Podcasts about afghan police

Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Mitchell “Taco” Bell joined the Marine Corps in 1986 and was winged a Naval Aviator in January of 1991. He flew the KC-130 in Cherry Point, NC, Okinawa Japan and Fort Worth TX in the Reserves. His primary duty has been Recruiting for nine of his 29 years in the Marine Corps.In 1998, he left active duty, was hired by American Airlines, and currently flies the Boeing 787 around the world. As a reservist, he ran an old Mig Base in TQ Iraq from 2005 to 2006 and worked with the Afghan Police for 8 months in 2008 and again for a short tour in 2009 with Prison Corrections over in Afghanistan.Taco currently assists with numerous charities and Veterans organizations in the DFW area. He directs the Purple Hearts Reunited Valor Guard, a return team dedicated to delivering lost medals of valor across the country. In addition, Taco has conducted return ceremonies himself, on behalf of Purple Hearts Reunited (PHR). He has been on the show before talking about PHR before and the great things that organization does.

Jeff Bodell is a Marine Corps military police officer that wrote The Warfighter's Lounge about a single patrol during his time as an Afghan police advisor in Marjah. He and his team were ambushed by Taliban forces during a day he and his team would never forget.Support the showhttps://patreon.com/formeractionguyshttps://jcramergraphics.comhttps://ANGLICOshop.comBuy Jeff's Bookhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVJF4CR3?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_ESWQKCGJNFGZ4QPD43VJ

We are honored to have Colonel Naweed Kawusi, a former ANA officer and former Director of the Police Support Directorate within GIRoA's MOI, on this week to discuss reforming the police and corruption in Afghanistan. You will not want to miss this interview._________________________________________ Where to Listen:Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj  iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy  Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. New episodes of The Boardwalk are published every Saturday morning.  Our Social Media Sites:Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcastTwitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com  The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense. 

Package made from the B-roll "Mentoring the Afghan Police" about the importance of Highway 1 and the police mentoring program run by the U.S. Army which allows the local police to run their own cities and highway system. Also available in high definition.

Package made from the B-roll "Turkish Police Training" about a Turkish Provincial Reconstruction Team providing Afghan police officers from Wardak province with additional training in weapons handling and riot control. Produced by William Bonnett.

Package made from "Protecting the Pass" b-roll about American Soldiers along with Afghan police and army forces working in the remote Sabzek Pass in Afghanistan to secure the crucial passageway linking Herat and Badghis provinces. Produced by Josh Fortune. Also see "Protecting the Pass" in the package section.

This edition features a stories on Craig Joint Theater hospital staff handing out donations to Afghan families and service member teaching a weapons maintenance class to Afghanistan police. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Joy Meek

This edition features stories on an Afghan company teaching a series of classes at Camp Clark about freedom of press and Soldiers training the Afghanistan national police on how to respond to an emergency medical evacuation. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Joy Meek

This edition features stories on coalition forces searching a compound and capturing a Taliban insurgent and a Soldier training Afghanistan border patrol police. Hosted by Senior Airman Joshua Adkins. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Joy Meek.

This edition features stories on the Afghan national police establishing the first exclusive women's police corps training center and service members stationed in Afghanistan celebrating the Army vs. Navy football game. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Joy Meek.

This edition features stories on Afghan and International security assistance forces capturing a Taliban insurgent in the Ghazni Province in Afghanistan and service members training Afghanistan police in basic weaponry skills. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Michael Jackson

Package made from the B-roll "Partnering the Police" about British soldiers and Afghan police working together during patrols and shuras with the local elders in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Produced by Josh Fortune.

Package of Afghan female officers receiving weapons training. Sound bite from Brigadier General Anne Macdonald. Produced by Mel Preen.

For Afghan Forces to keep the peace, they must be prepared for anything, including close quarters combat. Staff Sgt. Yoshi Shinzato tells us what Afghan Police hand to hand combat is all about.

This edition features a story about how more Afghans are stepping up to defend their country from radical forces, and it poses a big threat to terrorist groups. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yoshi Shinzato tells us how a simple Afghan Police ceremony symbolizes a new beginning for future of Afghans everywhere. Sound bites include 1st Lt. Will Andrews - Site Commander, Regional Training Center Laghman, Hometown: Nampa, Idaho. Produced by Staff Sgt. Yoshi Shinzato. Hosted by Marshall Hunsaker.

Report of the Afghan National Police's response to the Sept. 13-14 attack in Kabul. Several Afghan policemen died while confronting the terrorists during the attack of Sept. 13-14 in Kabul. One ANP member, Abdul Same, held a suicide bomber to his own body in order to dampen the blast, losing his life but preventing all civilian casualties in the area. Produced by Jeff Holden. This version includes the reporter voiceover.

B-roll of Afghan Police Provincial Response Teams drill to respond to IED attacks and clear compounds with their Slovak advisors. Produced by Jeff Holden.

Soliders from the 3/7 Cav. Dragoon Platoon bid farewell to thier Afghan Police counterpart. Available in high definition.

Chris Martin is a law enforcement officer that served with the DC Metro Police. Chris made a career change and began working as a Law Enforcement Professional training Afghanistan Police at different levels. Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguyshttps://jcramergraphics.com/collections/former-action-guys-podcast-gearWant to be on the Former Action Guys Podcast?https://forms.gle/9MuoSkzBUgNiVgPu5 Podcast LinksYouTube: http://bit.ly/formeractionguysYouTubeSpotify: http://bit.ly/formeractionguysApplePodcast: http://bit.ly/formeractionguysAppleSocial MediaInstagram: www.instagram.com/formeractionguys Instagram: www.instagram.com/jcramergraphics Twitter: https://twitter.com/4meractionguys

LISTEN FIRST MONTANA Listen first. It is what all great leaders do. Episode 27: Frank Garner In this episode, Eric speaks with Frank Garner, 4th term State Representative of House District 7 and former Kalispell Police Chief.  Frank discusses his thoughts on the current state of policing, how he approached his leadership role as police chief, and how he used the lessons from Leadership Montana during a one year stint training police in Afghanistan in 2005.  Frank also reflects on state politics, leadership, and the future of Montana.  Frank is a graduate of the inaugural class of Leadership Montana in 2005 and is passionate about leaving the world in a better place than he found it – or as he says in this episode, planting trees that will provide shade for people he will never meet. Eric Halverson Host Eric, a graduate of Leadership Montana Class of 2016 and Masters Class 2019, leads this project with an unmatched curiosity and thirst for learning how each interviewee leans into leading. Eric magically brings to life the story underneath the words and weaves together a series that perfectly illustrates the meaning and value of listening deeply. Originally from Billings, Eric currently resides in Missoula where he serves as the Communications and Development Administrator for Partnership Health Center. Frank Garner Guest Frank Garner was raised in Kalispell, Montana, where he graduated from Flathead High School and Flathead Valley Community College. He became a member of the Kalispell Police Department in 1986, where he worked in the patrol division. Frank served in a number of roles throughout his career, including as a County Drug Team Agent, Shift Supervisor, Detective, SWAT Team Leader, and in 1997 he was promoted to Chief of Police. As Chief of Police, Frank initiated an aggressive community policing philosophy that led to a number of beneficial programs, including Kalispell's Meeting on Meth, the Major Case Unit, the School Resource Officer Program, and the Police Advisory Council. After nearly nine years as Chief, Frank retired and took a position as a Police Advisor in Afghanistan, where he served as a mentor to Afghan Police, a police trainer at the Jalalabad Regional Training Center, and later as the Professional Police Mentor Supervisor in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Frank went on to serve as the Chief of Security for the local hospital and then transitioned into private law enforcement and security consulting. Frank has a long record of public service that includes membership in the Evergreen Lions Club, The Kalispell Rotary Club, and Big Brothers and Sisters.   Frank is now in his fourth term as a Montana State Representative for House District 7 and currently serves as Chair of the Montana ARPA Health Commission as well as serving on the Health and Human Services interim budget committee.

