Updated: March 19, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Afghan cadets on graduation day
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) graduate from basic training during a ceremony at the ANA’s combined fielding centre. Scott Olson / Getty / March 18, 2014
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army graduate from basic training during a ceremony at the ANA’s combined fielding centre in Kabul. Scott Olson / Getty / March 18, 2014
A soldier with the Afghan National Army sands guard during a basic training graduation ceremony at the ANA’s combined fielding centre in Kabul. Scott Olson / Getty / March 18, 2014
A soldier with the Afghan National Army (ANA) holds prayer beads during a basic training graduation ceremony at the ANA’s combined fielding centre. Scott Olson / Getty / March 18, 2014
Senior officers from the Afghan, American and Turkish military watch a basic training graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army’s combined fielding centre in Kabul. Scott Olson / Getty / March 18, 2014
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) graduate from basic training during a ceremony at the ANA’s combined fielding centre in Kabul. Scott Olson / Getty / March 18, 2014
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) during a graduation ceremony at the ANA’s combined fielding centre in Kabul. Scott Olson / Getty / March 18, 2014
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) graduate from basic training during a ceremony at the ANA’s combined fielding centre in Kabul. Scott Olson / Getty / March 18, 2014
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) graduate from basic training during a ceremony at the ANA’s combined fielding centre in Kabul. Scott Olson / Getty / March 18, 2014
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) wait for the start of their basic training graduation ceremony at the ANA’s combined fielding centre in Kabul. Scott Olson / Getty / March 18, 2014