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This new command is a big part of the overall plan to get the Afghan Army and police force up to speed so thet they can take control of the country and we can leave. It has already been instituted and has great plans and has seen some success.
A big part of the problem with the army and police force is the widespread corruption which has been their achilles heel. Part of the reason for this is many times Afghan forces are left to fend for themselves in Taliban infested areas with little or no backup. They have to compromise to survive in many of these cases. The Taliban pays its operators more than the Afghan or police so you can see where this can cause a conflict of interest.
About 30% of the troops sent to Afghanistan will be devoted solely to helping to train the army and police force. Members of both of these organizations will be given a hard look to see if they are up to speed. They will also be drug tested. This will be done as part of the effort to clean up the rampant corruption of these two organizations.
If you custom military ring customers have been following posts to this blog you will remember that there have been incidents where Afghan police have shot and wounded American soldiers. So members and applicants will be screened more carefully to insure that there are no ties to the Taliban. I think that this part of the operation is crucial to getting our operation enduring freedom ring customers out of Afghanistan. If it doesn’t go well our efforts will be greatly hampered.
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