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Shop owners and villagers relax in the shade at the

Shop owners and villagers relax in the shade at the

Shop owners and villagers relax in the shade at the Arghandab Bazaar, May 30. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Arghandab detachment, visited the bazaar to meet with shop owners and villagers.

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul talk

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul talk

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul talk with contractors for the Shah Joy Hospital expansion, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 9. The expansion will add a new 16-room wing to the existing hospital.

Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul commander Lt.

Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul commander Lt.

Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul commander Lt. Col. Andy Veres and PRT Zabul senior engineer Capt. Christopher Bulson talk with a sub-contractor of the Daychopan district school, March 29. The school, curre... More

An M240B machine gun rests in the gunner's turret atop

An M240B machine gun rests in the gunner's turret atop

An M240B machine gun rests in the gunner's turret atop a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle traveling south on Route Duck, Dec. 21. With an unobstructed 360-degree view of the surrounding area, MRAP gunner... More

Maj. Gen. Jamal Uddin, commander, 2nd Brigade of the

Maj. Gen. Jamal Uddin, commander, 2nd Brigade of the

Maj. Gen. Jamal Uddin, commander, 2nd Brigade of the 205th Corps, Afghan National Army, speaks to ANA soldiers during the 2nd Kandak's Transition to Independent Operations ceremony in Zabul province, Afghanista... More

Pvt. 1st Class Terence Mayo and an Afghan National

Pvt. 1st Class Terence Mayo and an Afghan National

Pvt. 1st Class Terence Mayo and an Afghan National Police officer provide overwatch from the roof of the new Shajoy District Center during the center's opening ceremonies, Dec. 23. Provincial leaders were on ha... More

Afghan National Army soldiers applaud during the 2nd

Afghan National Army soldiers applaud during the 2nd

Afghan National Army soldiers applaud during the 2nd Kandak's Transition to Independent Operations ceremony in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 27.

Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez and Zabul Gov. Ashraf Naseri

Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez and Zabul Gov. Ashraf Naseri

Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez and Zabul Gov. Ashraf Naseri applaud during the 2nd Kandak's Transition to Independent Operations ceremony in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 27. Rodriguez is the commander, Intern... More

Staff Sgt. Donald Goodballet secures the area as U.S.

Staff Sgt. Donald Goodballet secures the area as U.S.

Staff Sgt. Donald Goodballet secures the area as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Karl W. Eikenberry tours projects in Qalat, Afghanistan, Dec. 1. Eikenberry was in Qalat to talk with Afghan government officials ... More

A young boy is directed home after receiving a winter

A young boy is directed home after receiving a winter

A young boy is directed home after receiving a winter hat, scarf and gloves from Afghan National Police officers during a wroowali mission to Bakorzai village, Afghanistan, Dec. 22. Wroowali, or brotherhood, m... More

Army Staff Sgt. Will Gingras pulls security at the

Army Staff Sgt. Will Gingras pulls security at the

Army Staff Sgt. Will Gingras pulls security at the Shah Joy Hospital, Zabul province, Afghanistan, while members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul talk with contractors for the Shah Joy Hospital expansion... More

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Barnett, explosive ordnance disposal

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Barnett, explosive ordnance disposal

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Barnett, explosive ordnance disposal team, prepares the detonator that will blow a rocket-propelled grenade found in a ditch near Sheik Mati Boys School in Qalat, Afghanistan, April 16. Membe... More

A C-130 Hercules prepares to drop supplies to International

A C-130 Hercules prepares to drop supplies to International

A C-130 Hercules prepares to drop supplies to International Security Assistance Forces assigned to Forward Operating Base Sweeney, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. Winds during the drop gusted up to 20mph.

Qalat Mayor Janat Gul, left, Romanian forces from Task

Qalat Mayor Janat Gul, left, Romanian forces from Task

Qalat Mayor Janat Gul, left, Romanian forces from Task Force Red Scorpions and Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul members assess a section of land off Highway 1, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 27. Ownersh... More

Two Afghan women return with their buckets after watering

Two Afghan women return with their buckets after watering

Two Afghan women return with their buckets after watering the soil at the Qalat Department of Women's Affairs, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 8.

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Arghandab

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Arghandab

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Arghandab detachment, enter the village of Deh Afghanan to meet with elders their, May 27.

