Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team commander U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Blevins of Oregonia, Ohio, speaks through an interpreter to engineer Ghulam Mahfooz, Panjshir National Solidarity Program managem More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Lamonte, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team vehicle maintenance journeyman and Burlington, Conn., native, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ray Contreras, non-commissioned off More
Afghan National Police Capt. Sefat Mire (left), a training officer for Rokha District, and U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle, senior non-commissioned officer in charge of Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Trainin More
An Afghan registers with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Hancock, assistant Panjshir Agriculture Lead, Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II and Monticello, Ky., native, before the start of the 2011 Panjshir Ag More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ashlee Lolkus, Task Force Red Bulls public affairs non-commissioned officer-in-charge, and Chandler, Minn., native, shows Rohubza Dousti, a trainer and supervisor at the United Nations Habi More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Hancock, the assistant Panjshir agriculture lead for the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II and Monticello, Ky., native, and Afghan Dr. Noor Ali, a Panjshir veterinarian, dete More
Finished products from the Panjshir Beverage Industry Ltd. water bottling plant sit in a connected storage facility Feb. 27 in Khenj District, Afghanistan. The water is piped in from a natural spring about 4,00 More
A young Afghan rounds up sheep for the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II members who will examine them for parasites in Khenj District March 5. The Kentucky ADT II examined more than 120 pregnant sheep More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle, senior non-commissioned officer in charge of Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training Team in Panjshir, and Marshalltown, Iowa, native, assists U.S. Army 1st Lt. Loren Nicholl More
A representative from Anaba District loads evergreen saplings into a truck after the Nowruz Tree Planting Ceremony in Bazarak District, March 28. The Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II donated 3,500 ever More
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Phil Compton, a Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team engineer and Doty, Wash., native, explains the cause of faults in a concrete beam to Afghan construction workers during the last da More
A Buzkashi player, takes a moment to rest during a game in Paryan District, April 7. More than 1,000 people including local Afghan villagers and Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team members attended the even More
Local Afghan men mix cement and shape rocks to rebuild a retaining wall in Anaba District, Afghanistan, April 9. The retaining wall helps protect the Froj Bridge from spring flood damage and is being restored b More
(From left) Dara District Deputy Gov. Abdul Hashim, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team commander U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Blevins of Oregonia, Ohio, and engineer Ghulam Mahfooz, program management un More
U.S. Air Force members of Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team participate in friendly competition during a volleyball game here, Jan. 14. The PRT holds weekly competitions to boost morale and encourage vari More
Afghan National Police Capt. Sefat Mire left), a training officer for Rokha District, and U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle, senior non-commissioned officer in charge of Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training More
Afghans register before the start of the 2011 Panjshir Agriculture Conference at the Astana Guest House here Feb. 2-3. More than 150 people attended the conference where the Panjshir Minister of Agriculture, Ir More
Abede Hakimi, a college student and literacy teacher at the United Nations Habitat, practices professional writing during a Women’s Communication Conference at the Department of Women’s Affairs located in Bazar More
Afghan Dr. Noor Ali (center), a Panjshir veterinarian, assists Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II members in examining pregnant sheep at a local farm in Anaba District, Feb. 9. The ADT II will examine mo More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Axel Torre, 62nd Medical Brigade and Carolina, Puerto Rico native, compares the shapes of the initial plastic to their finished bottle form at the Panjshir Beverage Industry Ltd. water bot More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Hancock, assistant Panjshir agricultural lead, Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II and Monticello, Ky., native, examines a sheep in Khenj District March 5. The Kentucky ADT II More
The Panjshir Embedded Training Team and Law Enforcement Professionals zero their M4 carbine rifles during a weapons qualification in Anaba District March 10. ETT and LEP met with several Afghan National Police More
Evergreen saplings wait for distribution after their delivery to the Panjshir director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock compound, in preparation for the Nowruz Tree Planting Ceremony in Bazarak District More
Broken concrete beams are placed out of the way during the last day of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team construction workshop in the Bazarak Municipality, March 28. Afghans from several construction More
A chapandaz, or Buzkashi player, rides toward the target circle to score during a Buzkashi game in Paryan District, April 7. More than 1,000 people including local Afghan villagers and Panjshir Provincial Recon More
An Afghan man uses a hammer to shape a rock, which will be a part of a retaining wall in Anaba District, Afghanistan, April 9. The wall, which protects the Froj Bridge from spring flood damage, is being restore More
A Gaywaj villager turns a valve to allow water to go through the micro-hydro system to begin power production following its ribbon-cutting ceremony in Dara District, Afghanistan, Jan. 11.
