NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan
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Advised by Spartan 3 service members, an Afghan National Police (ANP) officer checks the identification of an Afghan security convoy member to validate the lawful possession of a firearm along a busy checkpoint near Afghanistan’s “Loya Jirga” Sunday. More than 2,000 Afghan elders attended the Jirga, or grand council, in which a near unanimous decision was made to endorse Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s endorsement to negotiate a long-term security partnership with the U.S. Spartan 3 is a 15-person team who serve as combat advisers to ANP officers at more than 50 different checkpoints within 5 Kabul police districts throughout the densely populated city. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1(SW/AW) Chris Fahey.)
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Advised by Spartan 3 service members, an Afghan National Police (ANP) officer checks the identification of an Afghan security convoy member to validate the lawful possession of a firearm along a busy checkpoint near Afghanistan’s “Loya Jirga” Sunday. More than 2,000 Afghan elders attended the Jirga, or grand council, in which a near unanimous decision was made to endorse Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s endorsement to negotiate a long-term security partnership with the U.S. Spartan 3 is a 15-person team who serve as combat advisers to ANP officers at more than 50 different checkpoints within 5 Kabul police districts throughout the densely populated city. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1(SW/AW) Chris Fahey.)