Lt. Col. Andy Veres talks with Afghan National Army

Lt. Col. Andy Veres talks with Afghan National Army

Lt. Col. Andy Veres talks with Afghan National Army Col. Mohammed Dost during a shura at the Shinkai district center, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 22. Afghan National Security Forces in Shinkai district ar... More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul provide

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul provide

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul provide security while engineers perform a quality assurance, quality control inspection of a road project in Qalat City, Afghanistan, June 9.

Afghan National Army Capt. Jonbaz, center, talks with

Afghan National Army Capt. Jonbaz, center, talks with

Afghan National Army Capt. Jonbaz, center, talks with village elders during a trip to Naray Tuey village, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 18.

Afghan National Army soldiers drink tea while preparing

Afghan National Army soldiers drink tea while preparing

Afghan National Army soldiers drink tea while preparing lunch for a shura at the Shinkai District Center, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17.

An Afghan government official, left, and Afghan national

An Afghan government official, left, and Afghan national

An Afghan government official, left, and Afghan national police officers hand out humanitarian aid during a wroowali mission to Bakorzai village, Afghanistan, Dec. 22. Wroowali, or brotherhood, missions are des... More

Children from Daychopan district look through their

Children from Daychopan district look through their

Children from Daychopan district look through their school books as Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri talks with Daychopan district elders, March 29. The governor visited the district to discuss an Afghan Loc... More

Elders listen as Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri

Elders listen as Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri

Elders listen as Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks in Daychopan district, March 29. The governor visited the district to discuss an Afghan Local Police initiative.

Residents of Arghandab district listen as Zabul Deputy

Residents of Arghandab district listen as Zabul Deputy

Residents of Arghandab district listen as Zabul Deputy Gov. Mohammad Jan Rasulyaar speaks during a shura at the district center, April 21. The deputy governor was in Arghandab to validate the Afghan Local Police there.

Young children from Safidar village wait to receive

Young children from Safidar village wait to receive

Young children from Safidar village wait to receive a few winter supplies from Afghan National Security Forces, Feb. 1. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shinkai Detachment, visited the village t... More

Tech Sgt. Latha Caillouette, right, and 2nd Lt. Paul

Tech Sgt. Latha Caillouette, right, and 2nd Lt. Paul

Tech Sgt. Latha Caillouette, right, and 2nd Lt. Paul Knudtson, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, talk with a contractor about the location of the septic tank for the new Shah Joy Hospital expansion, Zabul p... More

Spc. Nicholas Hawley, Provincial Reconstruction Team

Spc. Nicholas Hawley, Provincial Reconstruction Team

Spc. Nicholas Hawley, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Arghandab detachment, fires his M-4 rifle on the range at Forward Operating Base Lane, Afghanistan, May 29.

Graduates stand in formation during an Afghan National

Graduates stand in formation during an Afghan National

Graduates stand in formation during an Afghan National Police graduation at the Qalat Academy, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19. More than 250 officers graduated from training and will return to their respe... More

Engineers from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul

Engineers from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul

Engineers from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul inspect an erosion control project under a bridge on Highway 1, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 23.

Sgt. Johnny Hoyos shows off his soccer skills to a

Sgt. Johnny Hoyos shows off his soccer skills to a

Sgt. Johnny Hoyos shows off his soccer skills to a student at the Sheik Mati Boys School in Qalat, Afghanistan, April 16. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul visited the school to assess the dining ... More

Spc. Jonathan Smith walks past a grape field as members

Spc. Jonathan Smith walks past a grape field as members

Spc. Jonathan Smith walks past a grape field as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and the U.S. Department of Agriculture visit a village near the city of Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 8.

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul walk

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul walk

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul walk through the Shah Joy bazaar during a quality assurance, quality control site visit, Jan. 18.

Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shinkay Detachment

Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shinkay Detachment

Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shinkay Detachment Team Lead Maj. Trever Nehls is given a turban by new Shinkay District Gov. Barat Khan during a shura, or meeting, in Shinkay District, Zabul province, Af... More

Security personnel watch the door as rule of law advisors

Security personnel watch the door as rule of law advisors

Security personnel watch the door as rule of law advisors from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division meet with staff at the Zabul Juvenile Detention Fa... More

Capt. Ryan Weld dishes up a bowl of ice cream, a rare

Capt. Ryan Weld dishes up a bowl of ice cream, a rare

Capt. Ryan Weld dishes up a bowl of ice cream, a rare treat, during Thanksgiving dinner at Forward Operating Base Smart, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 25. More than 200 soldiers, airmen and civilians are st... More

Mulavi Yousif talks to residents of Now Bahar District

Mulavi Yousif talks to residents of Now Bahar District

Mulavi Yousif talks to residents of Now Bahar District during an Afghan local police validation shura at the district center, April 20.

Staff Sgt. Will Gingras, left, and Sfc. Jeff Cesaitis,

Staff Sgt. Will Gingras, left, and Sfc. Jeff Cesaitis,

Staff Sgt. Will Gingras, left, and Sfc. Jeff Cesaitis, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, familiarize themselves with the area during a quality assurance, quality control patrol near the city of Qalat, Zabul... More

Afghans elders hold a shura, or meeting, in Deh Afghanan

Afghans elders hold a shura, or meeting, in Deh Afghanan

Afghans elders hold a shura, or meeting, in Deh Afghanan to discuss security and officially open the road from the city of Qalat to Arghandab, Zabul province, Nov. 21. Security was an issue on the road, but it ... More

Afghan National Police trucks carry humanitarian aid

Afghan National Police trucks carry humanitarian aid

Afghan National Police trucks carry humanitarian aid cross the Tarnak River during a mission to Khleqdad Khan village, Afghanistan, Dec. 19.

Army Sgt. Albert Smith crosses a river during a dismounted

Army Sgt. Albert Smith crosses a river during a dismounted

Army Sgt. Albert Smith crosses a river during a dismounted mission to Khwazi village, Afghanistan, Dec. 14. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul visited the village to survey a site for a future wel... More

Maj. (Dr.) Tracy Bozung talks with children at the

Maj. (Dr.) Tracy Bozung talks with children at the

Maj. (Dr.) Tracy Bozung talks with children at the Sheik Mati Boys School in Qalat, Afghanistan, during a dismounted mission there to assess the dining hall and kitchen for a future renovation project, April 16... More

Army Spc. Kevin Vo uses a fallen tree to cross over

Army Spc. Kevin Vo uses a fallen tree to cross over

Army Spc. Kevin Vo uses a fallen tree to cross over a canal during a dismounted mission to Khwazi village, Afghanistan, Dec. 14. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul visited the village to survey a ... More

Lt. Col. Trever Nehls and New York Times journalist

Lt. Col. Trever Nehls and New York Times journalist

Lt. Col. Trever Nehls and New York Times journalist Carlotta Gall talk with residents in Naray Tuey village, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 18. Nehls is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shi... More

Army Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks talks with

Army Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks talks with

Army Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks talks with residents of Khwazi village, Afghanistan, about the site of a well, Dec. 14. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul visited the village to survey a s... More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul look

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul look

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul look on as workers dig the foundation for the Shah Joy Hospital expansion, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 9. The expansion will add a new 16-room wing to the ... More

A rocket-propelled grenade sits in a ditch near Sheik

A rocket-propelled grenade sits in a ditch near Sheik

A rocket-propelled grenade sits in a ditch near Sheik Mati Boys School in Qalat, Afghanistan, April 16. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul were alerted to the RPG by one of the students at the scho... More

Dr. (Maj.) Shane McCauley reflects on the morning's

Dr. (Maj.) Shane McCauley reflects on the morning's

Dr. (Maj.) Shane McCauley reflects on the morning's events after a civilian bus headed south on Highway 1 rolled over leaving seven dead and more than 30 injured just outside Qalat City, Afghanistan, Nov 30. Me... More

Two Afghan women water the soil at the Qalat Department

Two Afghan women water the soil at the Qalat Department

Two Afghan women water the soil at the Qalat Department of Women's Affairs, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 8. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)(Released)

An elder from Safidar village maintains order while

An elder from Safidar village maintains order while

An elder from Safidar village maintains order while Afghan National Security Forces distribute winter supplies, Feb. 1. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shinkai Detachment, visited the village t... More