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Phil Compton, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team engineer, and Doty, Wash., native, spikes the ball into his opponent’s court during a volleyball game here, Jan. 14. The PRT holds we More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle (left), senior non-commissioned officer in charge of Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training Team in Panjshir from Marshalltown, Iowa, and Afghan National Police Capt. Sefat M More
Panjshir Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Mohammad Asif Rahimi, gives the opening remarks at the start of the 2011 Panjshir Agriculture Conference at the Astana Guest House here Feb. 2-3. More More
Mahtab Farid, a U.S. State Department public diplomacy officer, critiques a woman’s review of the Women’s Communication Conference held at the Department of Women’s Affairs located in Bazarak District here Feb. More
Afghan Dr. Noor Ali, a Panjshir veterinarian, de-worms a pregnant sheep at a local farm in Anaba District, Feb. 9. Ali is assisting the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II members in examining more than 1 More
U.S. Army Maj. Robert Paul, center, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native with the Cooperative Medical Assistance team, and his team tour the Panjshir Beverage Industry Ltd. water bottling plant’s new equipment Feb. 27 i More
A young Afghan girl holds a lamb born March 5 from one of the original sheep studied by the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II members during the second part of a sheep parasite project in Khenj District.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Roy Silhanek, Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training Team operations officer in Panjshir and Tama, Iowa, native, shows Afghan Brig. Gen. Qasim Jangalbagh, Panjshir Provincial Police Chief, how More
Scott Davis, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction representative with the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team and Omaha, Neb., native, shows the fault line in a concrete beam during the last day of More
Officials planted two evergreen saplings during the Nowruz Tree Planting Ceremony in Bazarak District, March 28. The Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II donated 3,500 saplings, which were distributed to t More
Chapandaz, or Buzkashi players, fight for a calf carcass during a Buzkashi game in Paryan District, April 7. More than 1,000 people including local Afghan villagers and Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team m More
A truck uses the Froj Bridge, the sole access point for more than 6,000 families in Anaba District, Afghanistan, April 9. The retaining wall helps protect the Froj Bridge from spring flood damage and is being r More
Gaywaj villagers observe the water flow from the new micro-hydro powerhouse following its ribbon-cutting ceremony in Dara District, Afghanistan, Jan. 11.
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Ashleigh Peck, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs Officer, and Beaver Falls, Pa., native, spikes the ball into her opponent’s court during a volleyball game here, Jan. More
Members of national and provincial media outlets attend a press conference held after the first day of the 2011 Panjshir Agriculture Conference at the Astana Guest House here Feb. 2-3. More than 150 people atte More
Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II members, U.S. Army Spc. Justin Allen (left), a London, Ky., native, and U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Combs, a Corbin, Ky., native, get to know a lamb at a local farm in Anab More
A sign hangs at the entrance to the Panjshir Beverage Industry Ltd. water bottling plant to remind employees of sanitation prior to entering the facility Feb. 27 in Khenj District, Afghanistan. The water for th More
Afghan Col. Muhammad Dost, Panjshir’s Operation Control Center Provincial deputy commander, fires an M4 Carbine rifle at a target at a small arms range in Anaba District March 10. The Panjshir Embedded Training More
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Phil Compton, