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DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: Afghan National Police Training

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Col. Chadwick W. Clark, deputy commander, CTAG-P, NTM-A/CSTC-A. Photo courtesy of NTM-A/CSTC-A

We recently held a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with Col. Chadwick W. Clark, deputy commander, Combined Training Advisory Group – Police (CTAG-P), NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan on Wednesday, Sept. 1.

Col. Clark provided an update on the progress of Afghan National Police (ANP) training and the efforts being made in developing leaders. He also discussed the quality and quantity of the training being offered and the challenges ahead for training the ANP.

Listen to the interview.

Read the transcript.

Joining us on the call were Andrew Lubin, of the Military Observer; Chuck Simmins, of America’s North Shore Journal; Gina DiNicolo, of Military Officer Magazine; Shaun Waterman, of The Washington Times; and Anand Choudhuri, of Registan.

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