Steve Tavella, a field program officer for the U.S.
Steve Tavella, a field program officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development, speaks with Dadullah, an Afghan farmer, amongst a crop of cucumbers near the village of Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22... More
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Taylor, a platoon sergeant with
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Taylor, a platoon sergeant with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, speaks with Capt. Pennie Llorente, team chief with Alpha Company, 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airbor... More
Staff Sgt. Parker Rojas, infantryman with Alpha Company,
Staff Sgt. Parker Rojas, infantryman with Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, provides security near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. His unit is with Combined Task Force Arrowhead and ... More
Capt. Pennie Llorente, team chief of Civil Affairs
Capt. Pennie Llorente, team chief of Civil Affairs Team 613, and Steve Tavella, a field program officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development, speak with an Afghan farmer named Dadullah in a cucumbe... More
An Afghan local walks across an arid field with flourishing
An Afghan local walks across an arid field with flourishing cannabis plants in the distance near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. Since a drought hit Kandahar province in the 1990s, farmers are finding i... More
Dadullah, an Afghan farmer, speaks with a field program
Dadullah, an Afghan farmer, speaks with a field program officer of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and members of Alpha Company, 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), in a cucumber field near... More
Steve Tavella, a field program officer with the U.S.
Steve Tavella, a field program officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development, listens to an interpreter during a conversation with a local farmer near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012.
Dadullah, an Afghan farmer, holds a piece of a plant
Dadullah, an Afghan farmer, holds a piece of a plant in a cucumber field near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. Dadullah said the pest problem is a significant threat to crops this year. The U.S. Agency f... More
Staff Sgt. Glen Kent, infantryman with Alpha Company,
Staff Sgt. Glen Kent, infantryman with Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, provides security near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. His unit is part of the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Tea... More
Steve Tavella, a field program officer for the U.S.
Steve Tavella, a field program officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development, surveys a field of cannabis (marijuana) near the village of Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. USAID focuses on pro... More
Two members of the Albanian special operations forces
Two members of the Albanian special operations forces conduct security operations with Sgt. 1st Class Jason Taylor (back, left) and Staff Sgt. Glen Kent near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. Both U.S. so... More
Sgt. Guillermo Garcia, an infantryman with Alpha Company,
Sgt. Guillermo Garcia, an infantryman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, scans his sector while on farmland near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. Garcia's unit is part of the 2nd ... More
Second Lt. Michael Tovo, a platoon leader with Alpha
Second Lt. Michael Tovo, a platoon leader with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, talks to members of his unit during a patrol near Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. Tovo's unit is part... More