Guardsman serves in key position developing Afg...
Adm. James G. Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and commander, United States European Command, is shown around the Kabul Military Training Center May 27. The training center is where 10,000 Afghan Nat... More
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy meets with Afghan National Army and NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan leadership during a tour of the Kabul Military Training Center Aug. 7. The training ... More
An Afghan National Army soldier keeps watch during
An Afghan National Army soldier keeps watch during a training exercise at the Consolidated Fielding Center in Kabul, Nov. 22. The center is where newly-graduated basic trainees are combined with veteran NCO’s a... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
Afghan Air Force Returns From Pakistani Relief Mission
Lt. Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army Chief of Staff, welcomes Afghan Air Force crew members returning home from a humanitarian flood relief mission in Pakistan, Sept. 4. The pilots and crew spent... More
Women from the first graduating class of the Afghan
Women from the first graduating class of the Afghan National Army Female Officer Candidate School stand for the playing of the national anthem during their graduation ceremony, Sept. 23. Twenty-nine Afghan wome... More
Afghan girl students welcome the U.S. and NATO troops
Afghan girl students welcome the U.S. and NATO troops and Afghan National Police officers who came to donate supplies as part of Project Kabul, Dec. 4. Project Kabul is a school supplies donation effort starte... More
Afghan primary students gather to meet U.S. and NATO
Afghan primary students gather to meet U.S. and NATO servicemembers and Afghan National Police who were visiting their school as part of Project Kabul, Dec. 4. Project Kabul is a school supplies donation effort... More
Certificates await Afghan National Army troops prior
Certificates await Afghan National Army troops prior to a graduation ceremony honoring new commandos. More than 900 Afghan soldiers completed the extensive course to graduate and wear the red beret of the ANA commandos.
Afghan Border Police line up with their dogs during
Afghan Border Police line up with their dogs during a training exercise at the Mine Detection Center in Kabul, Nov. 3. The center offers a six-month handler training program divided into three phases; the first... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction with Afghan contractors, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presenting a new fuel station the Afghan National Hospital. The fuel station will grea... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
Afghan border police participate in a six-month training
Afghan border police participate in a six-month training program to learn how to become dog handlers at the Mine Detection Center in Kabul, Nov. 3. Currently, there are 10 ABP officers going through the course;... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction with Afghan contractors, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presenting a new fuel station the Afghan National Hospital. The fuel station will grea... More
Workers at the Kabul Milli Trading Company factory
Workers at the Kabul Milli Trading Company factory assemble combat boots for the Afghan National Army Sept. 16, 2010. The factory makes about 2,400 boots per day and, after working with NATO Training Mission - ... More
An Afghan instructor at Kabul Training Center looks
An Afghan instructor at Kabul Training Center looks on as two Afghan National Police members carry an injured ANP member to safety during an improvised explosive device attack drill during a non-commissioned of... More
Afghan primary students line gather to meet U.S. and
Afghan primary students line gather to meet U.S. and NATO service members and Afghan National Police who were visiting their school as part of Project Kabul, Dec. 4. Project Kabul is a school supplies donation... More
Kabul - Afghan National Civil Order Police recruits
Kabul - Afghan National Civil Order Police recruits go through the rifle qualification portion of their basic training at the Kabul Military Training Center Oct. 25. During a visit to the Afghan National Army t... More
A potential cadet takes a test to compete for one of
A potential cadet takes a test to compete for one of 600 available National Military Academy of Afghanistan slots in the class of 2015, Nov. 4. More than 4,560 candidates were invited by the Ministry of Defense... More
Afghan National Army troops wait to receive certificates
Afghan National Army troops wait to receive certificates prior to a graduation ceremony honoring new commandos. More than 900 Afghan soldiers completed the extensive course to graduate and wear the red beret of... More
Afghan National Army troops wear the coveted Red Beret
Afghan National Army troops wear the coveted Red Beret of the Commandos, after exchanging their floppy, "boonie" hats for the new berets, during a graduation ceremony held at the completion of the program. More... More
Afghan Brig. Gen. Ahmad Rashad Mahboob hands out school
Afghan Brig. Gen. Ahmad Rashad Mahboob hands out school supplies to disadvantaged female Afghan students as part of Project Kabul, Dec. 4. Project Kabul is a school supplies donation effort started by several m... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
Kabul - Afghan Border Police line up for a training
Kabul - Afghan Border Police line up for a training session with their military working dog at the Mine Detection Center in Kabul, Nov. 3. The MDC runs a handler training program divided into three phases; the ... More
Afghan Maj. Gen. Amin Ullah Karim, commander, Afghan
Afghan Maj. Gen. Amin Ullah Karim, commander, Afghan National Army Training Command, presents U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Marcos, Afghan National Army Female Officer Candidate School instructor, with a U.S. A... More
Dr. Jack Kem, Deputy to the Commander, NATO Training
Dr. Jack Kem, Deputy to the Commander, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, addresses Dr. Malcolm O'Neill, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisiti... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction with Afghan contractors, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presenting a new fuel station the Afghan National Hospital. The fuel station will grea... More
