Uruzgan Province

Afghan National Security Forces members and their Australian mentors receive training Feb. 17 in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan on counterinsurgency tactics as a part of an ongoing effort to give the Afghan military th More

Lt. Christian J. Johnston, Afghan mentor team leader for Combat Team B, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, and his Afghan National Army counterpart speak with an Afghan community member March 3 near More

Sergeant Alexander Neal, a cannon crewmember assigned to Killer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepares to fire in support of a combined Afghan National Army live fire exercise. The exercise was hos More

A team leader for the Afghan National Army’s 4th Kandak, 4th Brigade, 205th Corps, informs village elders of a shura, an open town meeting, to discuss the new patrol base in the Tangi Valley. ANA soldiers and A More

An Australian soldier looks on as a joint patrol approaches a suspected weapons cache in the Urugzan province of Afghanistan Nov. 14.

Villagers from Charmestan, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, speak with leaders from the Afghan National Army and their coalition force mentors Feb. 26 about the presence of a new patrol base in the area, Patrol B More

Sgt. Daniel C. Denny, a native of Ridgecrest, N.C., and a combat engineer with 1st Platoon, B Company, 40th Engineers Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade, based out of Baumholder, Germany, conducts a pre-mission More

Afghan National Army soldiers lead a patrol through Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, March 23, while their Australian army mentor team follow in between to provide support.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S More

Col. T.J. Jamison, the commanding officer for the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, awards Chief Warrant Officer Matthew A. McEvers with the Distinguished Flying Cross, Sept. 9, for his heroic actions while serving More

Members of a coalition cultural support team conduct a shura with local women to discuss women's issues, security, and development in Uruzgan province, April 14, 2011. Coalition cultural support teams work with More

A U.S. special operations medic treats a trauma patient at Gizab in the Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, April 24, 2011. The Afghan citizen came to Village Stability Platform Gizab seeking medical attention aft More

Local council members of the Afghan Social Outreach Program conduct training at the Oshay School, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, April 25. ASOP trainers from the provincial level are conducting training to coun More

Afghan uniformed policemen use an AK-74 as a splint while Spc. Michael Morse, a Show Low, Ariz., native, now a medic with A Company, 4-70th Armor Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, watches during a More

Spc. Clarence McLean, a Fort Hood, Texas, native, now a medic with A Company, 4-70th Armor Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, sprays a swab looking for explosive residue at a traffic control point n More

U.S. Army soldiers from the Cultural Support Team and Female Treatment Team are introduced to members of the women's shura held at a local compound in the village of Oshay, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, May 4, More

An Afghan security force member peaks over a wall while on patrol during a reconnaissance operation in Kurlowlagh Kariz, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, May 5. Afghan and Coalition forces are operating in the ar More

A local Afghan girl holds a baby during a female shura at Gizab in the Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2011. The girl was attending a female shura with her mother, sponsored by local district officials a More

U.S. special operation forces, along with their Afghan partner forces, clear the main road during a four-day clearing operation of the lower Char Chineh Valley, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, June 27, 2011. The More

Children pause while Afghan National Security Forces and coalition special operations team members pass during a convoy reconnaissance patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2011. Afghan and coalitio More

U.S. special operation forces conduct a tactical ground movement in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 1. SOF members conducted a combat reconnaissance patrol in the area in order to confirm or deny the presen More

Local Afghan women and children rest in their compound as U.S. special operation forces conduct a search in Zamboray, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7. SOF members are conducting a combat reconnaissance pa More

A U.S. Army Special Operations Forces communication sergeant pulls security during a night mission in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2011. Special Operation Forces partner with Afghan National Security More

A U.S. Army Special Forces communication sergeant pulls security during a night mission in Chapari, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2011. Special operation forces partner with Afghan National Security F More

Takwar Kakar, Uruzgan province interim director of education, visits key leaders to discuss educational initiatives in Gizab, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 24.

