WARDAK, Afghanistan (March 31, 2011) – Afghan National Army soldiers in Tangi Valley, Afghanistan are beginning to reap the rewards of their training with the Australian Army as the start of the spring season begins. Afghans are not only taking the lead in combined combat operations, but they are also conducting a number of patrols completely on their own, said Australian Army Maj. Dave French, commanding officer, Combat Team C, Mentoring Task Force 2, Combined Team Uruzgan. “We’ve seen them start to do patrols with no input from us and actually do them quite well,” said French. “That’s been a...