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A bus crosses a Bailey Bridge in use on the road between Peshawar and Islamabad. A similar bridge was sent from the U.S. to Pakistan for use by an Afghan guerrilla group that needs to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

A view of a Bailey Bridge in use on the road between Peshawar and Islamabad. A similar bridge was sent from the U.S. to Pakistan for use by an Afghan guerrilla group that needs to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Airmen unload sections of a Bailey Bridge from one of two 709th Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft that were used to deliver the portable bridge to Chaklala air base. The bridge will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla group that will use the bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

A view of a temporary bridge emplacement located in Bagram, Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The original bridge was destroyed during the Russian occupation in Afghanistan. The US Army (USA) 489th Civil Affairs Battalion plans to help fix some the local bridges and roads in the area

Sections of a Bailey Bridge are unloaded from a 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th MAS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Chaklala air base. Two 709th MAS aircraft wre used to deliver the portable bridge, which will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla group. The Afghans will use the bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

A Local Afghani construction worker works on a road reconstruction project in an area near Bagram, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The US Army (USA) 489th Civil Affairs Battalion plans to help fix some the local bridges and roads in the area

A local Afghani man and his mule cross a damaged bridge in the region of Jabel Saraj, near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The site is under evaluation for reconstruction by US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion

A view of a heavily damaged bridge located near Bagram, Afghanistan. The bridge was destroyed during the Russian occupation in Afghanistan. The US Army (USA) 489th Civil Affairs Battalion plans to help fix some the local bridges and roads in the area to improve the transportation system

Surrounded by blowing dust, a 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th MAS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft sits on the tarmac at Chaklala air base. Two 709th MAS aircraft have landed at the base to deliver a Bailey Bridge that will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla group that will use the portable bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

An automobile crosses a Bailey Bridge in use on the road between Peshawar and Islamabad. A similar bridge was sent from the U.S. to Pakistan for use by an Afghan guerrilla group that needs to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

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Country: Pakistan (PAK)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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automobile bailey bridge bailey bridge road peshawar islamabad pakistan afghan guerrilla group afghan guerrilla group span konar river konar river jalalabad afghanistan high resolution msgt bill thompson 1970 s cars car 1970 s us national archives railway photo archive
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01/07/1989
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automobile bailey bridge bailey bridge road peshawar islamabad pakistan afghan guerrilla group afghan guerrilla group span konar river konar river jalalabad afghanistan high resolution msgt bill thompson 1970 s cars car 1970 s us national archives railway photo archive