Here is my podfile I use in the project:
source \'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git\'
platform :ios, \'9.0\'
use_frameworks!
pod \'AFNetworking\', \'~&
I tried a new pod and it get me the latest
Update all pods
Updating local specs repositories
Analyzing dependencies
Downloading dependencies
Installing AFNetworking (2.6.3)
Generating Pods project
Integrating client project
[!] Please close any current Xcode sessions and use `AfnetworkingPodFic.xcworkspace` for this project from now on.
Sending stats
Pod installation complete! There is 1 dependency from the Podfile and 1 total pod installed.
Try clearing the cache of Cocoapods
you can find how to from below
https://gist.github.com/mbinna/4202236
Hope it helps :)