Afghan forces to take charge of soldier leave program
By U.S. Navy Lt. Jake Joy, NTM-A/CSTC-A Public Affairs (KABUL, Afghanistan) – A coalition forces-led shuttle flight service that helps Afghan National Army soldiers, recruits and graduates safely...
View ArticleAfghan-led working group tackles ANA wheeled vehicle questions
By Navy Lt. Jake Joy, NTM-A/CSTC-A Public Affairs (KABUL, Afghanistan) – Afghan Ministry of Defense senior leaders gathered at Camp Eggers in September to approve the findings of a first-of-its-kind...
View ArticleAfghans take full control of Kandahar Military Hospital
By U.S. Army Cpl. Clay Beyersdorfer, Regional Command – South CAMP HERO, Afghanistan — The partnership between coalition forces and the Afghan National Army took a major step forward Sept. 25, as the...
View ArticleAfghans take full control of Army Signal School
By U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kenneth G. Takada, NTM-A/CSTC-A Public Affairs KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army Signal School personnel took full responsibility for...
View ArticlePolice Academy daycare helps Afghan women to serve
See how a coalition-supported daycare helps alleviate the burden of childcare for women wanting to serve in the Afghanistan National Police. See the short video story at:...
View ArticleBuilding the Afghan Military One Word at a Time
To master military skills, new Afghan National Army trainees must first learn to read and write. These Afghan soldiers talk about how literacy training is improving the Afghan way of...
View ArticleAfghanistan, U.S. agree to medical education partnership
By U.S. Navy Lt. Jake Joy, NTM-A/CSTC-A Public Affairs (KABUL, Afghanistan) – Afghan and coalition medical officials finalized an agreement on academic partnership between the U.S. Uniformed Services...
View ArticleAfghans take charge of police training in Kunduz
By U.S. Navy Lt. Jake Joy, NTM-A/CSTC-A Public Affairs (KUNDUZ, Afghanistan) – Afghan policemen raised their nation’s flag above Police Training Center Kunduz during a special ceremony marking the...
View ArticleClearing the Road Ahead
Afghan Border Police train with handheld metal detectors By Capt. Alexandre Cadieux, NTM-A Public Affairs (Kabul, Afghanistan) – A two-member team from the Afghan Border Police conducts an area sweep...
View ArticleNew Afghan police swear allegiance
By U.S. Navy Lt. Jake Joy, NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan Public Affairs (Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan)– The trainees place a hand on the certificate that bears both their name and Afghanistan’s...
View ArticleAfghan police mentorship mission commander sees training gains in Wardak
By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Farver, NTM-A/CSTC-A Public Affairs (Wardak Province, Afghanistan) – “To serve and protect.” It’s a common expression police officers use to describe the foundation...
View ArticleAAF provides close-air support in historical combat mission
by SSgt. Torri Ingalsbe Air Forces Central Command Combat Camera JALALABAD AIRFIELD, Afghanistan– As the morning sun crested over the mountains between the Azrah and Hezarak districts in Afghanistan,...
View ArticleReligious and Cultural Affairs representatives host Iftar
NTM-A Photo (Kabul, Afghanistan) – NTM-A/CSTC-A Religious and Cultural Affairs representatives hosted Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Amin Nasib, Chief of Religious and Cultural Affairs, and...
View ArticleGuam Guardsmen support Afghan literacy center construction
By U.S. Army Sgt. Eddie Siguenza, Task Force Guam CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan – Guam Army National Guardsmen may sadly never see the true impact their presence makes at a Kabul facility currently under...
View ArticleFinal “Shohna ba Shohna” photo retrospective issue available now
The NTM-A/CSTC-A multi-language monthly publication “Shohna ba Shohna,” translated as “shoulder to shoulder,” has documented the effort and hard work of coalition partners and Afghan security personnel...
View ArticleANA prepares martyred and disabled soldiers’ families for Ramazan
By U.S. Navy Lt. Jake Joy, NTM-A/CSTC-A Public Affairs (Kabul, Afghanistan)- Afghan Ministry of Defense and army personnel provided food and money to the local families of 80 martyred or disabled...
View ArticleANSF acquisitions and procurement center now open for business
Story by U.S. Navy Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Sean Weir, NTM-A/CSTC-A Public Affairs (Kabul, Afghanistan) – Afghanistan’s national security forces opened the Center for Acquisitions and...
View ArticleHistoric march for Northern Mariana Island Soldiers in Afghanistan
By SGT EDDIE SIGUENZA Guam Army National Guard CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan– Far, far away, there is a league of islands praising its sons and daughters for something never done before. Pfc. Rita Taitano,...
View ArticleHerat Regional Medical Hospital transitions to ANA control
By Army Capt. Ashley Smith RSC-West/NTM-A Public Affairs CAMP ZAFAR, Afghanistan — Herat Regional Medical Hospital transitioned from coalition forces responsibility to Afghan National Army control...
View ArticleANA 203rd Corps powers up
By Lt Col. Dwayne McCullion RSC-East Chief Engineer GARDEZ, Afghanistan – The Afghan National Army’s 203rdCorps’ power plant can now provide significantly more electricity to support the ANA’s...
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