HERAT PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- On the eve of Eid al-Adha, a major holiday in the Islamic culture, Afghan National Army Commando medics, assisted by coalition Special Operations Forces, provided ...
The ANA Commando Brigade color guard during the 5 May ceremony celebrating the establishment of the 8th Commando Kandak at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan. (Photo by Sean Naylor/Army Times) source GAIA ...
It was sometimes in 2005, sitting across a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) officers in Kabul during official interaction, I was told by some Pashtun officers how hard it was for them to switch to ...
This is better, but we still wonder. Why such a wide dichotomy between units? Why are some of them combat effective and others a soup sandwich? Different trainers? Different training regimens?