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Task force works to strengthen developing government in Zabul province

Task force commander Col. Bill Ostlund rates Afghan security forces in Zabul as firmly on top in their battle against the ...

The US military created an illusion of success in Afghanistan by handling tasks it was supposed to train Afghan troops to do, report says

A new US government watchdog report details how the US and Afghanistan failed to build and develop an effective Afghan security force.

The US launched strikes to destroy military equipment the Taliban captured from Afghan security forces

The top US general said Wednesday that the Afghan forces have the capacity and capability to defend themselves and their country.
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The Bolduc Brief: Special Operations Forces and Afghan Local Police Programs

Editor’s Note: Today’s “Bolduc Brief” was co-authored by Donald C. Bolduc and Chris Hensley – GDM U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) deployed to Afghanistan in October 2001 to conduct unconventional ...