An Afghan National Army Basic Warrior recruit performs
An Afghan National Army Basic Warrior recruit performs overwatch during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Regional Military Training Center. The recruits are on their first day of MOUT training ... More
Afghan National Army recruits receives MOUT training at RMTC
An Afghan National Army Basic Warrior Training instructor instructs an ANA recruit on proper weapons handling procedures before entering a room during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Regional ... More
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander of NATO
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander of NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan, along with his deputy commanders held a press conference with Afghan national army commandos and Afghan civil order police to a... More
An Afghan National Army nursing student is listening
An Afghan National Army nursing student is listening to a lecture on proper diagnosis of a patient during a two week course at the medical center on Camp Hero in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The two week cou... More
An Afghan National Army recruit loads blank ammunition
An Afghan National Army recruit loads blank ammunition into magazines as the recruits prepare for weapons range practice. The recruits are receiving training in proper weapons handling procedures prior to headi... More
The Afghan National Army band performed at a graduation
The Afghan National Army band performed at a graduation for 1,385 recruits from it's Basic Warrior Training course at Regional Military Training Center on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Once the recruits leave RMTC t... More
An Afghan National Army Instructor assembles a M240B
An Afghan National Army Instructor assembles a M240B during a train the trainer class in which Basic Warrior trainers refresh their skills before they start training the next class of Basic Warrior Trainees. th... More
Deputy Commanding General of NATO Training
Deputy Commanding General of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, U.S. Army Major General James B. Mallory presents a certificate of completion to an Afghan National Army non-commissioned officer for completing t... More
Senior medical officers from the Afghan National Army
Senior medical officers from the Afghan National Army Medical Command, Afghan National police and U.S. mentor stand during the Afghanistan national anthem before a medical conference on Camp Hero in Kandahar pr... More
Afghan National Army recruits perform Physical Fitness
Afghan National Army recruits perform Physical Fitness Test before starting Basic Warrior Training at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The recruits are in their first few day... More
Mongolian soldiers hold wrestling exhibition as part
Mongolian soldiers hold wrestling exhibition as part of Tsaagan Sar celebration, the Mongolian lunar new year at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan.
Afghan National Army non-commissioned officer candidates
Afghan National Army non-commissioned officer candidates swear an oath to Afghanistan at Ghazi Military Training Center in a ceremony held, Feb. 3. The present class consists of 400 Afghan soldiers; the oath ce... More
Afghan National Army soldiers advance on a set of targets
Afghan National Army soldiers advance on a set of targets during the Team Leaders Course at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The TLC course is designed to give soldiers a more advance... More
Members of the Afghanistan Ministries of Defense, Interior
Members of the Afghanistan Ministries of Defense, Interior and Education, Japanese Embassy, U.S. Agency for International Development and the United Nations Human Settlements Program gathered for a summit on NA... More
An Afghan National Army soldier practices basic driving
An Afghan National Army soldier practices basic driving skills during the Up Armored Humvee course at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The UAH course teaches students basic training s... More
Gen. Zarefi addresses Afghan Border Police students
Gen. Zarefi addresses Afghan Border Police students during a graduation from the non-commissioned officer course at Spin Boldak, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The NCO course focus on leadership, disciplin... More
Sgt. Maj. Carl Fagan of Regional Support Command -
Sgt. Maj. Carl Fagan of Regional Support Command - South meets with U.S. Marines supporting the NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan on Feb. 19, 2011, at Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. These Mari... More
An Afghan National Police Academy honor guard welcomes
An Afghan National Police Academy honor guard welcomes members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Four Senators toured the NATO Training Mission Afghanistan supported site to witness progress there. Af... More
An Afghan National Army soldier puts a tourniquet on
An Afghan National Army soldier puts a tourniquet on a dummy during a medic course at Regional Military Training Center, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The Medic course is an eight week course in which stud... More
Afghan National Army students pray before their graduation
Afghan National Army students pray before their graduation from the Infantry Non-commissioned Officer Battle Course, Feb. 24, at Camp Hero in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Graduates are eligible for promotion... More
Qual-e-Naw Kandak completed for ANA
Spanish Army Col. Luis Herruzo, Spanish Defence Attache in Afghanistan and U.S. Army Col. John Ferrari, deputy commander of Programs for International Security Cooperation at NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, ... More
Afghan Uniform Policemen perform the national dance
Afghan Uniform Policemen perform the national dance of Afghanistan at their graduation from the Basic Policeman course at Regional Training Command Kandahar in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The AUP Basic Policeman co... More
Flight medic from the Kandahar Air Wing, explains how
Flight medic from the Kandahar Air Wing, explains how to load and secure a patient in a helicopter for Medic students at Regional Military training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Medic course is an eight ... More
Afghan airmen look as their fellow airmen receive
Afghan airmen look as their fellow airmen receive commendation letters from Kandahar Air Field Commander for their work during security patrols around Kandahar Air Field, in Afghanistan. The airmen received the... More
Members of the Afghan National Security Forces perform
Members of the Afghan National Security Forces perform the national dance of Afghanistan after a graduation ceremony at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The graduation ceremony was fo... More
Afghan Uniform Police basic patrolman students assemble
Afghan Uniform Police basic patrolman students assemble March 12, 2011, for a speech from the Kandahar Regional Training Center commander, Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarefi at the Police Training Center, in Qalat, Za... More
A Bulgarian medical mentor explains different types
A Bulgarian medical mentor explains different types of tolls to an Afghan National Army nurse at Kandahar Regional Military Hospital on Camp Hero in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Bulgarian mentors are assisting wi... More
A Latvian mentor watches as two Afghan air force airmen
A Latvian mentor watches as two Afghan air force airmen perform maintenance checks on the engine of an MI-17 helicopter on Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Latvian mentors have been assisting Afghan... More
Afghan civilians that are going to being starting a
Afghan civilians that are going to being starting a facilities maintenance course listen to an introduction brief about painting on Camp Hero in Kandahar, Afghanistan. These course teach Afghan civilians how to... More
The Afghan National Army band from the 205th Corp performed
The Afghan National Army band from the 205th Corp performed at a graduation for the Basic Warrior Training course and team leader course at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The BWT gr... More
Members of the Afghan Air Force help each other put
Members of the Afghan Air Force help each other put on their gear before participating in a live burn fire fighting exercise on Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Air wing conducted a live... More
Brig. Gen. Zamarai Paikan, commander of the Afghan
Brig. Gen. Zamarai Paikan, commander of the Afghan national civil order police force, center, poses with coalition advisors during the Afghan National Civil Order Police advisors seminar, March 29. The seminar ... More
Brig. Gen. Kohdamani, Deputy Commander for Afghan national
Brig. Gen. Kohdamani, Deputy Commander for Afghan national Police Training Command, and Maj. Gen. Stuart Beare, Deputy Commanding General-Police for NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, salute during the Afghan n... More
An Estonian Politsei member mentors Afghan Uniform
An Estonian Politsei member mentors Afghan Uniform Policemen March 29, 2011, during the Basic Patrolman Course in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
The Afghan women's national soccer team takes the field
The Afghan women's national soccer team takes the field alongside International Security Assistance Force team, a women's soccer team comprised of international troops currently deployed in support of Operation... More
Brig. Gen. Aminullah Patyani, Kabul Military Training
Brig. Gen. Aminullah Patyani, Kabul Military Training Center Commander discusses the challenges of building and supporting the Afghan National Army with Maj. Gen. Gary S. Patton Deputy Commander General-Army, ... More
Graduates of the basic patrolman course place their
Graduates of the basic patrolman course place their hands on the Quran and a rifle during their oath following the graduation ceremony April 7, 2011, at the police training center in Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan.
