In this Wednesday, May 16, 2012 photo, Afghan National Army soldiers walk over M16 rifles placed on the ground during a training at a firing range at the 203 Thunder Corps base in Gardez, Paktia province, Afghanistan . On the Vietnam-era firearms issued to ANA soldiers, firing range instructor Sgt. Said Aga recalled his M16 jamming in the middle of a fierce firefight with the Taliban . "The Americans have really much better equipment than us," he said. "Our vehicles and weapons are very weak compared to theirs." But In Kabul, Lt. Col. Timothy M. Stauffer, U. S. Army Director, Public Affairs, rejected the complaints about aging weapons, saying the Afghans get basically the same firearms as U.S. soldiers have. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Former Taliban fighters hand over their weapons to Afghan police as part of a reconciliation process in Herat, Afghanistan , Sunday, May 13, 2012. As the U.S. and NATO prepare for the downsizing of international troops with a final withdrawal scheduled for 2014 efforts are underway to bring the Taliban off the battlefield. Taliban leaders including one of the most senior members of the organization, Agha Jan Motasim told The AP that most Taliban supported a negotiated end to the protracted war in Afghanistan . (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)