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American Soldiers Strip, Rebuild AK-47s for Afghan Military, Police
6 January 2008
State (South Carolina)
CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan — Sgt. Dennis Busby never held an AK-47 — let alone fired one — until he came to Afghanistan.
Now, the S.C. National Guard soldier is helping to restore weapons, including the ubiquitous Soviet-era assault rifle Afghan forces use.
Busby, of Lexington, is a member of the Guard's 218th Brigade Combat Team, deployed here to mentor the Afghan army and police.
He works at a nearby supply depot with a team of technicians that supervises the... (GunPolicy.org)