With assistance of a linguist, Provincial Reconstruction

With assistance of a linguist, Provincial Reconstruction

With assistance of a linguist, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul Commander Lt. Col. Andy Veres talks with Afghan National Police Executive Officer Jalani Khan during a trip to Shinkai district, Zabul provinc... More

Pfc. Brian Jackson pulls security as members of Provincial

Pfc. Brian Jackson pulls security as members of Provincial

Pfc. Brian Jackson pulls security as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and International Security Assistance Forces return from the Shamulzai District Center, Feb. 2. The PRT traveled to Shamulzai... More

A civilian vehicle takes advantage of a cleared Daub

A civilian vehicle takes advantage of a cleared Daub

A civilian vehicle takes advantage of a cleared Daub Pass after a winter storm hit Southern Afghanistan, Feb. 13. Afghan National Army soldiers used shovels to dig snow off the road in the pass. The pass links ... More

Two orange cones mark a downed power line after an

Two orange cones mark a downed power line after an

Two orange cones mark a downed power line after an arctic storm caused widespread damage as well as power and water outages on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 4 and 5. The storm, which blew up fr... More

Special operators pull security during the Afghan Local

Special operators pull security during the Afghan Local

Special operators pull security during the Afghan Local Police validation shura in Now Bahar District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 20.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Flenoury uses a fallen tree

Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Flenoury uses a fallen tree

Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Flenoury uses a fallen tree to cross over a canal during a dismounted mission to Khwazi village, Afghanistan, Dec. 14. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul visited the vill... More

Shajoy villagers pick up their winter wheat seed at

Shajoy villagers pick up their winter wheat seed at

Shajoy villagers pick up their winter wheat seed at the new Shajoy District Center after the center's ribbon cutting ceremony, Dec. 23. Provincial leaders were on hand to open the district center and speak to t... More

U.S. military members from Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. military members from Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. military members from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul talk with villagers during a visit to Mogul Zai, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Oct. 29. Afghan National Police officers distributed humanitarian a... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, left,

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, left,

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, left, receives a mission brief from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul Commander Lt. Col. Andy Veres during a visit to Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan,... More

Airmen, soldiers, U.S. civilians and local Afghans

Airmen, soldiers, U.S. civilians and local Afghans

Airmen, soldiers, U.S. civilians and local Afghans from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul celebrate New Year's Eve around a bonfire at Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan.

A U.S. mlitary convoy traveling south on Route Duck

A U.S. mlitary convoy traveling south on Route Duck

A U.S. mlitary convoy traveling south on Route Duck passes a tractor carrying wood and civilians, Dec. 21. With an unobstructed 360-degree view of the surrounding area, MRAP gunners are the eyes and ears of the... More

Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks assesses a well

Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks assesses a well

Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks assesses a well during a trip to a village near Shahr-e Safa, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zubul visited the village to assess future proje... More

Spc. Nicholas Hawley provides security as members of

Spc. Nicholas Hawley provides security as members of

Spc. Nicholas Hawley provides security as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Arghandab detachment, visit with shop owners and villagers at the Arghandab Bazaar, May 30. Hawley is part of the PRT's... More

A young Afghan girl takes care of her sister at a Qalat

A young Afghan girl takes care of her sister at a Qalat

A young Afghan girl takes care of her sister at a Qalat nursery greenhouse, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 8.

Provincial, district, local and military leaders from

Provincial, district, local and military leaders from

Provincial, district, local and military leaders from Zabul Province gather in the Tarnek wa Jaldak District Center during a mobile diplomacy shura, Jan. 19. The Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri also attende... More

Airmen and soldiers from Provincial Reconstruction

Airmen and soldiers from Provincial Reconstruction

Airmen and soldiers from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul watch a flares light up Qalat City at a bonfire just after midnight, on New Year's Day at Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan.

Senior Airman Visna UK, left, and Senior Airman Jarvis

Senior Airman Visna UK, left, and Senior Airman Jarvis

Senior Airman Visna UK, left, and Senior Airman Jarvis Robinson, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, relax after the all clear is given at Forward Operating Base Smart, April 25. The FOB was alerted to rocket... More

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Cesaitis signals to his team

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Cesaitis signals to his team

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Cesaitis signals to his team members during a dismounted mission to Khwazi village, Afghanistan, Dec. 14. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul visited the village to survey a... More

Zabul province Deputy Chief of Police Jalani Khan salutes

Zabul province Deputy Chief of Police Jalani Khan salutes

Zabul province Deputy Chief of Police Jalani Khan salutes graduates during an Afghan National Police graduation at the Qalat Academy, Afghanistan, Feb. 19. More than 250 officers graduated from training and wil... More

Shajoy District elders listen as Zabul Provincial Gov.

