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Friday, 28 December 2007
 
A Pech River Valley Radio Reporter recently covered live fire training that the ANA conducted at Camp Blessing in Nanghalem Village in the Konar Province of Afghanistan.  Following the training, he interviewed four Soldiers from the 2nd Company, 2nd Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps.  The intent behind these interviews is to continue to connect the people of the Pech to their ANSF.  We will continue to do weekly interviews that will cover recent operations, concerns, recruitment, their training and proficiency, among many other things.  We also intend to target the fact that the ANA is comprised of soldiers who come from all the different tribes from throughout Afghanistan. We will focus on the fact that they are all working TOGETHER towards a common goal of PEACE in Afghanistan and an Afghanistan free of miscreant fighters. This has been an excellent way to get the message out to the people of the Pech on the success and legitimacy of their ANSF and it also gives the ANA a platform in which they can voice their opinions and talk about their successes. 
Brief Synopsis of Interviews:
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2nd Kandak, 2nd Company Deputy Commander Kudai Nazar from Ghazni
• Spoke on increasing their combat capabilities and technical
  knowledge of their weapon systems
• This particular unit is outfitted with more weapons than the
  average ANA unit
• Spoke on their assets available ie: tanks, heavy machine guns,
  RPGs, etc.
• Spoke on their 3 month training plan – all their training is
  planned and coordinated
• Today’s training was on the DSHKA both mounted and
  dismounted training
2nd Kandak, 2nd Company, 3rd Platoon Sergeant Safi Ullah from Logar Province South of Kabul
• Spoke on his 5 years of experience with the ANA
• Spoke about today’s individual focused training on the DSHKA
• Also spoke on his hopes that his countrymen/patriots of
  Afghanistan would enlist their sons to fight for the ANA
2nd Kandak, 2nd Company, 3rd Platoon Rifleman Muhammad Rafiq from Pashtun tribe in Khogiani District Nangahar Province
• Spoke on today’s DSHKA training and the importance of
  marksmanship and the ability to apply all training in combat
• Said that the training has been very valuable, due to their
  knowledge of all weapon systems available they have the ability
  to cover down on other positions. He for example is an expert on
  DSHKA, PKM, RPG etc…..
3rd Platoon Soldier (RPG Gunner) Farsi/Dari speaker from Tajik tribe in Sarobi District, Kabul Province
• The soldier spoke on understanding the Commander’s intent of
  increasing marksmanship and enhancing the soldier’s overall
  technical knowledge of the weapon systems they use.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 December 2007 )
 
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