U.S. Army Lt. Col. Donald Cullison holds a cup of tea in one had while his other hand rests near his M-4 rifle during a meeting with local government officials, Gardez City, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2009. The cup of tea and the rifle symbolize the balance coalition forces face as they promote both security and goodwill. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker IIIFrom The Captain's Journal:
CSM on the insurgency in Southern Afghanistan.
US and Afghan security officials say that in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces, border police training has been going on for much longer.
“We’ve only been focusing on the border police in the south for nine months,” says Hix. Until now, the focus in Afghanistan’s violent south has been on building the region’s district police forces, and “there just weren’t enough resources to train the border police,” he explains.
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My Comment: As usual, a good summary from the Captain's Journal.
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