I am not exaggerating when I say that https://www.amazon.com/High-Risk-Soldier-Trauma-Triumph-ebook/dp/B01CN4KNIY (High Risk Soldier:Trauma and Triumph in the Global War on Terror )may be the best first-person military memoir I've ever read. Culled from Terron Wharton's personal journal and emails home, it captures so many sights, sounds, and emotions that come with a deployment that you will feel like you're there – but even more than that, you will also read descriptions that you never have heard articulated so simply and so thoroughly. One example that moved me was: “You never really know how much a situation has affected you until you're no longer neck deep in it, until you're no longer looking over your shoulder, until your mind finally registers "Hey, relax, no one is trying to kill you." You get a massive outpouring of tension... followed by relief... and then followed by guilt. Finally, the strangest thing of all: you start to miss it. You find you feel more awkward back in this alternate reality than in your "normal" world, and you wonder what that means. You find things start to itch just under the surface. You miss the rumble of gunpowder and cordite, and the throb of the pack. You find it all seems a little out of place back here.” Terron also has an officer's eye for innovation and hints at prescriptions for systemic change. In our interview, I pushed to see what changes he would like to see to make mental health treatment less stigmatized. A sizeable hat-tip to Marshall McGurk, Ayman Kafel and https://projectsapient.podbean.com/ (Project Sapient) who brought the book to my attention - and to Ayman for co-hosting this episode with me. Terron Wharton was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His chosen military path began with joining his high school's JROTC program. His mother was not thrilled, but agreed as long as Terron kept his GPA above a 3.0. He first learned about West Point while in JROTC and became the first in his family to attend a service academy. He graduated in 2005 with a degree in International Relations and was assigned to Armor Branch, his first choice. In October 2006 Terron deployed to FOB Rustamiyah in Baghdad, Iraq as a Tank Platoon Leader, leading 16 men and four tanks in combat. This 15 month deployment occurred during "The Surge", a period marked by high levels of violence and viewed as a turning point in the Iraq War. Terron deployed two other times as part of the Global War on Terror. The second was to Baghdad again, this time as a staff officer to one of the largest Coalition bases in Iraq, Victory Base Complex. The third deployment was to Kandahar City, Afghanistan, during which he led over 100 Soldiers as a Troop Commander and lived with over 400 Afghan Police. Show Notes Dave Grossman's https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Psychological-Cost-Learning-Society-ebook/dp/B00J90F8W2/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=on+killing&qid=1644108012&s=digital-text&sprefix=on+killing%2Cdigital-text%2C64&sr=1-1 (On Killing)

Over the past two decades, tens of thousands of Afghans rose to the occasion and took jobs in the public sector to help their country and their livelihoods. Now that the U.S. has pulled out, many feel abandoned. One particular group who say they feel let down -- former police women -- are now being targeted by the Taliban. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Over the past two decades, tens of thousands of Afghans rose to the occasion and took jobs in the public sector to help their country and their livelihoods. Now that the U.S. has pulled out, many feel abandoned. One particular group who say they feel let down -- former police women -- are now being targeted by the Taliban. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Major Janell Hanf, USMC is an achiever.  She’s a graduate of the US Naval Academy, and Marine Corps Logistician with a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Afghan Police efforts.   She joined ALL MARINE RADIO to discuss how all of us might recognize prolonged stress in our lives, internalize that we all need to focus […]

Stuart Steinberg is the author of "This Is What Hell Looks Like: Life as a Bomb Disposal Specialist During the Vietnam War." Not only was Stu an EOD, but following that he got his law degree, and became an attorney. Not just any attorney but he specialized in capital murder investigations. As if this wasn't enough, in 2009 Stu went to Afghanistan and served with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime as an adviser to the Afghan Police. There he trained personnel in counter-narcotics operations along the border with Iran. What drives someone to take on such dangerous positions? Stuart blames it on the adrenaline rush. You'll hear him go in-depth on all of this, which is detailed much further in his memoir, and we suggest that you pick it up. From there we get into a huge piece of news being circulated. BuzzFeed News Reporter Aram Roston released a piece yesterday morning titled "A Middle East Monarchy Hired American Ex-Soldiers To Kill Its Political Enemies. This Could Be The Future Of War." The piece discusses in detail former special operations veterans being hired in Yemen to take out political targets. One of the men shown in the piece has a blurred out face, but former Delta operator Dale Comstock has now publicly acknowledged that this is him. Dale is a friend to the show, and as many of you know, a student of Jim West. Because of this connection, we're excited to say that Dale will be on with us next episode, and you will not want to miss it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

CANADA TO TAKEOVER AFGHAN POLICE PAYROLL Canadian military forces in Afghanistan have started paying the salaries of Afghan police directly in cash; completely bypassing the Afghan government. Stefan Christoff reports from Montreal. The decision to pay Afghan police salaries directly has raised criticism in that it could undercut the already limited authority the Afghan government has in the context of the ongoing NATO operation. Canadian military officials argue that the move is not to compromise the legitimacy of the Afghan authorities, but to bypass corruption within local governments. Canada currently plays a major role in training the Afghan national police. Anti-war activists calling for a full troop withdrawal say that putting Canadian troops in charge of police payroll only further entrenches the 6 year-long occupation. For Free Speech Radio News, this is Stefan Christoff in Montreal. /// listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon. putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past. thank you for listening ! stefan @spirodon

