Will the Afghan army ever stand up and fight?

I remember walking down a side street in central Kabul in 1983 when I was approached by two young Afghan soldiers of the Soviet-trained Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) army. They thought I was an off-duty Soviet officer and greeted me warmly in Russian. I responded in Dari that I was American, not Russian, -- Will the Afghan army ever stand up and fight? - washingtonpost --- Kabul airport shooting raises questions about readiness, loyalty of Afghan soldiers