The Afghan and NATO men and women with boots on the ground in Afghanistan will be the ones deciding if this war is won or lost. The police training sets an expectation and standard for the ANP! With a force of officers that needs to develop respect and communication with the population, leadership and training are key! To win the war effort and defeat guerilla/terrorist forces such as the Taliban and Al Qaeda the police force needs to be part of the resolution; not part of the problem. C

Clark said they are transitioning from a contractor force of instruction to a professional police trainer force from organizations

The NATO Combined Training Advisory Group Police focus is to grow leaders for the ANP as well as the expanded force structure. NATO is establishing six new leadership courses for “ANCOP Company Commander and Battalion Commander courses, Provincial Commander Course, and Company, Battalion and Brigade Commander courses”. The key is to train the Afghan leaders and instructors so they can make the training at training centers and unit level more effective due to cultural and literacy issues. Much of the force is illiterate and part of their course of instruction includes two hours of literacy training each night. So a power point presentation is not the right program of instruction but more hands on training, role playing and effective leadership must be relied on to create this critical force!
If you would like to read more about our efforts in Afghanistan please go to the MilitaryAvenue Reading Room or Our Letters to You/Afghanistan blogs. If you would like to listen to this very interesting Roundtable please go to DoDLive where you can also find a transcript of the discussion!
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Boggs, right, demonstrates for Afghan National Policemen how a weapon should be held when preparing to clear a room April 5, 2010, during training at an Afghan National Police station in the Pole-Elam district of Afghanistan. Boggs is from the 118th Military Police Company and attached to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. (DoD photo by Spc. De'Yonte Mosley, U.S. Army/Released)
Photographer's Name: Spc De'Yonte MosleyLocation: FOB SHANK
Date Shot: 4/5/2010Date Posted: 4/7/2010VIRIN: 100405-A-6285M-012
Photo Credit: Afghan National Police (ANP) trainees stand and salute as the Afghan National Anthem is played at the ANP ceremony May 1, 2010, at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was FOB Ghazni's first opening ceremony for the ANP and marked the start of an extensive six-week course for ANP trainees conducted by Afghans and American forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.T. May III/Released)
Photographer's Name: TSgt JT May IIILocation: FOB Ghazni
Date Shot: 5/1/2010Date Posted: 5/7/2010VIRIN: 100501-F-4473M-055
Photo Credit: (Left to right) Brig. Gen. Zarifi, commander of the Regional Training Center, Kandahar and Col. Chadwick W. Clark, deputy commander for Combined Training Advisory Group Police DoDLive