It will become heavily involved in training the Afghan military and police.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

Programs underway include training the Afghan National Army and police, as well as building capacity in Afghan government ministries.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

NATO and Afghan forces are investigating the incident in western Afghanistan that killed members of the country's army and police.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

Kerry recommended speeding up the training and mentoring of the Afghan National Army and police so they can defend their own country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

The NATO-led international force in Afghanistan sent troops to the scene to aid Afghan soldiers and police.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

"We agree on the need to improve the strength and capacity of the Afghan army and police,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

In Kandahar city itself, Afghan police and military forces are to take the lead in the operation.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

He said his hope was that as more Afghan security forces and police are trained by NATO personnel, the British deployment can be reevaluated.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

NATO and the Afghan government have agreed to build an army of 134,000 and a police force of 82,000 by the end of 2011.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

"We will now move further and faster to implement our strategy, one that starts with training mentoring and partnering the Afghan army and police.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

While he says the deadly incident is being thoroughly investigated, Mr.Brown said the so-called partnering program of training Afghan police and soldiers will go on.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

The NATO meeting will also focus on another key issue sending trainers to Afghanistan to increase the numbers and capacity of the Afghan military and police force.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

Tens of millions of dollars have been poured into projects to help the people, like a $50 million Afghan police compound that will open later this summer.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

"I think that more troops are certainly needed, particularly to do one thing we need to build up the Afghan security forces quickly both the army and the police.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

He said British troops would stay on in Afghanistan for the time being, but promised increased emphasis on training the Afghan military and police to take over responsibility for security.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"But I think what we need to focus on, and focus our efforts , in making headway in reversing the Taliban's momentum and strengthening the Afghan army and police and really going after al-Qaida."

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

Speaking on behalf of the host country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said an effective struggle against such problems requires significant improvement in the combat readiness and coordination of the Afghan military, police and other law enforcement agencies, which the U.S.also considers important.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

Admiral Mullen spoke shortly after the American officer in charge of training Afghanistan's army and police said his staff has sent Washington an analysis of a plan to sharply increase the size of the Afghan forces, beyond the numbers already approved.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

We must seek rapid growth of Afghan national security forces, and that is the army and the police, and we must improve their effectiveness and our own through closer partnering, and this means we must plan together, live together, operate together and take advantage of each other's strengths as we move forward,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

"Over the last few months, there have been a number of training centers open that are exclusively for members of both the Afghan National Army and the Afghan national police force, and I would say that drug usage and illiteracy are two of the big problems within the security forces that NATO has really made a big priority now.

VOA: standard.2010.06.23