30 images of Afghanistan's collapsed military

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier inspects passengers at a checkpoint in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan on February 23, 2020.

An Afghan National Army soldier, with a freshly picked rose attached to his weapon, returns from a mission to hunt for weapons caches in the Taliban stronghold of Panjwaii town, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan on November 12, 2007.

Afghan army Special Forces take part in a military exercise in Rishkhur district outside Kabul, Afghanistan on February 25, 2017.

Afghan police special forces take part in a military exercise in Logar province, Afghanistan on November 30, 2017.

An Afghan national army soldier fires a rocket propelled grenade during a fire fight between Taliban fighters and Afghan and U.S. soldiers from Alpha company, 2nd battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment from Combat Outpost Pirtle King in Kunar province, Afghanistanon July 18, 2011.

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers arrive after a blast near the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on January 13, 2016.

An Afghan National Army soldier mans his post at a tower of Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan on March 20, 2012.

A member of the Afghan National Police prays at sunset before the detonation of confiscated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) near Combat Outpost Hutal in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on January 21, 2013.

An Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy is seen at Nahr-e- Kanjak village at the Adraskan district of Herat Province on April 3, 2014.

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier takes a nap before an early morning joint patrol with U.S. soldiers from 3/1 AD Task Force Bulldog in a village in Kherwar district in Logar province, eastern Afghanistan on May 22, 2012.