Matthew Rosenberg

Afghan National Army soldiers inspect a car at a checkpoint near the British-run military training academy, Camp Qargha, in Kabul on August 6, 2014.

The death of an American general reveals the dilemma of working with Afghan soldiers

Conflict

On Tuesday, Maj. Gen. Harold Greene became the highest ranking US soldier to die since the 9/11 attacks. But coalition soldiers are stuck between the dangers of training angry Afghan troops and the need to get them ready to secure their own country.

Afghan National Army soldiers inspect a car at a checkpoint near the British-run military training academy, Camp Qargha, in Kabul on August 6, 2014.

The death of an American general reveals the dilemma of working with Afghan soldiers

Conflict

U.S. Could Speed Pull Out in Afghanistan