... and launch attacks on the United States or its allies. He said the U.S. and its allies also must build up the Afghan national army and police and enable Pakistan to secure its borders against terrorist movements. Last year, NATO and Pakistani ...

... worried about the multiple armies," envoy Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters. "There is a danger of multiple armies going to war." Khalilzad said the best way to curb the problem would be to establish a well trained Afghan national army.

... trainers are piecing together the building blocks of an Afghan national army. But the buildup some once thought would take a ... outside Kabul on Tuesday, as the 2nd Battalion, Afghan National Army, was ceremoniously graduated from its 10-week ...