Afghan border police pray before a graduation ceremony,
Afghan border police pray before a graduation ceremony, April 13, at the Training Sustainment Site in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
The 205th Corps Afghan National Army Band plays its
The 205th Corps Afghan National Army Band plays its theme before a graduation ceremony April 14, 2011 at the Regional Training Center-Kandahar in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
An instructor demonstrates the use of a sling and splint
An instructor demonstrates the use of a sling and splint during the combat medic course April 16, 2011 at the Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The eight-week class includes A... More
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to leave the
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to leave the Regional Military Training Center, April 21, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Adrienne Brammer)
An instructor discusses techniques during the Afghan
An instructor discusses techniques during the Afghan National Police-led Combat Medic Course April 23, 2011 at the Joint Regional ANP Center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Course instructors are graduates of... More
Regional Military Training Center Commander, Col. Mohammed
Regional Military Training Center Commander, Col. Mohammed Haroon Momand, gives a speech during the uparmored Humvee course graduation at the RMTC April 27, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The class tr... More
Provincial governor meets coalition members
Daykundi Gov. Quorban Ali Uruzgani meets with Australian Brig. Gen. Bruce Scott of Regional Command (South) and Regional Support Command-South Commander, Col. Greg Baine, May 3, 2011, at Nili to discuss securit... More
Pfc. Steven Johnston of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion,
Pfc. Steven Johnston of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade, provides security outside an Afghan National Police Headquarters in Nili, May 3, in Daykundi province, Afghanistan.
Kandahar Regional Military Hospital Commander, Dr.
Kandahar Regional Military Hospital Commander, Dr. (Col.) Abdul Baseer Elaj unpacks a mural that families of 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army, created and donated to the hospital, May 4, ... More
Afghan National Police prepare to assume the rank of
Afghan National Police prepare to assume the rank of non-commissioned officer after completing the NCO course at FOB Walton, May 5, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
An instructor lectures Afghan National Army trainees
An instructor lectures Afghan National Army trainees about Squad Attack skills in week five of Basic Warrior Training at the Regional Military Training Center, May 10, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. BWT is an intens... More
Chicken pieces deep-fry in vats of oil as Afghan workers
Chicken pieces deep-fry in vats of oil as Afghan workers prepare lunch for more than two thousand trainees and instructors at the Regional Military Training Center, May 14, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Afghan national police recruits in the basic patrolman
Afghan national police recruits in the basic patrolman course practice a patrol formation at the Regional Training Center-Kandahar, May 15, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
An Afghan National Army medic shouts to his teammates
An Afghan National Army medic shouts to his teammates while providing security in a final exercise during the Combat Medic Course at the Regional Military Training Center, May 18, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The ... More
205 Corps Inspector General Saber Dawar gives a speech
205 Corps Inspector General Saber Dawar gives a speech during a combined graduation of the combat medic and literacy courses at the Regional Military Training Center, May 19, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 25... More
Recruits enjoy time off
Afghan national army soldiers enrolled in the Regional Basic Warrior Training enjoy a Friday, or "Juma," by relaxing and doing laundry at the Regional Military Training Center May 27, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghani... More
The new 60-bed expansion to the Kandahar Regional Military
The new 60-bed expansion to the Kandahar Regional Military Hospital opened, May 30, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The hospital sees Afghan National Police and Army in addition to treating family members' minor injuries.
Graduates of the Afghan Border Police's Basic Patrolman
Graduates of the Afghan Border Police's Basic Patrolman and Noncommissioned Officer courses receive certificates and special awards on June 1, in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The 109 students co... More
A graduate of the Afghan uniformed police's basic patrolman
A graduate of the Afghan uniformed police's basic patrolman course receives a certificate June 2, 2011, in Training Sustainment Site Costall, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One hundred and ninety-nine students... More
Afghan Army Col. Mohammad Alam Anderabi, Bridmals Military
Afghan Army Col. Mohammad Alam Anderabi, Bridmals Military Academy commander, enters the conference hall at Kabul Military Training Center for the Bridmals Academy graduation ceremony. Twenty-six students gradu... More
The color guard prepares for a parade before the Afghan
The color guard prepares for a parade before the Afghan Uniformed Police's Basic Patrolman course graduation, June 9, at the Regional Training Center-Kandahar, Afghanistan. 309 students completed the course.
