Afghanistan's 'Sandhurst' Officer Academy Opens It's Doors

Inside Afghanistan's Army Officer Academy -- Al Jazeera

As NATO forces wind down deployments, first-ever school to train military leaders gears up.

Kabul, Afghanistan - The young men arrive in traditional Afghan shalwar khamiz dress, walking past the tents that will be their homes and classrooms for the next year.

Already more than 200 of their fellow cadets are sitting on the makeshift parade ground, their heads newly shorn, wearing fresh uniforms.

This is the first-ever class of the Afghan National Army Officer Academy, a new school created to build Afghanistan's future military leaders. The transformation doesn't take long and in about 15 minutes, the new arrivals are sitting with the men they will study with for the next year.

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