Afghan soldiers on a joint patrol with US and Canadian troops in Arghandab valley, Kandahar province. Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/ReutersAfghan National Army Prepares For Life After Nato -- The Guardian
A fledging force made up of tens of thousands of new recruits and a few experienced officers is performing quite well.
In many ways the platoon of soldiers heading into the fields of Zhari, near Kandahar city, could have been on one of the hundreds of patrols Nato forces conduct every day in Afghanistan. Nothing about their behaviour was exceptional. In an area thick with IEDs, they kept apart from each other. The captain leading the patrol kept in constant touch by radio with his colleagues near the town of Sanzeray. At several points, he ordered his men to drop to one knee and scour nearby tree lines through the sights of their brand new M16 rifles.
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My Comment: The days of NATO are coming to an end, and even though there are still problems, the Afghan military will need to step up. What is my take .... too early to say if this transformation will be successful, but if not I expect dark days ahead for Afghanistan.
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