What is truly a multi-national effort in Afghanistan, here are trainers from France, New Zealand and Portugal mentoring Afghan trainers to ensure they're ready to take on the job independently.
True, the vast majority of troops currently on the ground are U.S. and British, but the team effort focused on professionalizing the Afghan military and police includes some 32 nations. The result of which, it's hoped, will prevent the nation from sliding back into the extremist safe haven of years past. And that, I would argue, is the motivation behind such a coalition effort -- as each country realizes a return to such a past will affect their national security as well.
Photos above were taken on Kabul Military Training Center.
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