Afghan Dr. Rahmat Gul from Geresk Hospital distributes
Summary
Afghan Dr. Rahmat Gul from Geresk Hospital distributes medicine to a local farmer as U.S. Navy Lt. Kurt Eifling, battalion surgeon with Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 8, looks on during a community health initiative in Kakar village, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 1, 2011. The intent of the CHI was to establish relationships between local residents and local doctors as well as to show Afghans the benefits of supporting the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan instead of the Taliban insurgency. Elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide regional security in Helmand province in support of the International Security Assistance Force.