Afghan Army Gets Training In Reading And Writing
The Obama administration plans to start transferring control of parts of Afghanistan to the country's military this year. After enduring 30 years of war, most Afghan men know how to handle a rifle. But for the same reason, many of them are illiterate. As one 40-year-old soldier says, he "was ashamed" not to be able to write his own name.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/15/133745097/afghan-army-gets-training-in-reading-and-writing?ft=1&f=1004