Lt. Col. Ahmadullah Popal, commanding officer of the 8th Commando Kandak, speaks to members of the media in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 26. The media engagement was an opportunity f More

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier speaks with villagers during a shura in Khod village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29. More than 80 villagers attended the shura. T More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare rocket-propelled grenades before a live-fire exercise in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 2. The 8th Commando Kandak partner with coalition More

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak establishes a security position during an operation in Doan-e Ulya Village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6. The 8th Commando Kandak partner More

Mohammed Omar Shirzad, Uruzgan provincial governor, greets Abdul Samad, an insurgent commander, during a reintegration and reconciliation ceremony at the governor’s compound in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan prov More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare to enter a room during a training exercise in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with coalition special o More

The Gizab district Chief of Police observes as the Gizab Afghan Local Police Commander presents an ALP Academy graduate a certificate of completion in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. Th More

Gen. Matiullah Khan, Uruzgan provincial chief of police, addresses district leadership and security forces, village elders and coalition special operations forces during a security shura at the district center More

An engineer from the 8th Commando Kandak crawls toward a suspected rocket cache in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23. The commandos located six rocket-propelled grenades and five RPG m More

The Khas Uruzgan assistant district chief of police distributes boots and AK-47 magazines to a new Afghan Local Police member after a graduation ceremony in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, More

Afghan National Army soldiers perform a traditional Afghan dance at a Nowruz celebration at the provincial governor's compound in Tarin Kowt city, Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 20. M More

Afghan Local Police candidates run through a smoke filled ravine during a field training exercise in kalach village, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Mach 25. The exercise was the culmination of More

Afghan Local Police candidates run through a smoke filled ravine during a field training exercise in Kalach village, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 25. The exercise was the culmination of More

Sarkhatib Mohammed Shah, the Uruzgan Provincial Peace Council Chairman, speaks to village, district and provincial leaders during a security shura in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare to depart for an operation in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, April 3. The commandos partner with coalition Special Operations Forces to conduc More

Gen. Matullah Khan, Uruzgan provincial chief of police, speaks with villagers at a security shura in Khod village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, April 11. Khan visited the village to d More

Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, Uruzgan's newly-appointed provincial governor, addresses the crowd during his inauguration ceremony at the governor's compound in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Ap More

Pfc. Robert Snodgrass, a combat medic assigned to Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and a Memphis, Tenn., native, provides rear security as More

A member of the Afghan National Army’s 4/205th Platoon stands next to their vehicle before heading out on their first partnered mission with the U.S. Army’s 288th Sapper Company out of Houston, Miss., May 16. ( More

Sarkhatib Muhammad Shah, a Provincial Peace Committee chairman, boards a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter before going to an Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program shurah, in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, A More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Wesley Gautreaux briefs Afghan National Army soldiers before a route clearance mission in the Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 7. (Photo courtesy Task Force Outlaw Public Affairs)

Capt. Daniel Sunden, Tarin Kowt Resident Office officer in charge, discusses an element of the waste water treatment facility under construction on Multi-National Base Tarin Kowt with Col. Vincent Quarles (righ More

An Afghan National Army soldier uses a marker to identify an area with an emplaced mine during a counterimprovised explosive device train the trainer course at Multi National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, Nov. 2 More

East Point, Fla., native Spc. Elbert Shiver from 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, conducts guard duty at Forward Operating Base Mirwais in the Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. (Photogr More

Security Forces Assistance Team’s U.S. Army medic, Spc. Oscar Lagunas, from the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team trains six Afghan Uniform Police officers on how to train other police officers to apply tourniq More

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Antonacci, right, with the 1039th Engineer Company, Afghan National Army (ANA) Mentorship Team, speaks with an ANA maintenance soldier about vehicle maintenance at an Afghan base in Uruzg More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1039th Engineer Company pose with a member of the Afghan National Army's 4th Brigade, 205th Corps, center, before a training mission in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2013 More

The Uruzgan Provincial Governor, Amir Mohammad Akhunzada and Director of Natural Disaster and Relief, Ismatullah Faiz distributes food and winterization items to the less fortunate within the Uruzgan province o More

Afghan National policemen and U.S. Army Soldiers with the Texas Army National Guard prepare to lift a simulated casualty during combat first aid training at Forward Operating Base Hadrian, Deh Rawud district, U More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jack Ritter (left), commander, 120th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Outlaw, presents the Thunderbird Award to ANA Col. Mohammad Rasool Qandahari (right), commander, 4th Brigade, 205th Corps, More

In the distance, a DHC-4T Turbo Caribou cargo aircraft approaches a remote outpost on a resupply mission in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessi McCormick/Released)

U.S. Army Sgt. Ansumana Foday-Kakpa, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 135th Quartermaster Company, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, makes repairs to an M984A4 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck at Multinational More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Redding with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Sustainment Brigade services an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer at Forward Operating Base Hadrian in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, More

Australian Army Cpt. Sarah Nielsen displays a traditional veil, gifted by local tribal leaders during a shura in Khas Uruzgan of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 16, 2013. Nielsen is a logistics officer wit More

