Tactical Dari Language & Culture Training System™ under development
September 2007

The United States Army has contracted us to develop the Tactical Dari Language & Culture Training System.

Dari is spoken in the country's northern and western regions, and the capital Kabul. About half of the population of Afghanistan speaks Dari natively, though many are bilingual. It serves as the means of communication between Afghanistan's speakers of different languages.

The course will prepare the American military to work with Afghan leaders and army personnel for training and reconstruction purposes. Cultural education will include sensitive issues such as communicating with members of the opposite sex, and giving constructive criticism without offending.

The United States Army Combined Arms Center in Ft. Leavenworth (Kan.) and the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) support the project in cooperation with the 1st Infantry Division in Ft. Riley (Kan.), which is already using the Tactical Iraqi course extensively to train military advisors headed for Iraq. The United States Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems (PM TRASYS) will manage the program.

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Australian Defence Force selects Tactical Language & Culture Training Systems™
August 2007

The Australian Defence Force is teaching its personnel the spoken languages and cultures of Iraq and the Pashtun regions of Afghanistan with our Tactical Language & Culture Systems. Robert Carpenter, deputy director of simulation development at the ADF's Army Simulation Wing of the Land Warfare Development Centre is leading this initiative to enhance the safety and effectiveness of ADF personnel.