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
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
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
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