The Afghan Women’s Bazaar, a weekly event, was held at the North Kabul, Afghanistan International Airport (NKAIA) today. The event presented an opportunity for local Afghan women to provide financial support fo More
A group of Afghan National Army cadets attend classroom training at Regional Military Training Center-West at Camp Zafar, Herat Dec. 11. They are the first females to attend an ANA training center other than Ka More
Sgt. Maj. Donna King, the Deputy Command-Support Operations, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan’s operations sergeant major, and a native of Monticello, Ark., stands with Command Sgt. Maj. Maryam Tabish, from th More
Afghan leadership along with coalition mentors stand side by side as the members of first graduating class of the “Ranger” Kandak Afghan Public Protection Force prepare to receive their certificates of completi More
An Afghan Border Police officer fires the NSV 12.7mm heavy machine gun. ABP officers received familiarization training on weapons such as the AK-47 assault rifle, PKM machine gun and the RPG-7 anti-tank rocket More
Cpl. Michael Edmonston, training advisor, NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan, searches a new Afghan National Police recruit for cell phones and contraband during the first day of ANP academy inprocessing at Fo More
1st Sgt. Mohammad Javid, an Afghan Uniformed Police Traffic Bureau first sergeant, holds up his graduation certificate from the AUP property book management course during a ceremony at the Ministry of Interior More
Air Force Master Sgt. William Hebb, the senior enlisted leader of Network Support Operations for Deputy Command-Support Operations and a native of St. Albans, W. Va., instructs a network expansion contract trai More
Afghan National Police recruits at the Tarin Kot Police Training Center study lessons in map reading and patrolling in a classroom environment. The training center can house, teach and train up to 140 recruits at a time.
Kris A. Anderson, a counter improvised explosive devise advisor with Ronco Consulting assigned to the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul, Afghanistan, points out a mine in a dirt road counter IED More
Members of the Faryab Provincial and District police mentor team dismount their vehicles behind the Afghan national police during a police patrol near the village of Qala-i-Wali in Ghowrmach District during Ope More
Marine Sgt. Will D. Craig of Culleoka, Tenn., and Afghan national army 1st Lt. Rajab Ali discuss computer issues recently at Forward Operating Base Naray, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Craig is the communication More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Shamoor Hamidi, left, and Marine 1st Sgt. Matthew S. Seamans, of Shorewood, Minn., discuss ANA issues regarding an upcoming convoy in eastern Konar province, Afghanistan. Hamidi i More
Marine Lt. Col. James F. Werth looks down a mountain to check on his embedded training team as they make their way to an observation point on top of a mountain from a border checkpoint several hundred meters be More
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu patrols on a mountain in eastern Konar province, Afghanistan, with his Marine embedded training team and soldiers from the 3rd Kandak (Armored), 3rd Brigade, 201st Afgha More
On their arrival from Forward Operating Base Naray to a border checkpoint in eastern Konar province recently, Lance Cpl. Michael J. Subu of Jacksonville, N.C., greets Afghan national army Lt. Col. Mohammad Nase More
The new $750,000 Consolidated Maintenance and Training Facility for repairing, testing and installing communications equipment for the Afghan national army. The facility will also train up to 1,200 technicians More
Dr. Richard Schwartz, the chairman of the department of emergency medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, addresses the Afghanistan National Health Sector Disaster Preparedness Conference. Schwartz is a for More
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu, left, advises Afghan national army Capt. Amanullah, right, on potential medical assistance locations within Anchagal village, Naray District, Kunar province, Afghanista More
Penni Shanahan, the English Language Training team leader, talks to students and staff out in the hall of the language training facility at Kabul Air Base. Shanahan works for International Logistics Solutions, More
Gen. Griffin and Maj. Gen. Robert E. Cone, commanding officer of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan met with Brig. Gen. Gulaqa Nahibi, ANA 205th Hero Corps commander and members of his staff to di More
President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai looks at the new $22.3 million maintenance facility that he dedicated during the Afghan national army air power day ceremony. The building is a part of the Kabul internatio More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, evaluates a target with Afghan national army trainers. These trainers from the ANA's 205th Corps will qualify wit More
Afghanistan Minister of Interior, Abdul Zarar Moqbal, announces the opening of a new 1-1-9 emergency hotline number for Afghanistan. The hotline is similar to the 9-1-1 emergency line used in the United States, More
Sgt. 1st Class Brian Simmons directs Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded Training Team 3-205th Garrison, where to throw a hand grenade during weapons familiarization training. Simmons and Crabb More
Afghan national army soldiers conduct pre-flight inspections and preparations on an MI-17 helicopter, Jan. 31, prior to conducting an all-ANA run medical evacuation from Bagram Airfield to Kabul, Afghanistan.
