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DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: Building and Sustaining the Afghan National Security Forces

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Col. John Ferrari, deputy of programs for NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan

We recently scheduled a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable on Friday, June 4  with Col. John Ferrari, who serves as the deputy of programs for NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan.

Col. Ferrari discussed how NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan and coalition forces, for the past six months, have conducted numerous missions to build and sustain the Afghan National Security Forces while creating an “Afghan First” initiative through a multi-billion funded program.

To listen to the interview, click here.

To view the transcript, click here.

Read the Defense.gov story: “NATO Plan Ties Afghan Economy to Growth of Forces”

Joining us on the call were David Axe, Warisboring.com; Carl Forsberg, Understandingwar.org; John Doyle, 4Gwar.com; and Chuck Simmins, Northshorejournal.org.

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