Afghan troop training faces challenges

Name: Afghan troop training faces challenges
Uploaded: 2012-03-06T15:30:59Z
Description: Increased attacks on NATO allies by Afghan colleagues and worries of Taliban infiltration call plan into question.

Increased attacks on NATO allies by Afghan colleagues and worries of Taliban infiltration call plan into question.

Preparing the Afghan army to take control

As fears of Taliban infiltration mount, there is increasing pressure to get 195,000 Afghan soldiers through NATO-led training before the end of the year.

But increased attacks by Afghan soldiers on NATO allies raise more questions about the eight-week training and the quality of recruits.

Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Kabul.

Source: Al Jazeera