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded Training Team 3-205th Garrison, throws a hand grenade during weapons familiarization training. Crabb is part of a 14-man team that mentors the Afghan nationa More
Lt. Cmdr. Eric Week of Navy Embedded Training Team 3 -205th Garrison and Sergeant 1st Class Brian Simmons take cover from an exploding hand grenade behind a berm. Simmons instructed Week on throwing hand grenad More
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Recruiting Assistance team chief, speaks at a recruiting leadership conference, Feb. 16. It was attended by over 200 tribal elde More
Kandahar Governor, Assadullah Khalid, left, speaks with Brig. Gen. Wahdat, center, District Chief of Police and Brig. Gen. Zarife, right, Afghan national police Regional Training Center Commander shortly after More
A Marine special operations company leatherneck examines a poppy plant handed to him by an Afghan national army soldier (right) during a late February patrol through a Helmand province village in which they wer More
A Navy hospital corpsman treats a wounded Afghan in a Helmand province village in late February. Afghan national army soldiers and Marine Special Operations Company Bravo Marines and sailors were visiting the s More
John Parks, the department head of tent services for Kellogg, Brown and Root, and Gunnery Sgt. Daniel West look over the progress of tents being erected on the North side of Kandahar Air Base. KBR has been cont More
Maj. Gen. Robert Cone, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan commanding general, cuts a ribbon at a Bridmal academy ceremony March 9 at Kabul military training center. The ceremony marked the establi More
Officers of the Afghan national police conduct a presence patrol in Nowrak village, near their patrol base along Highway One. ANP officers are responsible for maintaining security in populated areas and along r More
Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Kibbe replaces a rear shock absorber on an Army Humvee at Forward Operating Base Apache. Kibbe is one of five mechanics at the base, three of whom are sailors. They are responsible More
Maj. Gen. Robert Cone, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan commanding general, passes the CSTC-A command flag to incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur L. Coleman Jr. during a change of responsibility More
Senior Chief Marissa C. Muyargas (left) and Army 1st Lt. John L. Lloyd listen to the Equal Opportunity Leaders class instructor, Army Maj. Charles F. Cole III, March 20, at Camp Phoenix. The Equal Opportunity More
Army Capt.Theodore Knach, chaplain for Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, leads a closing song at the end of an Easter sunrise service at Camp Eggers in Kabul, March 23. Singing with Chaplain K More
Army 2nd Lt. Jean Leimkuhler directs an Afghan national policeman during a tactical movement exercise. Leimkuhler is a member of a Police Mentoring Team and works with these officers from Zhari district. He is More
Afghan national police discuss IED cordoning procedures with Italian explosive ordinance disposal and counter-IED specialists during a practical exercise Mar. 25 at the ANP Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
National Military Academy of Afghanistan cadets march in a ceremony commemorating the beginning of the fourth academic year for the academy March 27. The 2008 academic year includes 84 seniors from just more th More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Tamara Williams, enlisted aide to the deputy commanding general, Afghan army development, listens to the guest speaker during a Women's History Month celebration at Camp Eggers, Afghanis More
Army West Point Military Academy graduate Lt. Col. Scott Hamilton, chief of the National Military Academy of Afghanistan support team, and NMAA staff plant apple trees March 27 at the NMAA in commemoration of W More
An Afghan National Army Detainee Facility graduate displays his graduation certificate March 30 at the Afghan National Detainee Facility in Kabul, Afghanistan. More than 40 ANA soldiers completed a seven-week c More
Afghan national civil order police-in-training tour the new Adreskan Afghan national civil order police training center on April 7 in Herat province after a grand opening ceremony.