Shajoy District elders listen as Zabul Provincial Gov.

Shajoy District elders listen as Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during the opening of the Shajoy District Center, Dec. 23. Provincial leaders were on hand to open the district center and speak to th... More

Pfc. Carlos Ortiz, front, and Spc. Kevin Vo pull security

Pfc. Carlos Ortiz, front, and Spc. Kevin Vo pull security

Pfc. Carlos Ortiz, front, and Spc. Kevin Vo pull security outside the Sheik Mati Boys School in Qalat, Afghanistan, while members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul assess the school's dining hall and kitc... More

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Cesaitis secures a grape drying

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Cesaitis secures a grape drying

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Cesaitis secures a grape drying house before members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and the U.S. Department of Agriculture enter during a visit to a village near the city of Qala... More

Spc. Erik Martin pulls security, as member of Provincial

Spc. Erik Martin pulls security, as member of Provincial

Spc. Erik Martin pulls security, as member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division visit the Zabul Provincial Prison, Afghanistan, May 11. Spc. Martin... More

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Barnett, explosive ordnance disposal

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Barnett, explosive ordnance disposal

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Barnett, explosive ordnance disposal team, surveys a rocket-propelled grenade found in a ditch near Sheik Mati Boys School in Qalat, Afghanistan, April 16. Members of Provincial Reconstructio... More

Army Staff Sgt. Will Gingras, right, and Sgt. Walkerson

Army Staff Sgt. Will Gingras, right, and Sgt. Walkerson

Army Staff Sgt. Will Gingras, right, and Sgt. Walkerson Bastia return to the trucks after a mission to inspect projects in the Shah Joy District, April 9. Sgts. Gingras and Bastia are part of Provincial Reconst... More

An Afghan security outpost sits in the mountains near

An Afghan security outpost sits in the mountains near

An Afghan security outpost sits in the mountains near Daub Pass, in the district of Shinkai, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 20.

Spc. Daniel Scott pulls security inside the village

Spc. Daniel Scott pulls security inside the village

Spc. Daniel Scott pulls security inside the village of Bakorzai, Afghanistan, during a wroowali mission, Dec. 22. Wroowali, or brotherhood, missions are designed to bring the Afghan people closer to their gove... More

Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks, right, and Staff

Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks, right, and Staff

Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks, right, and Staff Sgt. Sean Quigley, center, conduct a canal site survey near Highway 1, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27. The canal is scheduled for cleaning and repairs... More

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during a

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during a

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during a shura, or meeting, in the district of Shinkay, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. The shura was held to discuss the issues of health, education, security, peace and reinteg... More

With the assistance of a linguist, Chief Warrant Officer

With the assistance of a linguist, Chief Warrant Officer

With the assistance of a linguist, Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks, right, talks with a land owner about irrigation during a trip to a village near Shahr-e Safa, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. Members of Provincial ... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz walks

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz walks

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz walks through the main military quarters of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul during a visit to Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan, Jan. 20. The visit was... More

Afghan uniform police wait to eradicate a poppy field

Afghan uniform police wait to eradicate a poppy field

Afghan uniform police wait to eradicate a poppy field near the city of Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 4.

Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during a mobile

Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during a mobile

Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during a mobile diplomacy shura in the district of Mizan, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 4. Provincial leaders were on hand at the shura to talk with locals about securit... More

Zabul province Deputy Chief of Police Jalani Khan,

Zabul province Deputy Chief of Police Jalani Khan,

Zabul province Deputy Chief of Police Jalani Khan, center, looks on as more than 250 officers graduate from Afghan National Police training at the Qalat Academy, Afghanistan, Feb. 19. Graduates will return to t... More

Almond trees in bloom line the valley near the Daychopan

Almond trees in bloom line the valley near the Daychopan

Almond trees in bloom line the valley near the Daychopan District Center, March 29.

Afghan National Army soldiers take part in a snowball

Afghan National Army soldiers take part in a snowball

Afghan National Army soldiers take part in a snowball fight after using shovels to clear Daub Pass after a winter storm hit Southern Afghanistan, Feb. 13. The pass links Zabul's capital city, Qalat, to the dist... More

Afghan Uniform Police search residents of Arghandab

Afghan Uniform Police search residents of Arghandab

Afghan Uniform Police search residents of Arghandab before they enter the district center, April 21, to ensure everyone attending the shura is safe. The Zabul Deputy Gov. Mohammad Jan Rasulyaar attended the shu... More

Sgt. Johnny Hoyos provides security as members of Provincial

Sgt. Johnny Hoyos provides security as members of Provincial

Sgt. Johnny Hoyos provides security as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul inspect an erosion control project on Highway 1, Zabul Province, Afghanistan, April 23. Hoyos is assigned to PRT Zabul's se... More

Soldiers from the 109th Transportation Company, Joint

Soldiers from the 109th Transportation Company, Joint

Soldiers from the 109th Transportation Company, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, receive a safety briefing before departing the Port of Valdez for Fort Wainwright, April 29.

Lt. Col. Trever Nehls and New York Times journalist

Lt. Col. Trever Nehls and New York Times journalist

Lt. Col. Trever Nehls and New York Times journalist Carlotta Gall talk with residents in Naray Tuey village, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 18. Nehls is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shi... More

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle kicks up

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle kicks up

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle kicks up dust as it travels north through the mountains on Route Duck, Dec. 21. With an unobstructed 360-degree view of the surrounding area, MRAP gunners are the eyes ... More

Spc. Robert Bell, left, and Spc. John Lombardo pull

Spc. Robert Bell, left, and Spc. John Lombardo pull

Spc. Robert Bell, left, and Spc. John Lombardo pull security on a hilltop while mechanics look over a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle after the brakes ignited during a return mission from Shinkay, Afgha... More

A Now Bahar District resident voices his concerns during

A Now Bahar District resident voices his concerns during

A Now Bahar District resident voices his concerns during the Afghan Local Police validation shura at the district center, April 20.

A Daychopan district elder expresses his security concerns

A Daychopan district elder expresses his security concerns

A Daychopan district elder expresses his security concerns to Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri, March 29. The governor visited the district to discuss an Afghan Local Police initiative.

Tech Sgt. Latha Caillouette talks with contractors

Tech Sgt. Latha Caillouette talks with contractors

Tech Sgt. Latha Caillouette talks with contractors about the location of a septic tank for the new Shah Joy Hospital expansion project, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 9. The expansion will add a new 16-room... More

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri, center, talks

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri, center, talks

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri, center, talks with village elders before a shura, or meeting, in the district of Shinkay, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. The shura was held to discuss the issues of health, education,... More

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during a

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during a

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks during a shura, or meeting, in the district of Shinkay, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. The shura was held to discuss the issues of health, education, security, peace and reinteg... More

Left to Right, Pfc. Jonas Hunt, Sgt. Josh Bembry and

Left to Right, Pfc. Jonas Hunt, Sgt. Josh Bembry and

Left to Right, Pfc. Jonas Hunt, Sgt. Josh Bembry and Lance Cpl. Eric Hedy check the status of a new recruit during in-processing at the Zabul Police Training Center, Afghanistan, Feb. 25. More than 250 students... More

Afghan uniform police use sticks to eradicate a poppy

Afghan uniform police use sticks to eradicate a poppy

Afghan uniform police use sticks to eradicate a poppy field near the city of Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 4.

Zabul Deputy Gov. Gulab Shah, left, alongside Zabul

Zabul Deputy Gov. Gulab Shah, left, alongside Zabul

Zabul Deputy Gov. Gulab Shah, left, alongside Zabul Deputy Police Chief Col. Jalani Khan, speaks to elders from the district of Shah Joy during a shura at the Shah Joy District Center, Zabul province, Afghanist... More

Afghan Uniform Police from Daychopan district stand

Afghan Uniform Police from Daychopan district stand

Afghan Uniform Police from Daychopan district stand guard as officials from the provincial capital Qalat as well as the Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri meet with tribal elders, March 29. The governor visite... More

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