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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and their Afghan National Security Forces counterparts clear and repair Route Robyn, the road to the district center, as the first step in bringing security and stability to the citizens of Mya Neshin, Jan 25. Over time the road became impassable due to washouts. (U.S. Army photo provided by 2nd Bn., 8th Inf. Reg., 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.)

Talon extends security, government to northern Kandahar

2012/04/20 • Comments

“The Afghan citizens are happy with the improvements,” Hardy said. “The trip from Mya Neshin to Kandahar City used to take over ten hours. Now it takes about three.”

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Category: News - General

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Col. Abdul Rezwan, the deputy communications officer for the Afghan National Army's 215th Corps, makes a point during a communications shura, or meeting, between senior Afghan National Security Forces and coalition communications officers at Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Sept. 21. The shura marked the first time many of the various elements of the ANSF in Helmand province had met face-to-face at the same time.

Talk to me: Afghans, coalition clear-up communication with groundbreaking council

2011/09/26 • Comments

Fielded units from the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police along with coalition counterparts hold a shura to discuss common issues.

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Category: News - Afghan National Army, News - Afghan National Police, News - Logistics, News - News

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An Afghan National Policeman inspects a vehicle at the Shibar checkpoint located in the Bamyan Province. There are currently approximately 872 ANP officers located around the Bamyan Province. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah Martinez)

Engineers strengthen Afghan National Police presence

2011/09/20 • Comments

With more than 800 Afghan National Police in the security lead in Bamyan Province, one of the next steps is furthering infrastructure.

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Category: News - Afghan National Police, News - Logistics, News - News

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Engineers Conduct Contracting Officer Representative Training

Engineers Conduct Contracting Officer Representative Training

2011/09/17 • Comments

“This training is very important,” said Warrant Officer “Rattler” Morgan. “I need to know what to expect when the local contractors begin to build these projects. It’s important to know that we are producing a good product for the Afghans to use when it’s done.”

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Category: News - General, News - Logistics, News - News

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More than 80 participants attended the second northern women's security shura on Monday in Mazar-e Sharif to discuss women's roles in governance transition. (Photo by Norwegian PAO MES Capt. Kim Gulbrandsen)

Afghan women exchange experiences at female governance shura

2011/09/09 • Comments

Enabling the role of women in governance and security

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Category: Gender, News - News

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SAO-A Trains and Equips the ANSF

SAO-A Trains and Equips the ANSF

2011/09/07 • Comments

There is an Afghan proverb that says “drops make a river.”  We are trying to generate as many drops as possible. One of the sources of these drops is within our Security Assistance Office-Afghanistan (SAO-A).  The staff of this office have an enormous job of managing the multitude of defense articles and services that the [...]

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Category: Blog - Leadership, Blog - Logistics, Blog – MG Peter N. Fuller, Blogs - Blogs

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Master Sgts. Ben Fitzgerald and Timothy Brizedine demonstrate to members of the Afghan Air Force how to install a sway brace to keep rocket pods from shifting in flight at Shindand Air Base August 11, 2011. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

Coalition armament experts conduct hands-on training

2011/09/01 • Comments

With instruction from deployed Airmen, four Afghan Air Force airmen recently trained on how to prepare and install Mi-17 weapons pylons and rocket pods at Shindand Air Base.

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Category: News - Afghan Air Force, News - News

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Non-mission ready M1114 up-armored humvees sit in parking lot of Vehicle Depot-South while others are loaded onto a flat-bed truck for transportation to the refurbish shop where they will be repaired, upgraded and made mission-ready, at Camp Hero, Aug. 1, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Once officials deem the vehicles mission-ready, they will be turned over to the Afghan National Army (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jacob Wilson)

(Getting) Ready to Roll

2011/08/14 • Comments

The parking lot at Camp Hero’s vehicle depot is a wide-open acre of sand and gravel. Today, about 70 clean, refurbished tactical vehicles—mostly M1114 up-armored humvees—are neatly parked side-by-side. All are mission-ready.

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Category: News - Logistics, News - News

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