Lt. Cmdr. Bruce Deschere, Medical Embedded Training Team mentor, and an Afghan national army doctor serving at the Herat Regional Medical Hospital confer regarding the status of a patient. The U.S. Navy team of More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jay Lindell passes out graduation certificates to Afghan national army air corps students. Twenty students graduated from the inaugrual orientation course April 30. Students learned ai More
Air Force Master Sgt. Billie Wilson of Command Securities Transition Command-Afghanistan takes part in a Volunteer Community Relations program trip to the Zabuli education center for girls and women in Kabul Ma More
Air Force Lt. Col. Laura Saucer, an Individual Mobilized Augmentee deployed from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., plays with two preschool students at the Zabuli school for girls and women in Kabul, Afghanistan, M More
Members of the Afghan national army at the Afghan National Detention Facility detain a simulated escaped detainee during an emergency action plan exercise May 11, while Army Master Sgt. Gary Byers, Combined Sec More
Members of the Afghan national army air corps in the new firefighting school battle the flames in an abandoned building during an exercise, May 12. The four-month firefighting course was mentored by U.S. Air Fo More
A member of the Afghan national army air corps undergoing firefighting school responds to a fire during an exercise May 12. The four month firefighting course was mentored by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael More
A non-commissioned officer of the Afghan national police recites an oath of honor to the ANP at a graduation ceremony May 19 at the ANP Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nearly 1,700 non-commissioned officers grad More
Afghan non-commissioned officers demonstrate proper use of U.S. weapons at the 3rd annual Afghan National Sergeant Major of the Army Training Seminar, Kabul Military Training Center, Afghanistan. The seminar pr More
U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter, greets Petty Officer 2nd Class Joy Nutornti of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan in Kabul. Winter met with 20 sailors at Camp Eggers du More
The Honorable Pete Geren, secretary of the Army, greets members of the Texas National Guard's 436th Chemical Company during a visit to Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2008. The 436th was deployed from Laredo, Tex More
Afghan National Detention Facility guards escort a new detainee to begin in-processing. All of the new detainees were formerly held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Bagram Internment Facility. The ANDF keeps more t More
Deputy Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Mohammed Akram (center) and other members from the ministry of defense arrive for the first MoD sponsored auditing class at Kabul, Oct. 13, 2008. Sixty-four military, police More
An Afghan national army soldier gathers evidence during explosive ordnance disposal training conducted at the Afghan national security forces EOD school located at Camp Shaheen, Mazar-e-Shariff, Afghanistan. Si More
Afghan national army Gen. Bismullah Khan Mohamadi, Afghan national army chief of general staff, places a patch on the uniform of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert W. Cone, Command Security Transition Command - Afghani More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Donald Jones, left, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, gives a tour of his operations center to a group of key leaders from the Afghan Ministry of Defense, during a recent U.S. More
Army Master Sgt. Anthony Wright-Rogers (center) and Air Force Col. Dennis Lisherness (right) share a moment with Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) during a congressional delegation visit with service members assigne More
Representatives of each of the services assigned to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan stand at attention after the laying of the wreath during the Veterans Day ceremony held at Camp Eggers in K More
Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Commanding General Maj. Gen. Robert W. Cone and CSTC-A Garrison Commander Army Maj. Tonya Hightower unveil the plaque for the newly dedicated Gonzalez House Nov. More
An Afghan National Police officer speaks to a group of ANP officers at the Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2013. As the Afghan National Security Forces have expanded and assumed the lead for More
Army Maj. Daniel Powers, a logistic mentor for the Afghan National Army’s 201st Corps at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, discuss the importance of proper Ministry of Defense Form 4 and 14 procedures during an M More
Afghan National Army soldiers at Kabul Military Training Center.
838 Air Expeditionary Advisory Group change of command ceremony help at the Shindand Air base, Afghanistan, July 14. U.S. Army Col. Mike Senters was relieved by U.S. Air Force Col. Larry Bowers.
Afghan National Police Brigadier General Nasrullah Zarifi and U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus salute the Afghan flag at Recruit Training Center-Kandahar during a visit by him and NATO Secretary-General Anders Fog More
An Afghan National Police recruit at Recruit Training Center-Kandahar learns baton defense techniques. Since its inception in 2004, RTC-K has trained more than 17,747 Afghan volunteers to join the ranks of the ANP.
