An Afghan National Civil Order policeman uses binoculars

An Afghan National Civil Order policeman uses binoculars to survey the surrounding area for threats to security during a training exercise at the Camp Hero Explosive Hazards Reduction Course for Afghan National Security Forces in southern Kandahar province April 5. Thirty students spend four weeks learning from two coalition and two Afghan instructors about the Taliban's tactics, how to identify vulnerable points, to confirm the presence of an Improvised Explosive Device, and how to remove the threat of IEDs. Coalition partners from Task Force Paladin (South) believe that solely Afghan instructors will staff the course by mid-to-late summer of this year.