ANP disassembles AK-47 - A man kneeling down with a bunch of guns
An Afghan uniformed policeman demonstrates disassembling an AK-47 on Jun. 11, 2011, at the Regional Training Center-Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Dining facility workers pass meals to Afghan National
Dining facility workers pass meals to Afghan National Army soldiers at lunch time on June 12, 2011, at the Regional Military Training Center, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Lt. Col. Gheorghe Ionascu (center), deputy commander
Lt. Col. Gheorghe Ionascu (center), deputy commander of the Romanian Gendarmerie contingent at Spin Boldak shares a laugh with Brig. Gen. Guy Cosentino, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan Deputy Commander, June ... More
Commander of 2nd Forward Supply Depot, Col. Mir Ahmad
Commander of 2nd Forward Supply Depot, Col. Mir Ahmad Gurb, proudly displays the 2nd FSD's wall of the top Afghan National Army supply soldiers for the quarter June 21, 2011 at Camp Hero, Kandahar, Kandahar pro... More
A worker replaces light tubes in a latrine facility
A worker replaces light tubes in a latrine facility maintained by Afghans at Camp Hero, on June 25, in Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The worker is being trained on the job in an Afghan Ministry of D... More
Sergeant Major of the Afghan National Army Roshon Safi
Sergeant Major of the Afghan National Army Roshon Safi addresses attendees of the Afghan National Army Sergents Major Conference: "Sergeants Major are on the front lines, close to the problem, you have suffered... More
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to receive their
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to receive their first set of offical orders directly after graduation from Basic Warrior Training at Kabul military Training Center, July 28. The graduation was marked by ... More
An Afghan National Army Basic Warrior Training Instructor
An Afghan National Army Basic Warrior Training Instructor looks on as an ANA recruit performs overwatch during Military Operation in Urban Terrain training at Regional Military Training Center. The recruits are... More
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander of NATO
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander of NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan, along with his deputy commanders held a press conference with Afghan national army commandos and Afghan civil order police to a... More
Two Afghan National Army recruits take notes during
Two Afghan National Army recruits take notes during a class on proper weapons handling procedures and range safety. The recruits are receiving training prior to heading to the range at Regional Military Trainin... More
An Afghan National Army nursing student is listening
An Afghan National Army nursing student is listening to a lecture on proper diagnosis of a patient during a two week course at the medical center on Camp Hero in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The two week cou... More
Gen. Scott and members of the Afghan National Army
Gen. Scott and members of the Afghan National Army 205th Corps look on as the ANA graduated 1,385 recruits from it's Basic Warrior Training course at Regional Military Training Center on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011... More
An Afghan National Army Instructor assembles a M240B
An Afghan National Army Instructor assembles a M240B during a train the trainer class in which Basic Warrior trainers refresh their skills before they start training the next class of basic warrior trainees. th... More
Afghan National Army non-commissioned officers graduated
Afghan National Army non-commissioned officers graduated from the Team Leader Course at Reginoal Military Training Center. After graduating from the TLC the ANA NCOs received a promotion to sergeant and also in... More
Senior medical officers and Afghan National Army doctors
Senior medical officers and Afghan National Army doctors listen to a brief during a medical conference held on Camp Hero in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was the sixth Medical Leadership Conference hoste... More
Afghan National Army recruit tries on new boots as
Afghan National Army recruit tries on new boots as he prepares to start Basic Warrior Training at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The BWT recruits are getting the issued gea... More
Mongolian soldiers hold wrestling exhibition as part
Mongolian soldiers hold wrestling exhibition as part of Tsaagan Sar celebration, the Mongolian lunar new year at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan.
Afghan National Army non-commissioned officer candidates
Afghan National Army non-commissioned officer candidates swear an oath to Afghanistan at Ghazi Military Training Center in a ceremony held, Feb. 3. The present class consists of 400 Afghan soldiers; the oath ce... More
Afghan National Army soldiers shoot at targets during
Afghan National Army soldiers shoot at targets during the Team Leaders Course at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The TLC course is designed to give soldiers a more advance skills dur... More
British Army Maj. Jeremy Burnan, NTM-A Literacy Branch
British Army Maj. Jeremy Burnan, NTM-A Literacy Branch Education Division Chief briefed members of the Afghanistan Ministries of Defense, Interior and Education,Japanese Embassy, U.S. Agency for International D... More
An Afghan National Army soldier practices basic driving
An Afghan National Army soldier practices basic driving skills during the Up Armored Humvee course at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The UAH course teaches students basic training s... More
Gen. Zarefi pins on the rank of junior sergeant to