Afghan National Police Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi talks about the successes and challenges at Recruit Training Center-Kandahar during a visit by U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus and NATO Secretary-General Anders More
An Afghan masonry worker smoothes the surface of a wall in the future Afghan Ministry of the Interior headquarters aboard the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center. The two-story, 2,000 square meter head More
An Afghan National Army recruit of the 4th Kandak at Regional Military Training Center fires his M-16 on the firing range. U.S. and Coalition advisors from NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan help train the recru More
The Kandahar Regional Military Hospital features 50 beds, operating rooms, and a 6-bed intensive care unit. With the help of Coalition advisors, the hospital developed the ICU capability over the past 12 months More
Afghan National Army recruits stand at attention during graduation ceremonies for the Team Leader Course at the Regional Military Training Center. After eight weeks of Basic Warrior Training at RMTC, selected r More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Naqib Abrahami hands out graduation certificate to recruits completing the Team Leader Course at the Regional Military Training Center. After eight weeks of Basic Warrior Trainin More
The Afghan Non-commissioned Officer’s Creed is written on a sign at Forward Supply Depot Kandahar. The FSD supplies the ANA 205th Corps and the Regional Military Training Center.
U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Mike Bustle of Independence, Kentucky, mans the gun turret on an M-ATV (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle) during a convoy from Kandahar to Spin Boldak on the Afghan-P More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ghaulam Mujtaba Saber simulates flying a Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft over the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, during flight training conducted at the "Thunder Lab" English and cultural immers More
Gen. William M. Fraser III, Commander of the Air Combat Command, center, visited the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, July 23. Fraser, along with Lt. Gen. Michael Hostage, U.S. Air Forces Central commander, tour More
Afghan National Police transport new furniture into barracks at the Joint Regional ANP Center. Built entirely by Afghan labor, the $46 million project will house elements from the ANP, Afghan board patrol, Afgh More
Afghan National Army and coalition doctors stand shoulder to shoulder at Kandahar Regional Military Hospital as they debride dead tissue to improve the healing potential of a six-year-old Afghan boy who suffere More
On July 28-29, the Afghan Air Force responded with two Mi-17 helicopter and aircrew accompanied by the United States Air Force advisors to an urgent request to begin rescue operations of civilians affected by r More
Units of whole blood stand ready at Afghan National Police Training Support Site Costell for transport to Kandahar Regional Military Hospital, to ensure the hospital has a large supply of blood on hand through More
Canadian Civil Police Cpl. Karen Holowaychuck hugs an Afghan National Police who graduated the Self-Security Awareness course at Camp Nathan Smith. Developed by Norwegian Police in Kabul, the Afghan Ministry of More
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
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ralph R. Beam, Command Sergeant Major, NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan, interacts with Afghanistan National Police recruits during a visit to TSS Costell in Kandahar, Aug. 8. Currently, More
Afghan Uniform Policemen roleplay government and opinion leaders roles using placards as part of hands on counterinsurgency training in Regional Training Center - Kandahar. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd More
A graduate of Afghan Uniform Police training marches to receive his diploma during a graduation ceremony Aug. 12 in Regional Training Center - Kandahar.
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.
Katie Couric, news anchor with CBS Evening News, left, interviews Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, commanding general, NATO Training Mission, Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, in the Joint Air F More
Afghan National Police recruits wait to receive graduate certificates during a Uniform Police Basic course graduation in Spin Buldak near the Afghan/Pakistan border. As a policemen, these recruits will represen More
Katie Couric, news anchor with CBS Evening News, right, interviews Afghan Air Force Lieutenants on the flight line of the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 18. Couric visited the AAF base to More
Singer and songwriter Dilana Robichaux out of Los Angeles, Calif., takes a soldier on stage during a performance for service members in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
A worker at the Kabul Milli factory handcrafts combat boots for Afghan forces. U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kathleen Dussault, commander of Task Force 2010, presented the factory with a quality assurance certificate tha More
Afghan National Army battalion commander Col. Sayad Akbar speaks about the Military Skills Instructor Course at Kabul Military Training Center that's designed to standardize training for Afghan soldiers.
An Mi-17 piloted by 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group mentors launches it's rockets during live fire exercise at a range near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The advisors are preparing to teach the Afghan More
Afghan National Police meet with NATO Training Mission advisors to address pay issues. The NTM-A mobile pay assessment teams assist ANP members solve pay issues.