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More Trainers in Pipeline for Afghan Security Forces |
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
Original Source: Armed Forces Press Service
More Trainers in Pipeline for Afghan Security ForcesBy Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2007 – The number of internationally supplied trainers for Afghanistan’s soldiers and police is slated to quadruple, as the number and capabilities of those security forces continues to grow, a senior U.S. military officer told Pentagon reporters here yesterday.
Afghan Defense Minister Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak speaks during a Pentagon news conference on the ongoing security and training operations in Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2007. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess, USN
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