By Andrew P. Napolitano
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U.S. and international forces in Southwest Afghanistan are shifting their training of Afghan troops from general combat know-how to specialized skills, a Marine general who recently led troops in the region said Wednesday.
It is clear from recent major offensive operations in Diyala and the other provinces surrounding Baghdad that Gen. David A. Petraeus now has the wherewithal not only to clear areas in Baghdad but to seal off those parts of the provinces where al Qaeda and the insurgents have fled to corner and kill them.
Complicating the training effort is the high illiteracy rate in the region, he said.
General: Afghan troops' training shifts to 'special skills' →
Afghan combat units are "about as good as they need to be," and "it's going to take an institutional solution to continue to develop them," Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus said at the Atlantic Council in Washington.
General: Afghan troops' training shifts to 'special skills' →
