Is The Afghan Army Ready To Take Over?

An Afghan National Army soldier practices drills at an outpost in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2013. (An...

More Doubts On the Afghan Army

Afghan Army Bruised by Long Battle -- Wall Street Journal KABUL—New details about an ambush on Afghan troops in March and the army's stu...

Afghan Women Head To Battle

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Under Cover Of Darkness, Afghan Women Head To Battle -- NBC  K...

The Afghan Army (Photo Gallery)

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...

So Much For The U.S. War Strategy In Afghanistan

U.S. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International Security Assistance Force U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel depart from Com...

Is Washington's Plan To Keep Building The Afghan Army A Bad Idea?

Afghan commandos sprint to board a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a mission in the Chawkai district in Afghanistan's Kunar...

The Secret Weapon In The Fight Against The Taliban Is .... Wooden Rifles

Raw: Afghan police recruits are put through their paces by their Western instructors while armed with wooden rifles. Afghan Police Recruits ...

U.S. General Cites Ambitious Goals For Training The Afghan Military

New recruits for the Afghan National Army train at the Kabul Military training Centre September 29, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Ahmad Masood/Files...

Searching For Good Afghan Officers

U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, above, inspects an Afghan National Army guard of honor March 25 in Herat. Good leaders are "more imp...

Afghan Army Is Failing On Multiple Levels

Afghan National Army soldiers take cover behind a berm as U.S. Marines with 1/3 Charlie Company battle insurgents northeast of Marjah on Feb...

How Can The Taliban Pay Their Soldiers More Than What We Can Pay The Afghan Soldiers?

Winning Hearts And Wallets In Afghanistan -- CNN (CNN) -- Two of the biggest goals for U.S. forces in Afghanistan are building up Afghan sec...

*Stoned* Afghan Soldiers (Warning: Colorful Language)

My Comment: This report was published at the beginning of this year. I am not sure if I had posted it before, but I saw it again today and ...

A Depressing Video (Another One) On The State of Afghanistan's Army

From The Captain's Journal: The above video is yet another disheartening account of the complete lack of professionalism and seriousness...