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Afghan National Army soldiers fire 12.7 mm machine guns during training by French troops at Darulaman camp in Kabul on September 7, 2011.
Wednesday, Sep. 07, 2011

Open quoteThe southern Pashtun nation will wait and see. They are survivalists.Close quote

  • MAJOR GENERAL D. MICHAEL DAY,
  • Canadian officer in charge of military training for NATO in Afghanistan, on the challenges in recruiting for the Afghan army amid violence in southern Afghanistan
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