The Afghan National Army (ANA) is receiving its first NATO-standard small arms as part of a modernisation effort, but the new weapons are getting a mixed reception. When Jane's spoke with soldiers of the 4th Kandak [battalion], 3rd Brigade at a combat outpost in southern Helmand Province, the ANA soldiers said they had recently been issued the NATO-standard 5.56 mm M16 rifle and undergone marksmanship training under the supervision of UK advisers. They said they liked the M16 for its accuracy but preferred the Kalashnikov-series (AK) rifle for its durability and reliability. Sergeant Mohammad Nazir said: "The M16 is good, it can shoot well; but the AK is better than the M16 because we are used to it. We have another problem: our M16s don't have any sights [night optics].
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机译：阿富汗国民军（ANA）正在接受其首批北约标准小型武器，这是现代化工作的一部分，但新武器的接收情况好坏参半。简氏在赫尔曼德省南部的一个战斗哨所与第4坎达克[营]的士兵讲话时，全日空士兵说，他们最近获得了北约标准的5.56毫米M16步枪，并在英国的监督下接受了枪法训练顾问。他们说他们喜欢M16的准确性，但更喜欢卡拉什尼科夫系列（AK）步枪的耐用性和可靠性。 Mohammad Nazir中士说：“ M16很好，可以很好地射击；但是AK比M16更好，因为我们已经习惯了。我们还有一个问题：我们的M16没有任何瞄准具（夜视镜）。
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