MAJ Greg Escobar served as operations officer (S3) and transition team chief in Kunar and Paktika Provinces, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this July 2012 interview, MAJ Escobar discusses the significant challenges of working on a transition team, the level of proficiency of the two groups of Afghans he worked with, and his prognosis of the US mission in Afghanistan. MAJ Escobar concludes his interview with the observation, "We have been extremely successful along the border killing terrorists, and I think we can continue being successful doing that. I think it would take a significant amount of time to train a capable force to continue doing that mission in that area, at least on the Afghan side. I think it's doable."

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