AdvertisementWith Withdrawal Looming, U.S. Troops Shift Their AimMarch 11, 2013Sean CarberryfacebookEmailThe U.S. military is increasingly focused on helping the Afghan government and security forces become self-sufficient. Here, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Phillip Baki visits with an Afghan police officer, Abdul Karim, at a checkpoint overlooking the Dahla Dam in the southern province of Kandahar. (NPR)