The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight

Newsweek: Mohammad Moqim watches in despair as his men struggle with their AK-47 automatic rifles, doing their best to hit man-size targets 50 meters away. A few of the police trainees lying prone in the mud are decent shots, but the rest shoot clumsily, and fumble as they try to reload their weapons. The Afgan National Police (ANP) captain sighs as he dismisses one group of trainees and orders 25 more to take their places on the firing line.