Afghanistan’s National Security Forces consist of three principle components: the Afghan National Army, the Afghan Air Force, and the Afghan National Police. Within these units, specialized ...

And as political pressure grows in the United States for a more rapid drawdown of forces in Afghanistan, a key question is how soon the Afghan National Army will be ready to defend the country by ...

The Army has now officially ... adding that the sixth, a National Guard-based brigade, would be available for U.S. Northern Command. With 1st SFAB’s redeployment from Afghanistan, the after ...