Army SFAB unit activated to advise Afghan forces
Fort Polk and Fort Benning host the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade activation. Staff Sgt. Ryan Mathes, a Ranger veteran, prepares for a sixth deployment to train Afghan kandaks as part of a new strategy backed by the Trump administration. The unit, including about 500 advisers, aims to relieve U S troops and test the SFAB concept across Afghanistan.
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