An Afghan Local Police recruit fires his AK-47 assault rifle at a stationary target during an ALP training class designed to familiarize new recruits in basic rifle marksmanship in the Maiwand district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, March 12. The Afghan Local Police are a defensive, community-oriented unit that brings self-defense, government presence, and economic development to rural areas of Afghanistan. Afghan Local Police recruits practice weapon marksmanship 545406

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