More than 2,500 Afghan soldiers in Commando Qualification Courses

Photo By Bob Ditchey | Students from the 24th Commando Qualification Course applaud during their induction ceremony at the Afghan National Army Special Operations School of Excellence, Camp Commando, Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2018. This Commando class is part of a deliberate force generation model that will yield an additional 4,000 Commandos by the spring. (NSOCC-A photo by Mr. Robert Ditchey)  

AFGHANISTAN

02.14.2018

Story by Bob Ditchey 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

More than 1,000 Afghan National Army soldiers completed the Commando Qualification Course Assessment at the ANA Special Operations Command School of Excellence near Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb.14, 2018. More than 2,500 ANA soldiers in three courses are currently training to become Commandos, Afghanistan’s elite special operations force.

“The growth of Afghan Special Forces and Commandos is on track,” said Gen. John Nicholson, NATO Resolute Support commander before the turn of the new year. “In 2018, we‘re going to see the Afghan security forces go on the offensive, and they‘re going to retake areas that have either been contested or been under Taliban control, and key to this effort are going to be the Commandos.”

• Date Taken: 02.14.2018
• Date Posted: 02.18.2018 03:14
• Story ID: 266424
• Location: AF