Two crew members keep watch on the rear ramp of a CH-47 Chinook while flying over the mountains in the Khas Uruzgan district of Afghanistan on March 16, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick)

An Afghan commando provides security as local Hazaran people await Provincial Governor Amir Mohammad Akhundzada's speech at a shura in northern Khas Uruzgan, Afghanistan, March 16, 2013. Akhundzada and local go More

U.S. Army Sgt. Peter Willis, with the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas National Guard, watches traffic pass from a guard tower at a police station of Tarin Kot in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 25 More

A Royal Australian Air Force airman performs a communications check prior to leaving Multi National Base Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2013. Members of the Royal Australian Air Force we More

Afghan National Police officers stand in formation at the Police Training Center in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, April 4, 2013. Certificates of completion were presented to 161 policemen from the PTC. (U.S. Army pho More

1039th Engineer Company Commanding Officer Captain Seth Jacobs, from the Arkansas National Guard, stands at attention during the Route Clearance Company Transfer of Authority to 833rd Engineer Company at Multi More

Afghan instructor, Saeed Kalan, lectures five Afghan students during the Afghan led Evidence Based Operations Course conducted at the Tarin Kowt Police Training Center in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan April 21 More

Australian Army Capt. Chloe Dray, center, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Kozubal, right, sing "Abide With Me," during the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day dawn service at Multi-National Base Tar More

A member of Australia's Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) provides security during a training validation exercise for Provincial Response Company - Uruzgan (PRC-U) in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, April 27, 2013. More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Player, Security Force Assistance Team (SFAT), Texas National Guard, talks to an Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) officer at a police station at Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afgha More

A CH-47 Chinook prepares to sling load a container in Chorah, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013. The Chinooks, flown by members of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment from the Connecticut and Pennsylv More

Specialist Zachary Anderson (left) and Staff Sgt. Tirza Moss prepare to attach a cable to an incoming CH-47 Chinook for sling load outside of Forward Operating Base Mirwais, Uruzgan Province, May 12, 2013. Afgh More

(L-R) Col. Hotek, chief development and logistics, Brig. Mark Brewer, deputy commanding general, Force Development, Headquarters Regional Command - South and Col. Rasul Kandahari, meet to discuss key issues at More

Combined Team Uruzgan (CTU) Cmdr. Col. Simon Stuart, hands the Regimental sergeant major's (RSM's) Pace Stick to CTU rotation five RSM Warrant Officer Class 1 Paul Tyrell. Warrant Officer Class 1 Wayne Hay (R) More

Uruzgan’s Provincial Gov. Amir Mohammad Akhundzada (center) presents a new voter registration card to a Tarin Kot local, May 26.

(Left) Lt. Audrey S. Griffith from the 92nd Engineer Battalion, briefs the Col. Simon Stuart, commander Combined Team Uruzgan, (2nd Right) on the progress of the deconstruction of Forward Operating Base Hadrian.

Afghan journalist Qudratulla Samin on air at the temporary facilities of the Tarin Kot Radio and Television Station.

Col. Simon Stuart, commander, Combined Team Uruzgan prepares for at battlefield circulation at Multinational Base – Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, May 30, 2013. (Photo by Australian army Cpl. Mark Doran)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Patrick Gurski, Security Force Assistance Team (SFAT), 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, discusses current operations with Afghan National Police (ANP) Maj. Haji Ka More

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Oxner, general surgeon for the Role Two Hospital, is currently serving with Combined Team Uruzgan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Multinational Base - Tarin Kot, Uruz More

Capt. Jeffrey C. Blumenauer is a rule of law attorney deployed as a mobilized reservist with the 3rd Infantry Division, Regional Command South, assigned to Combined Team Uruzgan and is responsible for planning, More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Juan Flores, laboratory technician for the Role Two Hospital, is currently serving with Combined Team Uruzgan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Multinational Base More

U.S. Army Cpl. Leroy Granado, a combat medic with 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, is currently serving with Combined Team Uruzgan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Multin More

U.S. Army Sgt. James Spurlock, an infantryman with the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, holds up a photo of his newborn son, Nolan at Multinational Base Tarin Kot in Uruzgan provinc More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jennifer Joseph, an intelligence analyst with Headquarters and Headquaters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, poses for a photo while on deployment in support of Operation E More

U.S. Army Sgt. Oscar Lagunas, a combat medic with 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, is currently serving with Combined Team Uruzgan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Multin More

U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Prescott, an infantryman with 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, is currently serving with Combined Team Uruzgan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Mult More