Tag: literacy
ANSF Soldiers hit the books and promote literacy
“They’re able to write letters to their families,” said Karimi. “I always see them with books and they’re always so excited to attend classes.”
Category: Literacy, News - News
Friendly competition
“It was a lot of fun to see the kids having a good time and smiling. It reminded me of playing at home with my own kids, said Sgt. Warren Waddell . “There is hope for the future of a country whose children can still smile and play.”
Category: News - General
Afghan instructors teach English to Afghan National Army
“It’s a part of our life, so it’s necessary and mandatory to learn English, to tackle our daily problems.”
Category: Literacy, News - Afghan National Army, News - General, News - News
Intensive English Language Training Center opens doors in Kabul
The purpose of learning English to learn an international language,” said ANA Col. Habiburahman Totakhil, commandant of Afghan Foreign Language Institute. “It is a necessity for our Armed Forces to be able to learn the language and coordinate missions with NATO forces.”
Category: Literacy, News - Afghan National Police, News - General
ANSF literacy nearly tripled since 2011
“This is nation building at the most basic level,” said Islamudin Faizi, a master literacy teacher at KMTC. “[Literacy] also benefits Afghanistan because when soldiers get out of the army, they bring this knowledge back to their village.”
Category: Literacy, News - Afghan National Army, News - General
Building a nation, one word at a time
“We serve our nation in two very important ways,” said Hamid Jamal, Site Manager for the KMTC literacy program. “It is important for the [Afghan National] Army to have soldiers who can read and write now, but it is also important for the soldiers to have these skills for their family and their community as we rebuild our country.”
Category: Literacy, News - Afghan National Army, News - General
Regional Support Command-North/NTM-A Public Affairs
“This is the only means the students have to practice their reading and writing skills outside of the classroom environment,” Romero said. “Our hope is that having the workbooks available to the students will help build a capable and literate police force.”
Category: Literacy, News - Afghan National Police, News - General
Afghan National Army Training Command graduates literacy course soldiers
“The Afghan National Army needs soldiers who can read and write,” said U.S. Army National Guardsman Capt. Michael Raymond. “A more literate ANA will operate more efficiently and improve on problem-solving techniques.”
Category: Literacy, News - Afghan National Army, News - General
The ‘Voice of Shinkai’: Rock Star status in a box
“A lot of it depends on the personality of the DJs,” said Staff Sgt. Jeffery Mader, 432nd CAB. “I think that was (the) key to it being successful here; having a DJ who understood the program (and) is really into it himself.”
Category: Literacy, News - Afghan National Army, News - General
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