Gen. Zarefi pins on the rank of junior sergeant to Afghan Border Police student during a graduation from the non-commissioned officer course at Spin Boldak, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The NCO course foc... More
Sgt. Maj. Carl Fagan of Regional Support Command -
Sgt. Maj. Carl Fagan of Regional Support Command - South meets with U.S. Marines supporting the NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan on Feb. 19, 2011, at Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. These Mari... More
Senate Foreign Relations Committee members Sen, Bob
Senate Foreign Relations Committee members Sen, Bob Corker, R-Tenn, Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del parade in front of an Afghan National Police honor guard at the Afghan National Polic... More
An Afghan National Army soldier puts a tourniquet on
An Afghan National Army soldier puts a tourniquet on a dummy during a medic course at Regional Military Training Center, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The Medic course is an eight week course in which stud... More
Afghan National Army students listen to a speech from
Afghan National Army students listen to a speech from the 205th Corps Deputy Commander during the graduation from the Infantry Non-commissioned Officer Battle Course, Feb. 24, at Camp Hero in Kandahar province,... More
Afghan Uniform Policemen sing a song they wrote at
Afghan Uniform Policemen sing a song they wrote at their graduation from the Basic Policeman course at Regional Training Command Kandahar in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The AUP Basic Policeman course is a six week l... More
Flight medics from the Kandahar Air Wing explain how
Flight medics from the Kandahar Air Wing explain how to secure a patient in a helicopter for Medic course students at Regional Military training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Medic course is an eight wee... More
Members of the Afghan Air Force prepare to receive
Members of the Afghan Air Force prepare to receive Commendation letters from the Kandahar Air Field Commanding officer for their outstanding work during security operational on and around Kandahar Air Field, in... More
An Afghan National Army soldier stands at attention
An Afghan National Army soldier stands at attention during his graduation from the medic course at Regional Military training Center in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The graduation ceremony was for student the complet... More
The Afghan national Army Deputy Chief of Staff Lt.
The Afghan national Army Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. M. Akram and Col. Haroon, The Regional Military Training Center Commander, salute graduates from the Basic Warrior Training course and the team leader cou... More
An Afghan National Army nurse and Bulgarian medical
An Afghan National Army nurse and Bulgarian medical mentor scrub up as they prepare for surgery at Kandahar Regional Military Hospital on Camp Hero, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Bulgarian mentors are assisting wi... More
Afghan Uniform Police basic patrolman students assemble
Afghan Uniform Police basic patrolman students assemble March 12, 2011, for a speech from the Kandahar Regional Training Center Commander Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarefi at the Police Training Center in Qalat, Zabu... More
An Afghan air force airmen watches as a Lithuanian
An Afghan air force airmen watches as a Lithuanian mentor performs an engine check on an AAF MI-17 helicopter on Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Lithuanian mentors have been assisting Afghan air fo... More
U.S. mentor and Afghan National Army soldier sort out
U.S. mentor and Afghan National Army soldier sort out toosl at 2nd Forward Supply Depot on Camp Hero in Kandahar, Afghanistan, for a maintenance course that is starting up on Camp Hero. These course teach Afgha... More
Members of the Afghan Air Force help each other put
Members of the Afghan Air Force help each other put on their gear before participating in a live burn fire fighting exercise on Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Air wing conducted a live... More
U.S. Army Col. Martin Spann, lead ANCOP advisor speaks
U.S. Army Col. Martin Spann, lead ANCOP advisor speaks to Afghan national civil order police Brig. Gen. Zamarai Paikan, commander of ANCOP, with the assistance of a member the advisory staff. The conversation t... More
Merri Kastemae, senior detective police inspector,
Merri Kastemae, senior detective police inspector, a member of the Estonian Politsei, mentors Afghan uniform policemen, March 29, during the Basic Patrolman Course in Spin Boldak, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
An Afghan National Police officer student salutes during
An Afghan National Police officer student salutes during the national anthem at the training center change of commend ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The training center offers specialized training to Afghan... More
The Afghan national women's soccer teams spokesperson
The Afghan national women's soccer teams spokesperson Khalida "Popalzai," the team's finance officer, addresses international media before a game organized by the International Security Assistance Force in Kab... More
Former mujahadeen from Afghanistan stand in formation
Former mujahadeen from Afghanistan stand in formation after receiving duffel bags of standard issue Afghan National Army uniforms at Kabul Military Training Center, March 6.
Graduates of the basic patrolman course place their
Graduates of the basic patrolman course place their hands on the Quran and a rifle during their oath following the graduation ceremony April 7, 2011, at the police training center in Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan.