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Images: Afghan Boot Camp: Afghan Boot Camp

Soldiers of the Afghanistan National Army take an oath to defend their country during a mid-course ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Center March 19, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. A group of 1,200 soldiers have completed five weeks of training of a ten week course. Approximately 25,000 soldiers a year graduate from the program located on the outskirts of Kabul. Increasing the number of Afghan soldiers is a major goal of coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Afghan Boot Camp, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 19
Soldiers of the Afghanistan National Army take an oath to defend their country during a mid-course ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Center March 19, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. A group of 1,200 soldiers have completed five weeks of training of a ten week course. Approximately 25,000 soldiers a year graduate from the program located on the outskirts of Kabul. Increasing the number of Afghan soldiers is a major goal of coalition forces in Afghanistan.