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"… nly 4 percent of design plans met the eight key components required by the Afghan National Security Forces contract with MACTEC, an engineering and consulting firm based in Atlanta, …"
"… aq, is nonetheless huge. From 2005 to 2008, the United States provided the Afghan National Army — part of the Afghan National Security Forces — with $3.7 billion in w …"
"… t quarterly report. Instead, as of Feb. 18, the number of personnel in the Afghan National Army, National Police and Air Force totaled 332,753, or about 20,000 fewer, acc …"
"… with several months of higher-than-average levels of attrition in the ANA [Afghan National Army], resulted in a net decrease." He said ANSF end-strength rose to 336,365 …"
"… neral reported that the extensive U.S.-led coalition effort to develop the Afghan National Army’s command-and-control capabilities, which are crucial in executing count …"
"… ations on its own, “had produced a marginally sufficient” system. The Afghan National Army “did not yet have the ability to plan and conduct sustained operations w …"