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An Afghan man puts a piece of bread into the oven June

An Afghan man puts a piece of bread into the oven June

An Afghan man puts a piece of bread into the oven June 25, 2012, at a district center in Khas Kunar as he helps prepare lunch for Afghan National Policemen and U.S. soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th ... More

A soldier from the Afghan National Army searches young

A soldier from the Afghan National Army searches young

A soldier from the Afghan National Army searches young men attempting to pass their patrol, Oct 7. Canadian soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, along with ANA and Afghan National Police,... More

The 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas, played

The 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas, played

The 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas, played the Army Song, the MP Regimental March as well as the National Anthem at the Change of Command and Change of Responsibility for 93D Military Police Batta... More

Members of the Regional Support Command-North Logistics

Members of the Regional Support Command-North Logistics

Members of the Regional Support Command-North Logistics Training Advisory Team, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Rivera, Bamberg, Germany, interpreter Khaibar Abdullah, Capt. Scott Koritz, Bamberg, Germany, interpreter Tare... More

Sergeant Alexander Neal, a cannon crewmember assigned

Sergeant Alexander Neal, a cannon crewmember assigned

Sergeant Alexander Neal, a cannon crewmember assigned to Killer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepares to fire in support of a combined Afghan National Army live fire exercise. The exercise was hos... More

Sgt. Maj. Donna King, the Deputy Command-Support Operations,

Sgt. Maj. Donna King, the Deputy Command-Support Operations,

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

An Afghan National Police officers, work closely with

An Afghan National Police officers, work closely with

An Afghan National Police officers, work closely with their U.S. Army mentors from 1st Platoon, Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, out of Vilseck, Germany, Oct. 27, to conduct joint patrols... More

An Afghan National Police recruit looks on as Spc.

An Afghan National Police recruit looks on as Spc.

An Afghan National Police recruit looks on as Spc. Edwin Torres, a combat medic with Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, demonstrates the proper way to tie a knot du... More

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Morris, motor transport operator,

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Morris, motor transport operator,

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Morris, motor transport operator, 418th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas, familiarizes himself on the PKM machine gun, used... More

An Afghan National Police (ANP) officer searches local men and boys before they see a doctor.  Task Force Peacekeeper conducted a Medical Civil Assistance Program (MEDCAP) in the village of Sabikhel, Afghanistan on August 22, 2005.(U.S. Army photo by SPC Joshua Balog.) (Released.)

An Afghan National Police (ANP) officer searches local men and boys be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Cam... More

An Afghan National Police (ANP) officer takes a break from the heat.  Task Force Peacekeeper conducted a Medical Civil Assistance Program (MEDCAP) in the village of Nijrab, Afghanistan on August 29, 2005.(U.S. Army photo by SPC Joshua Balog.) (Released.)

An Afghan National Police (ANP) officer takes a break from the heat. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Cam... More

U.S. Army CAPT. Edward Hollis 1ST BDE 504PIR Alpha Company Commander (right), and SGT. 1ST Class Todd Winhoven Alpha Company Platoon Sergeant (far right), talk with officials from Yaqubi District Office in Yaqubi, Afghanistan on Aug. 27, 2005. Hollis and Winhoven discuss turning over Fire Base Vegas to Afghan National Police.(U.S Army photo by PFC. Michael Zuk) (Released)

U.S. Army CAPT. Edward Hollis 1ST BDE 504PIR Alpha Company Commander (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Yaqubi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BDE 504PIR 82ND ABN DIV Scene Camera... More

U.S. Army CAPT. Edward Hollis 1ST BDE 504PIR Alpha Company Commander shakes hands during visit with officials from Yaqubi District Office in Yaqubi, Afghanistan on Aug. 27, 2005. Visit is a part of discussions about turning Fire Base Vegas to Afghan National Police.(U.S Army photo by PFC. Michael Zuk) (Released)

U.S. Army CAPT. Edward Hollis 1ST BDE 504PIR Alpha Company Commander s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Yaqubi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BDE 504PIR 82ND ABN DIV Scene Camera... More

U.S. Army CAPT. Edward Hollis 1ST BDE 504PIR Alpha Company Commander (right), and SGT. 1ST Class Todd Winhoven Alpha Company Platoon Sergeant (far right), attend a meeting at Yaqubi District Office in Yaqubi, Afghanistan on Aug. 27, 2005. Hollis and Winhoven discuss turning over Fire Base Vegas to Afghan National Police.(U.S Army photo by PFC. Michael Zuk) (Released)

U.S. Army CAPT. Edward Hollis 1ST BDE 504PIR Alpha Company Commander (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Yaqubi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BDE 504PIR 82ND ABN DIV Scene Camera... More

U.S. Army SGT. 1ST. Class Derek Smith (left) from the 82nd Airborne Battalion helps loading boxes to a Jingle Truck, Nov. 10, 2005, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The boxes contain office items and military equipment that U.S. Army is donating to the Afghan National Police of Kandahar, Qalat and Lashkar-Gah Provinces.  (U.S. Army PHOTO by SPC. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. 1ST. Class Derek Smith (left) from the 82nd Airborne Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More

U.S. Army SGT. 1ST. Class Derek Smith (right) from the 82nd Airborne Battalion helps unloading boxes from a container to a Jingle Truck, Nov. 10, 2005, Kandahar Airfield Afghanistan. The boxes contain office items and military equipment that U.S. Army is donating to the Afghan National Police of Kandahar, Qalat and Lashkar-Gah Provinces. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SPC. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. 1ST. Class Derek Smith (right) from the 82nd Airborne B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Salisha Labonte, center, assists Afghan National Police (ANP) Brigadier General Ahmad Rashad register senior ANP members as they take a written exam.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Salisha Labonte, center, assists Afg...

Kabul, Afghanistan (Nov. 24, 2005) U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Salisha Labonte, center, assists Afghan National Police (ANP) Brigadier General Ahmad Rashad register senior ANP members as they take a writt... More

From right, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Luis Joseph Lopez, Lt. Cmdr. Joe Wilkinson and Petty Officer 1st Class Salisha Labonte, assist an Afghan National Police (ANP) General as he registers.

From right, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Luis Joseph Lopez, Lt. C...

Kabul, Afghanistan (Nov. 24, 2005) From right, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Luis Joseph Lopez, Lt. Cmdr. Joe Wilkinson and Petty Officer 1st Class Salisha Labonte, assist an Afghan National Police (ANP) Ge... More

Mohammed Mohadeen, Afghan National Police CHIEF of STAFF for Helmand Province, prepares to address the audience during a transfer of authority ceremony in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, May 1, 2006. U.S. Army Soldiers are transferring Lashkar Gah Provincial Reconstruction Team to the British army soldiers. DoD photo by SPC. Leslie Angulo, U.S. Army. (Released)

Mohammed Mohadeen, Afghan National Police CHIEF of STAFF for Helmand P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Release St... More

LT. COL. Gilbert, Commander of Task Force Irongray, 10th Mountain Div, from FOB Ghazni, supervises and watches as members of his task force and the Afghan National Police (not shown) manuever into position to search a series of buildings for suspected insurgents near the town.  The soldiers look through binoculars scanning the area from their HMMWV with a mounted M-240B machine gun. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Barnhart) (Released)

LT. COL. Gilbert, Commander of Task Force Irongray, 10th Mountain Div,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Ghazni Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ch... More

Key Leaders from the Afghan National Army (ANA) 20st Corps and Afghan National Police (ANP) listen to Commanding General Brig. GEN. Mastin M. Robeson speak about the traditions of the Marine Corps at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan on March 9, 2007. The ANA and ANP were on observing daily operations the 3rd Marine Division Conducts while in garrison. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. Andres Alcaraz) (Released)

Key Leaders from the Afghan National Army (ANA) 20st Corps and Afghan ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Courtney State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andres Alcaraz, Usma Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

ANSF save Coalition, civilian lives discover 2 IEDs

ANSF save Coalition, civilian lives discover 2 IEDs

Afghan national army soldiers from the 205th Kandak detonate an improvised explosive device discovered on a hillside in Sangin District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 29. The ANA soldiers found the IED wh... More

An Afghan national policeman greets a young Afghan

An Afghan national policeman greets a young Afghan

An Afghan national policeman greets a young Afghan boy during a visit with villagers near Khorma, Tarin Kowt District, Oruzgan province, Jan. 6. Afghan national security forces and coalition forces provided med... More

Afghan National Police officers from the Dandar ANP

Afghan National Police officers from the Dandar ANP

Afghan National Police officers from the Dandar ANP Station await their turn on the firing line outside of Vehicle Patrol Base Dandar May 4. Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse... More

Afghan national police engineers

Afghan national police engineers

Afghan national police engineers prepare to render safe an improvised explosive device found along the side of the road in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Dec. 29. IEDs are the most prevalent insurgent tactic in... More

1st Lt. Kareem F. Hernandez, a New York and New Jersey

1st Lt. Kareem F. Hernandez, a New York and New Jersey

1st Lt. Kareem F. Hernandez, a New York and New Jersey resident and also 2nd Platoon Leader in Able Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), talks on the radio while village elders and a Afgh... More

Afghan national police from Shkin, assisted by coalition

Afghan national police from Shkin, assisted by coalition

Afghan national police from Shkin, assisted by coalition forces, discovered three improvised explosive devices on a frequently traveled civilian road near the village of Kakakhel. The officers found three IEDs,... More

Sgt. Ronald K. Burke, a squad leader for 3rd Platoon,

Sgt. Ronald K. Burke, a squad leader for 3rd Platoon,

Sgt. Ronald K. Burke, a squad leader for 3rd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division practices clearing rooms with fellow non-commis... More

humanitarian aid, Afghanistan

humanitarian aid, Afghanistan

Village elders hand out much-needed humanitarian aid to residents of Kuhak Village, Arghandab District, Kandahar province, Dec. 18. The elders assisted Afghan national police and coalition forces distribute two... More

A U.S. Soldier from 173rd Special Troops Battalion,

A U.S. Soldier from 173rd Special Troops Battalion,

A U.S. Soldier from 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, sets up a small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade range for Afghan national police near Beshud, Nangarhar province, Afghan... More

Afghan national army Lt. Col. Quadoose, Logistics Support

Afghan national army Lt. Col. Quadoose, Logistics Support

Afghan national army Lt. Col. Quadoose, Logistics Support Operations Distribution commander, gives a briefing on his duties at the JSOC, Feb. 20. Airmen from the 755th Expeditionary Support Squadron work closel... More

Officers of the Afghan national police conduct a presence

Officers of the Afghan national police conduct a presence

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

Officers of the Afghan national police conduct a presence

Officers of the Afghan national police conduct a presence

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

A member of the 201st Commando Kandak pulls security

A member of the 201st Commando Kandak pulls security

A member of the 201st Commando Kandak pulls security in the village of Galuch during an operation there April 27. Afghan national army commandos and Afghan national police assisted by coalition forces conduct a... More

 Lt. Benowicz, a U.S. Navy doctor, evaluates a local child as U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines work with British soldiers, Afghan National Police, and Afghan National Army to provide medical care.

Lt. Benowicz, a U.S. Navy doctor, evaluates a local child as U.S. Mar...

AFGHANISTAN (Aug. 01, 2008) Lt. Benowicz, a U.S. Navy doctor, evaluates a local child as U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines work with British soldiers, Afghan National Police, and Afghan Nation... More

Seaman Sunga, a hospital corpsman assigned to Fox Company,

Seaman Sunga, a hospital corpsman assigned to Fox Company,

Seaman Sunga, a hospital corpsman assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, observes as Afghanistan national policemen practice basic first aid on U.S. Marine Cpl. Richard McShan during a jun... More

An Afghan English translator for the American forces

An Afghan English translator for the American forces

An Afghan English translator for the American forces rests in the backseat of a HMMWV during the International Security Assistance Force mission, Operation Eagle, Oct. 18, 2008. The operation was conducted Oct.... More

Soldiers from 4th platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion,

Soldiers from 4th platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion,

Soldiers from 4th platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Currahee, patrol down a mountain side into a local village during a joint operation with Afghan national police and A... More

Afghan national police stand guard outside of a meeting

Afghan national police stand guard outside of a meeting

Afghan national police stand guard outside of a meeting of key leaders in Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Jan. 3. Gov. Rohullah Amin, the governor of Farah province, met with military leaders w... More

Task Force Helmand patrol

Task Force Helmand patrol

A Danish soldier patrols outside the Mayai Village of the Gureshk district in Helmand province on Jan. 26, 2009. Troops deployed to Task Force Helmand under International Security Assistance Force, Regional Com... More

Afghan National Police Gen. M. Fagir Askar, center,

Afghan National Police Gen. M. Fagir Askar, center,

Afghan National Police Gen. M. Fagir Askar, center, the Farah provincial chief of police, speaks with an Afghan tribal leader, left, and a fellow officer at Forward Operating Base Golestan in Helmand province, ... More

An Afghan National Police officer speaks to a group

An Afghan National Police officer speaks to a group

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

Afghan National Army provincial commander, Brig. Gen.

Afghan National Army provincial commander, Brig. Gen.

Afghan National Army provincial commander, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akram Sameh explains that there are currently two Afghan helicopters available in Herat, Afghanistan, to assist with the Farah Provincial Disaster ... More

After receiving a distress call from the Por Chaman

After receiving a distress call from the Por Chaman

After receiving a distress call from the Por Chaman District, Farah province, Afghanistan, Deputy Gov. Mohammad Rasooli called for an immediate meeting of the Provincial Disaster Management Committee, Feb. 7, 2... More

Afghan citizens gather at the district center to meet

Afghan citizens gather at the district center to meet

Afghan citizens gather at the district center to meet with the governor of Khakrez, June 10.

South Carolina Soldiers Join Vice Admiral and Afghan National Police in Distributing Humanitarian Aid to Afghan Children

South Carolina Soldiers Join Vice Admiral and Afghan National Police i...

Soldiers from Civil Military Operations, 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, joined Navy Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward (Front Center), Commander, Joint Task Force 435, and the A... More

Afghan National Police Capt. Safat Ullah Sangee, Panjshir

Afghan National Police Capt. Safat Ullah Sangee, Panjshir

Afghan National Police Capt. Safat Ullah Sangee, Panjshir Operations Coordination Center-Provincial, teaches a map and compass reading techniques class July 13. This class was the second day of Sangee’s three-d... More

Afghan National Police recruits sit ready to graduate

Afghan National Police recruits sit ready to graduate

Afghan National Police recruits sit ready to graduate from the Joint Security Academy Southwest at Camp Leatherneck, July 14. The 117 graduates completed an eight-week intense training syllabus that included si... More

A convenience store owner talks to members of the 330th

A convenience store owner talks to members of the 330th

A convenience store owner talks to members of the 330th Military Police Company, Police Combined Action Team, while they shop in his store July 18.

An Afghan National Police recruit at Recruit Training

An Afghan National Police recruit at Recruit Training

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.

An Afghan National Policeman rests during a short halt

An Afghan National Policeman rests during a short halt

An Afghan National Policeman rests during a short halt while other ANP search a house for contraband July 19. The 330th Military Police Company, Police Combined Action Team, goes on patrols with the ANP conduct... More

An Afghan masonry worker smoothes the surface of a

An Afghan masonry worker smoothes the surface of a

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

The newest crop of Afghan National Police graduated

The newest crop of Afghan National Police graduated

The newest crop of Afghan National Police graduated a six-week training course July 29 at Camp Shaheen, Afghanistan. American and German ANP mentors watched as 129 former students accepted their certificates of... More

U.S. Army Spc. Derik Fiasco, Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. Army Spc. Derik Fiasco, Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. Army Spc. Derik Fiasco, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul automatic rifleman, provides overwatch for his team at a traffic control point outside Qalat City, Zabul province, July 29. As a combined team, ... More

Civil Affairs Team Works with Malik and Afghan National Police to Layout Plans for New School

Civil Affairs Team Works with Malik and Afghan National Police to Layo...

Maj. Beau Spafford (center) of Summerville, S.C., officer-in-charge, Civil Military Operations, 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, sketches a preliminary layout for a new sch... More

Mohmad Rousl, a soldier in the Afghan National Army

Mohmad Rousl, a soldier in the Afghan National Army

Mohmad Rousl, a soldier in the Afghan National Army in the 215th Corps, smacks the dust out of the air filter before the driving class began at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 8. Preventative maintenance su... More

Afghan Uniform Policemen roleplay government and opinion

Afghan Uniform Policemen roleplay government and opinion

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

ANP, ABP, ISAF meet at Shir Khan Border Crossing

ANP, ABP, ISAF meet at Shir Khan Border Crossing

U.S. Army Col. Bill Burleson (left), commander of the 10th Mountain Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, German army Brig. Gen. Joachim Langenegger (center), commander of the 23rd Mountain Infantry Brigade and B... More

A graduate of Afghan Uniform Police training marches

A graduate of Afghan Uniform Police training marches

A graduate of Afghan Uniform Police training marches to receive his diploma during a graduation ceremony Aug. 12 in Regional Training Center - Kandahar.

Afghan National Police recruits wait to receive graduate

Afghan National Police recruits wait to receive graduate

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

Children from the village of Rabat-I-Sapcha watch Marines

Children from the village of Rabat-I-Sapcha watch Marines

Children from the village of Rabat-I-Sapcha watch Marines as they provide security during a combined presence patrol and key leader engagement in the village, Guzarah district, Herat province, Afghanistan Aug. ... More

Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan

Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan

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.

An Afghan National Army soldier is passing out election

An Afghan National Army soldier is passing out election

An Afghan National Army soldier is passing out election day flyers at the local bazaar outside of Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. (Photo by: Sgt. Sean P. Casey)

Spc. Jeffrey Berg of the  89th Military Police Brigade,

Spc. Jeffrey Berg of the 89th Military Police Brigade,

Spc. Jeffrey Berg of the 89th Military Police Brigade, 720th MP Battalion, 401st MP Company, 2nd Platoon Punishers shakes hands with a local boy during a mission to inform the local populace about the upcoming... More

First Lt. Roy Yoo of the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion,

First Lt. Roy Yoo of the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion,

First Lt. Roy Yoo of the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, Bravo Company provides security during a dismounted patrol outside of Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan Sept. 7. (Photo by: S... More

Two CH-47 (Chinook) helicopters sit on the landing

Two CH-47 (Chinook) helicopters sit on the landing

Two CH-47 (Chinook) helicopters sit on the landing zone at Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sept. 7. (Photo by: Sgt. Sean P. Casey)

A round can be seen leaving the 30mm cannon of a Czech

A round can be seen leaving the 30mm cannon of a Czech

A round can be seen leaving the 30mm cannon of a Czech made BVP2 Infantry Combat Vehicle, Sept. 30, at Forward Operating Base Altimur, Logar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sean P. Casey)

A group of Afghan National Police recruits prepare

A group of Afghan National Police recruits prepare

A group of Afghan National Police recruits prepare to fire their rifles during weapons training held at the Joint Security Academy Southwest at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 9. The recruits, aided by Mar... More

A group of Afghan National Police recruits prepare

A group of Afghan National Police recruits prepare

A group of Afghan National Police recruits prepare to fire their rifles during weapons training held at the Joint Security Academy Southwest at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 9. The recruits, aided by Mar... More

South Carolina Soldiers Work with Afghan Police to Secure Polling Places

South Carolina Soldiers Work with Afghan Police to Secure Polling Plac...

Soldiers from a Camp Phoenix based civil military operations team met with the Afghan National Police at an outpost to coordinate election day security activities for the Afghan national election on Sept. 18. T... More

Camp Phoenix Based Civil Military Affairs Team Meets with Afghan Elders in Preparation for the National Elections in Afghanistan

Camp Phoenix Based Civil Military Affairs Team Meets with Afghan Elder...

Maj. Beau Spafford (center) of Summerville, S.C., officer-in-charge, Civil Military Operations, 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, meets with elders from the Hud Kheel villag... More

Lance Cpl. Jared Slattery, an infantryman with the

Lance Cpl. Jared Slattery, an infantryman with the

Lance Cpl. Jared Slattery, an infantryman with the Police Mentoring Team, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, kneels beside his Afghan National Police counterpart who is providing security outside a compound in... More

Minister of Interior's spokesperson Bashary talks to

Minister of Interior's spokesperson Bashary talks to

Minister of Interior's spokesperson Bashary talks to the media after the MOI/ISAF combined press conference on Sept. 16. Bashary highlighted three major points during his opening remarks: (1) 5,816 polling cen... More

An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special

An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special

An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special Forces and Afghan National Police patrol the area to improve security and increase stability in the village of Rabat, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sep... More

An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special

An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special

An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special Forces and Afghan National Police patrol the area to improve security and increase stability in the village of Rabat, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 19.

Members of the Afghan National Police tote personal

Members of the Afghan National Police tote personal

Members of the Afghan National Police tote personal cargo and bags to an awaiting MV-22B Osprey at a helicopter landing zone in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. The Ospreys perform several missions every day support o... More

Afghan National Police scan the area for insurgent

Afghan National Police scan the area for insurgent

Afghan National Police scan the area for insurgent activity along the Afghan and Pakistan border, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2010.

Afghan police and US Soldiers partner to provide aid to flood victims

Afghan police and US Soldiers partner to provide aid to flood victims

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, assist a family with tents and food supplies during the delivery of humanitarian aid, Sept. 23, in the Dasht Bar... More

Afghan National Police from police district six assist

Afghan National Police from police district six assist

Afghan National Police from police district six assist a family with humanitarian aid, Sept. 23, in the Dasht Barchi village of Kabul, Afghanistan, whose home suffered extensive water damage during a flood last... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. David J. Goetze of Roseau, Minn.,

U.S. Army Lt. Col. David J. Goetze of Roseau, Minn.,

U.S. Army Lt. Col. David J. Goetze of Roseau, Minn., listens to officers during a Sept. 25 visit to Dag Afghan National Police checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar Province. Goetze commands the Kunar Secur... More

Afghan National Police patrolmen stand in formation

Afghan National Police patrolmen stand in formation

Afghan National Police patrolmen stand in formation at the ANP Non-Commissioned Officer Academy near Kandahar city. The 122 ANP patrolmen in formation graduated from a pilot leadership and will be promoted to n... More

Spc. Wesley Neubaur, from Lake Havasu City, Ariz.,

Spc. Wesley Neubaur, from Lake Havasu City, Ariz.,

Spc. Wesley Neubaur, from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., assigned to 170 Military Police Company, looks on as an Afghan National Police patrolmen inspects a truck during a presence patrol near Police Sub¬-Station Si... More

Afghan National Police officers take a break in the

Afghan National Police officers take a break in the

Afghan National Police officers take a break in the shade at the Afghan Compound, Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan while waiting for a meeting to end discussing the security of Logar pr... More

Afghan National Police cadets, Polish Military Police

Afghan National Police cadets, Polish Military Police

Afghan National Police cadets, Polish Military Police instructors and their American and Afghan partners take a group photo after their police course graduation ceremony at the Troop Sustainment Site on Forward... More

An Afghan National Army soldier practices his handwriting

An Afghan National Army soldier practices his handwriting

An Afghan National Army soldier practices his handwriting in class during a literacy program at the Joint Security Academy Southwest at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 7. Afghan non-commissioned officers a... More

A Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,

A Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,

A Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop and an Afghan National Police Officer assemble a swing set in the village of Pansh Pai, Kherwar Distric... More

A soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,

A soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,

A soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop and an Afghan National Police Officer assemble a swing set in the village of Pansh Pai, Kherwar Distric... More

Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat

Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat

Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set... More

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, stand alongside Afghan National Police and Afghan Nation Army, during the operations brief for joint Operation Eastern Expansion in f... More

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, stand alongside Afghan National Police and Afghan Nation Army, during the operations brief for joint Operation Eastern Expansion in f... More

ANA Share Pride With Marines

ANA Share Pride With Marines

Rafik Mohammed, a soldier with the Afghan National Army, wears a Marine Corps “boonie” cover while providing security at the district governor’s compound in Garmsir, Oct. 14. Rafik and other ANA soldiers work w... More

Two members of the Afghan National Police pull security

Two members of the Afghan National Police pull security

Two members of the Afghan National Police pull security around an injured ANP non-commissioned officer during an improvised explosive device attack drill during the NCO graduation. The drill was designed to dem... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, team leader for the

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, team leader for the

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, team leader for the Bamyan Embedded Training Team and a resident of Wilmington, Del.; U.S. Army Maj. Timothy Drake, the contracting officer representative for the Afghan Nation... More

Two Afghan National policeman load 64 bags of alfalfa

Two Afghan National policeman load 64 bags of alfalfa

Two Afghan National policeman load 64 bags of alfalfa seed onto an ANP pick-up truck to be distributed to the local villagers in Kajaki, Oct. 25. The ANP worked together in handing out the bags of alfalfa seed ... More

Afghan farmers receive technical expertise from ADT in Khowst

Afghan farmers receive technical expertise from ADT in Khowst

U.S. Army National Guard Capt. Randy Cuyler, a 3-19th Agribusiness Development Team hydrologist and resident of Southbend, Ind., works side by side with Omar, the caretaker of the Camp Parsa demonstration farm,... More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David A. Rogers of

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David A. Rogers of

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David A. Rogers of Bloomington, Minn., Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar engineer, and Shafak Pervez, an electrical engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, inspect a... More

Afghan police officers Javeed Hakmal, left, and Lt.

Afghan police officers Javeed Hakmal, left, and Lt.

Afghan police officers Javeed Hakmal, left, and Lt. Sherwali Hakmal, right, stand in front of one of the Afghan Police patrol vehicles Nov. 3 at the police headquarters in Mehtar Lam here. Javeed and his father... More

Afghan National Army Gen. Raz Mohd Oriakhil, executive

Afghan National Army Gen. Raz Mohd Oriakhil, executive

Afghan National Army Gen. Raz Mohd Oriakhil, executive officer for 1st Brigade, 203nd ANA, speaks to the Afghan National Security Force class about the importance of ridding Afghanistan of terrorist at Camp Par... More

Estonian Police Deploy to Afghanistan

Estonian Police Deploy to Afghanistan

Estonian police officer Pärtel Preinvalts talks to Afghan National Police Recruits at Training Support Site Costell located near the city of Spin Buldak, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo)

An Afghan man takes notes as the Tagab District Afghan

An Afghan man takes notes as the Tagab District Afghan

An Afghan man takes notes as the Tagab District Afghan National Police Commander Col. Bachagul speaks during a shura held to discuss the Guardians of Peace Reward Program at the district center in Tagab, Afghan... More

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