An Afghan army soldier from an improvised explosive devices (IED) school performs a demonstration in Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, October 5, 2013. REUTERS-Stringer
Afghan Bomb Squads In Short Supply As NATO Prepares To Leave -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The Afghan soldiers studying the art of controlled detonations of explosive devices would have to wait until another day for a practical demonstration due to an unspecified security threat.
NATO trainers were ordered to observe a 72-hour lockdown and suspend classes at what was, until this month, the only school in Afghanistan dedicated to countering the most deadly weapon in the Taliban's locker -- the improvised explosive device (IED).
With most of the Western alliance's personnel due to withdraw by the end of next year, the temporary closure foreshadows a much more permanent loss of know-how for Afghan security forces who will be left to fight the Taliban alone.
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My Comment: You have to be a very desperate Afghan to want to work for the Afghan bomb squad.
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