8th Commando Kandak, Afghanistan

Last December, the American military just withdrew their forces from Iraq, leaving the country to be independent. Now plans for pulling out of Afghanistan is rumored to be on the 2014. It's still a long time away but it's good time for the Afghans to get hold of training from the Americans and go through the mess done the Americans themselves. At least get them to train after having "fun" there.

The following are photos of the Afghan Army's 8 Commando Kandak (Kandak means Battalion in Afghan.)

Members of coalition special operations forces conduct a clearance of a compound during an operation in Akhtar village, Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11. Coalition SOF partnered with the 8th Commando Kandak to clear the village of insurgent activity and ensure regional security.

Members of coalition special operations forces conduct a security patrol in Akhtar village, Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11. Coalition SOF partnered with the 8th Commando Kandak to clear the village of insurgent activity and ensure regional security.

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak patrol in an alleyway during a clearance operation in Akhtar village, Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11. The commandos partnered with coalition special operations forces to clear the village of insurgent activity and ensure regional security.

A member of the 8th Commando Kandak rests during a clearance operation in Akhtar Village, Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11. The commandos partnered with coalition special operations forces to clear the village of insurgent activity and ensure regional security.

Click the pictures for better resolutions. It looks blurry here for some reason but it's actually pretty hi-res. Again, thanks to V03303 from MP.net for compiling the photos. I wished the Americans actually gave them the old Chocolate Chip uniform they used during the Gulf War rather than BDU. They really like to mess up uniforms don't they?