(Asien) Afghan National Army

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Starting on May 1, 2002, the Afghanistan National Army’s first regular army battalion underwent 10 weeks of basic infantry and combat skills training at the Afghan Military Academy in Kabul. New recruits in the Afghan National Army (ANA) receive training, advising and assistance from U.S. Army Special Forces members.

U.S. Special Forces members, assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., were tasked with providing the training for several battalions before commissioned and noncommissioned Afghan officers can assume responsibility for training future Afghan soldiers. U.S. Green Berets were faced with the daunting challenge of developing the nucleus of a national army with recruits representing all provinces within Afghanistan. The unit was ready to form one new battalion every two weeks if the Afghanistan Interim Authority’s recruiting efforts can supply such a demand. With resources initially available, training of up to four battalions could take place simultaneously.

Classes tought by U.S. Army Special Forces included basic rifle marksmanship, weapons maintenance class and drill and ceremony training. As part of the training, at a firing range at the Academy, recruits took part in a drill that was part of the first squad level competition conducted by U.S. Special Forces members which involved several squads of Afghan recruits competing against one another in marksmanship and a timed obstacle course run.

The training was in line with long term U.S. administration and U.N. Organizers' plans for providing for Afghanistan's internal and external security through a national army and police force. The training program and the formation of a national army in Afghanistan is considered one of the cornerstone of success for the Afghan government. The training program calls for U.S. forces to train up to 18 battalions of infantry soldiers to form the core of the Afghan National Army. Some Afghan military leaders are reported to have voiced that they would like to form an army of 200-thousand men, provided enough financing for the effort can be found.

According to U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Afghan recruits would be provided military training at the individual, squad, platoon, company and battalion levels. A cadre of commissioned and noncommissioned Afghan officers would also be formed to assume the responsibility of training future Afghan soldiers with Afghans possibly taking charge of the training program by the end of the year.

More than 500 showed up during the initial recruiting drive for the 1st Battalion, but nearly half of them dropped out due to misunderstandings, among which the pay rate, and the belief that trainees would be taken to the U-S for training, be taught to speak English, and to read and write. Soldiers in the new Army initially received $30/month during training and $50 after graduation, although pay for trained soldiers rose to $70. Some of the recruits were under 18 years of age and most were illiterate. Recruits who only spoke Pashto had difficulties because instructions were given through interpreters who spoke Dari.

New Uniforms and equipment for the recruits of the ANA were provided by the United States. A number of countries are providing equipment, including one thousand AK-47 rifles from Romania, which are to remain at the training center. Heavy weapons include 82mm mortars, 75mm recoilless rifles and PKM machine guns. Equipment shortages were among the initial challenges to training the recruit. Some weapons were recovered from caches throughout the country, but not all were suitable for training.

According to SecDef Rumsfeld, finding the money to train, equip and pay an Afghan army was an issue with the size of a national army being proportionate to available funds. The United States and coalition countries were, according to him, trying to raise money for both the interim and follow-on international security assistance forces and for the training of the Afghan army.

Training for the ANA is being conducted at the Afghan Military Academy; many of whose buildings had either been destroyed or fallen into disrepair over the years. Parts of the Academy were being refurbished by the U.S. for use as a military academy once again.

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Für die Bekämpfung von Taliban und El-Kaida- Mitgliedern, die sich immer noch in Afghanistan aufhalten, haben die Koalitionsstreitkräfte die Ausbildung, Aufstellung und Ausrüstung von einheimischen Truppen übernommen. Dabei wird als erster Schritt eine 3 Brigaden starke Truppe aufgestellt. Das daraus bestehende Zentral Korps ist hauptsächlich für die Sicherheit Kabuls zuständig, nimmt aber an Kämpfen gegen Warlords und Taliban teil. Zwei der drei Brigaden sind bereits einsatzbereit.

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und zwei weitere artikel: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2004/n09232004_2004092306.html">http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2004 ... 92306.html</a><!-- m --> und <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/aug2004/a083104a.html">http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/a ... 3104a.html</a><!-- m --> :frag: was haltet ihr denn von dieser armee? verbesserungen hat sie auf jeden fall nötig! und wie wäre sie - ohne großen geldaufwand - verbesserungsfähig?