When the US withdraws its troops from Afghanistan in 2014, many wonder if the country's own forces will be able to hold the line against the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Helmand, November 20, 2012. John D McHugh/John D McHugh
Afghanistan: Holding The Line -- Al Jazeera
What are the challenges facing the Afghan army as it prepares to take over responsibility for the country's security?
As the 2014 withdrawal draws closer, and the US-led coalition prepares to hand power over to the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), filmmaker John D McHugh spent nearly a month in Afghanistan looking at the ANA's training in Kabul and in Helmand. What he found was an infantry army ready to fight, but a belief amongst those soldiers that they lack the equipment and logistics to hold the line.
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