ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, AUG. 5, 2012 AND THEREAFTER - In this Tuesday, May 15, 2012 photo, Afghan National Army soldiers line up outside the canteen for dinner at the 203 Thunder Corps base in Gardez, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Come 2014, when foreign armies leave Afghanistan, this nation's defenses will depend on a force being molded from recruits with limited education, many of whom complain of feeling under-armed, under-trained and up against an elusive enemy. There are fears the new army will quickly revert to a collection of militias led by warlords. The Taliban, meanwhile, has planted the notion that it's an alien force, like the U.S. and NATO armies that built it. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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