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(speaking foreign language)

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- [Corporal Meredith Brown] The Joint
Sustainment Academy Southwest

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offers a variety of classes for
Afghan National Security Forces

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which are normally taught by
U.S. or coalition forces.

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However, Sergeant Hamidala from
the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps,

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Afghan National Army,

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has recently stepped up 
as one instructor in the

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Explosives Hazard Reduction Course.

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(speaking foreign language)

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- [Translator] It is my job to teach
these students how to search for mines

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and other explosives.

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Also I teach them about 
connecting C4 lines and fuses.

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- [Brown] The course is designed 
to teach the students how to

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safely sweep for, identify, and destroy

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improvised explosive devices in place

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and destroy unexploded ordnance
and explosive remnants of war

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within specified limits.

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- [Translator] It is very important
that I can help protect the

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Afghan people and the ANA from danger.

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- [Brown] Hamidala has been instructing
classes within the course for three months now,

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and continues to progress
with each class.

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- Since he went from being
a student to being an instructor,

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he's done a great job.

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We have him teaching at 
least one of the classes

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each time we come
through a different course.

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And every time, he's been
picking up on it great.

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When we go out into the field
and we have them do the (inaudible) training,

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he has everything, we don't
even have to guide him anymore.

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He just knows what to do
and what to tell the students.

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- [Brown] The goal is for as
many Afghans as possible

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to start instructing the classes

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because it allows for a smoother
workflow without the use of interpreters.

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Reporting from Camp Leatherneck,
Helmand Province, I'm Corporal Meredith Brown.