An Afghan National Army soldier waits with his unit
An Afghan National Army soldier waits with his unit for the beginning of another training day at the Consolidated Fielding Center in Kabul, Nov. 22. The center is where newly-graduated basic trainees are combin... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
Sgt. Kayne Falconer, a member of the Australian army,
Sgt. Kayne Falconer, a member of the Australian army, instructs second lieutenants in the Afghan National Army on the proper way to setup a D-30 Howitzer. The second lieutenants are in the first few weeks of th... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
A squad of new Afghan National Army commandos march
A squad of new Afghan National Army commandos march to the front of the formation to receive their certificates during a graduation ceremony held at the completion of the program. More than 900 Afghan soldiers ... More
An Afghan worker at the Kabul Milli Trading Company
An Afghan worker at the Kabul Milli Trading Company factory sews pieces of combat boots for the Afghan National Army Sept. 16, 2010. The factory's 500 workers make about 2,400 boots per day and, after working w... More
Afghan National Army soldiers, in their fourth week
Afghan National Army soldiers, in their fourth week of a unit validation course, qualify on the rifle range at the Consolidated Fielding Center in Kabul, Nov. 22. The center is where newly-graduated basic train... More
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, tours the Kabul Military Training Center, Oct. 25. During his visit to the Afghan National Army training center, Holbrooke watc... More
Two Afghan girls wave good-bye after receiving school
Two Afghan girls wave good-bye after receiving school supplies donated by U.S. and NATO troops and Afghan National Police officers who as part of Project Kabul, Dec. 4. Project Kabul is a school supplies donat... More
U.S. Army Gen. David S. Petraeus, commander, International
U.S. Army Gen. David S. Petraeus, commander, International Security Assistance Force and commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan, congratulats Capt. Brian Retherford, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mo... More
An Afghan National Army soldier waits with his unit
An Afghan National Army soldier waits with his unit for the beginning of another training day at the Consolidated Fielding Center in Kabul, Nov. 22. The center is where newly-graduated basic trainees are combin... More
An Afghan border police officer prepares to run through
An Afghan border police officer prepares to run through a canine handler training exercise with his dog at the Mine Detection Center in Kabul, Nov. 3, 2010. The center runs a six-month, multi-phased training pr... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and nine specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 of... More
An Italian Carabinieri shows a female Afghan National
An Italian Carabinieri shows a female Afghan National Police recruit how to aim an AMD-65, a Hungarian version of the AK-47, during an eight-week basic police training course at the Central Training Center in K... More
Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghan Minister of Defense, presents
Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghan Minister of Defense, presents Afghan 2nd Lt. Homira Safian, Afghan National Army Female Officer Candidate School instructor, with a U.S. Army Achievement Medal during an award ceremon... More
An Afghan National Army female officer candidate takes
An Afghan National Army female officer candidate takes aim during M-16 training at the Kabul Military Training Center, Oct. 12. This is the second class of female officers to go through medical based training a... More
More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for
More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for 600 available National Military Academy of Afghanistan slots in the class of 2015 at the academy in Kabul, Nov. 4. The academy issued invitations to the top... More
Afghan National Army troops recite the oath of the
Afghan National Army troops recite the oath of the commandos during a graduation ceremony held at the completion of the program. More than 900 Afghan soldiers completed the extensive course to graduate and wear... More
A member of the Officer Candidate School for the
A member of the Officer Candidate School for the Afghanistan National Army learns basic rifle marksmanship on a range at Kabul Military Training Center . The basic rifle marksmanship course was being instructe... More
More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for
More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for 600 available National Military Academy of Afghanistan slots in the class of 2015 at the academy in Kabul, Nov. 4. The academy issued invitations to the top... More
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks
376 ANA NCO course graduates join the Afghan Army ranks during a cereremony at Camp Ghazi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine officers, nine NCOs and 9 specialist sergeants of the Turkish Armed Forces along with 10 offic... More
Afghan 2nd Lt. Raeka Sadat, Afghan National Army Female
Afghan 2nd Lt. Raeka Sadat, Afghan National Army Female Officer Candidate School instructor hands a graduation certificate to one of the 29 Afghan women who completed the first ANA Female Officers Candidate Sch... More
Members of Basic Warrior Training navigate through
Members of Basic Warrior Training navigate through an obstacle course set up at Kabul Military Training Center. The obstacle course makes BWT students take cover behind obstacles, low crawl under wires, and cli... More
A member of the Afghan National Police pulls security
A member of the Afghan National Police pulls security during an improved explosive device attack scenario during a non-commissioned officer graduation. The drill was designed to demonstrate some of the skills l... More
A member of the Afghan National Army attends a literacy
A member of the Afghan National Army attends a literacy class in Kabul Military Training Center. This class is designed to help members of the ANA with basic literacy skills.