GRP 57- Co-hosting for this podcast is British Army Combat Medic Chantel Taylor. I had a conversation with retired Slovenian Special Forces Medic "Sidik". Slovenia is a small country located in Eastern Europe. We talk about Sidik's time in the Mechanized Infantry in which he has a peacekeeping deployment into Kosovo. During the 1990's the Serbian government was pushing into the Serbian region of Kosovo which is mostly home to ethnic Albanians. I have good friends of mine who are Albanian, and I remember a time when their fathers left the U.S. to go and help in the effort countering the Serbian advances. The Serbian military pressed into Kosovo and commenced acts of genocide, and ethnic cleansing. The United States and its allies deployed into Kosovo and bombed targets inside Serbia to stop their advances. Sidik upon his return from Kosovo began his journey into the Slovenian Special Forces Regiment. He became a Special Forces Medic and underwent his medical training here in the States alongside American Special Operations Medics. Sidik has a combat rotation into Afghanistan alongside a Green Beret Special Forces ODA. Below is an excerpt from our conversation: John: A lot of times until something bad happens people believe it could never happen until it's too late. We end up reacting. Having basic knowledge of bleeding control and tourniquet use could make a difference. Let's say someone gets in a car crash and you have a bilateral amputation of your lower leg, with a tourniquet and understanding of how to use it someone's life can be saved. Can you share with the audience a story of your deployment? Sidik: We were mentoring the Afghan Police, we ran armed reconnaissance, direct action in going after high-value targets. We went on a big operation into a valley that was Taliban-held territory. The plan was to have one team to set up over watch on top of the mountain with the other team clearing out the valley. I was on over watch. My team consisted of three Slovenians, and two Americans and a bunch of Afghani's. We started out with a couple of hundred guys, but upon reaching the top of the hill it turned out to only be us, and the American's (laughs). We got into a firefight and called in CAS (Close Air Support), but even with the gunships, these guys were still hammering us. When the op was over walking back down the hill suddenly we got 10 guys with us, and then 50 people, and by the time we got back down the hill, we had 300 guys with us again (laughter)

LtCol Mitch “Taco” Bell joined the Marine Corps in 1986 and was winged a Naval Aviator in January of 1991. He flew the KC-130 in Cherry Point, NC, Okinawa Japan and Fort Worth TX in the Reserves.  His primary duty has been Recruiting for nine of his 29 years in the Marine Corps.In 1998, he left active duty, was hired by American Airlines, and currently flies the Boeing 787 around the world. As a reservist, he ran an old Mig Base in TQ Iraq from 2005 to 2006 and worked with the Afghan Police for 8 months in 2008 and again for a short tour in 2009 with Prison Corrections over in Afghanistan.Bell currently assists with numerous charities and Veterans organizations in the DFW area. He directs Purple Hearts Reunited’s Valor Guard, a return team dedicated to delivering lost medals of valor across the country.

Part of NATO’s new mission to help train, advise and assist the Afghan National Security Forces is fiscal training and advising. The ANSF and Afghan security institutions will be advised on how to get the most out of their budget. This piece looks at ways to achieve this goal, such as facilities divestiture, fuel auditing, and electronic pay systems. It includes an interview with Major General Todd T. Semonite, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Security Assistance, soundbites from Lt. Col Joel Quinn, Deputy Director of The Combined Security Transition Command, and General Dawlat Waziri, the Deputy spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense. It has footage of soldiers, police trucks being fueled and the new and old buildings at the Ministry of Defense. This version includes voiceover and graphics.

In 2001, after the fall of the Taliban, there was little in the way of a functional police force in Afghanistan. Instead armed militias carried out their own brand of justice. Now, police figures have surpassed 150,000, and building, training and improving the Afghan National Police or ANP is a priority. Produced by Jake Tupman.

Package about how the Afghan Police are preparing for the troop draw down in Afghanistan. Produced by Jeff Holden.

A Co 2/35 take part in a mission to send goods to the Nuristan province's local citizens and to resupply Afghan national police stations. Also available in high definition

This edition features stories on the reasons behind the decrease in border violence, how Afghan Police are working to prohibit insurgent attacks, U.S. and Afghan forces founding insurgents and the opening of the new Air Terminal Operation Center on Bagram Air Base. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Trevor Pedro.

This edition features stories on coalition forces providing healthcare to Afghans, Soldiers who are getting training to use their first aid kit and an Afghan Police community relations project. Hosted by Tech. Sgt. Deb Decker.