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Afghanistan - Marshal Fahim National Defense University

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The current organization of the ANSF (Afghan National Security Forces) has been developed by the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A). The Afghan National Defense University (ANDU) is the cornerstone of this, and it is based in Kabul. It has now been officially named MFNDU (Marshal Fahim National Defense University), in honor of Mohammad Qasim Fahim (an Afghan military commander, politician and the First Vice President of Afghanistan from November 2009 until his death in March 2014. Fahim became an honorary "Marshall" in 2004).
Source: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152452837434553.1073741938.267816944552&type=3

There are three distinct parts to the university:

1. National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA): The National Military Academy of Afghanistan is modelled on the United States Military Academy (known as West Point). It is designed to train cadets to produce well-educated and professional officers for each of the disciplines of the ANA. Schools include (in no particular order):
1.1 National Military Academy Armor School
1.2 National Military Academy Artillery School (opened in October 2010)
1.3 National Military Academy Human Resources
1.4 Signal National Military Academy Signal School (opened in 2010)
1.5 National Military Academy Infantry School
1.6 National Military Academy Engineer School
1.7 National Military Academy Legal School
1.8 National Military Academy Military Police School
1.9 National Military Academy Logistics School
1.10 National Military Academy Religious/Cultural Affairs
1.11 National Military Academy Intelligence
1.12 National Military Academy Finance
2. Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA)
3. Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Academy: which includes
3.1 Sergeant Major Academy

Sources: http://ntm-a.com/about-ntm-a
http://www.aco.nato.int/resources/10/documents/Backgrounder_ANSF_en.pdf
http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/news/cornerstone-laid-for-afghan-defense-university.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Training_Mission-Afghanistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Military_Academy_of_Afghanistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_National_Defense_University#Afghan_National_Army_Officer_Academy_.28ANAOA.29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_National_Defense_University
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Security_Transition_Command_-_Afghanistan

There are a set of several pictures showing the different School flags:
- http://mod.gov.af/Content/Media/Pictures/Big/thb-26112012134814141553325325.jpg
(source: http://mod.gov.af/en/ImageGallery)
- http://mod.gov.af/Content/Media/Pictures/Big/thb-DSC_0092151220121250120553325325.jpg
(source: http://mod.gov.af/en/ImageGallery)
- http://mod.gov.af/Content/Media/Pictures/Big/thb-DSC0204129520128224781553325325.jpg
(source: http://mod.gov.af/en/ImageGallery)
- http://www.isaf.nato.int/images/stories/NewMilitaryAcademyAfghanistan.jpg
(source: http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/news/cornerstone-laid-for-afghan-defense-university.html)
- http://ntm-a.com/ntm-a-photo-library
- https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152452837434553.1073741938.267816944552&type=3
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Caldwell_with_cadets_of_class_1388_at_the_National_Military_Academy_of_Afghanistan.jpg
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caldwell_with_cadets_of_class_1388_at_the_National_Military_Academy_of_Afghanistan.jpg)
- http://www.aed.usace.army.mil/Snapshots.asp?PageNo=1
 
Esteban Rivera, 24 June 2014