More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for
More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for 600 available National Military Academy of Afghanistan slots in the class of 2015 at the academy in Kabul, Nov. 4. The academy issued invitations to the top... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction with Afghan contractors, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presenting a new fuel station the Afghan National Hospital. The fuel station will grea... More
More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for
More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for 600 available National Military Academy of Afghanistan slots in the class of 2015 at the academy in Kabul, Nov. 4. The academy issued invitations to the top... More
Brig. Gen. Lawong, left, Commando Brigade Commander,
Brig. Gen. Lawong, left, Commando Brigade Commander, and Lt. Gen. M. Akram, salute the troops prior to a graduation ceremony honoring new commandos. More than 900 Afghan soldiers completed the extensive course ... More
Mohammad Faroog, a dog trainer at the Mine Detection
Mohammad Faroog, a dog trainer at the Mine Detection Center in Kabul, runs a dog through a training exercise designed to help him find explosive material Nov. 3, 2010. The center runs a six-month, multi-phased ... More
Mohammad Faroog, a dog trainer at the Mine Detection
Mohammad Faroog, a dog trainer at the Mine Detection Center in Kabul, rewards a dog for correctly finding a small piece of plastic simulating explosive material Nov. 3, 2010. The center runs a six-month, multi-... More
An Afghan National Army female officer candidate loads
An Afghan National Army female officer candidate loads a magazine into her M-16 as an Afghan instructor assist another student at the Kabul Military Training Center, Oct. 12. This is the second class of female ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working in conjunction with Afghan contractors, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presenting a new fuel station the Afghan National Hospital. The fuel station will grea... More
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy met with Afghan National Army and NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan leadership during a tour of the Kabul Military Training Center Aug. 7. The training ce... More
A potential cadet takes a test to compete for one of
A potential cadet takes a test to compete for one of 600 available National Military Academy of Afghanistan slots in the class of 2015, Nov. 4. More than 4,560 candidates were invited by the Ministry of Defense... More
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy meets with female Afghan National Army recruits during a tour of the Kabul Military Training Center Aug. 7. The training center is home to the Afghan Nation... More
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, watches as Afghan National Civil Order Police go through the rifle qualification portion of their basic training at the Kabul M... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers working in conjunction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers working in conjunction with Afghan contractors participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony presenting a new fuel station the Afghan National Hospital. The fuel station will greatl... More
Dr. Jack Kem, deputy to the commander, NATO Training
Dr. Jack Kem, deputy to the commander, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, greets U.S. Army Gen. Ann Dunwoody, U.S. Army Materiel Command commanding ge... More
A U.S. soldier talks with an Afghan girl after handing
A U.S. soldier talks with an Afghan girl after handing out school supplies to disadvantaged students as part of Project Kabul, Dec. 4. Project Kabul is a school supplies donation effort started by several midd... More
Command Sgt. Maj. of the Afghan National Army Roshan
Command Sgt. Maj. of the Afghan National Army Roshan Safi, presents a U.S. Army medal to a wounded ANA soldier at the National Military Hospital, Sept. 14. The 400-bed hospital treats ANA and their families, as... More
An Afghan National Army female officer candidate receives
An Afghan National Army female officer candidate receives instruction from an Afghan instructor during M-16 training at the Kabul Military Training Center, Oct. 12. This is the second class of female officers t... More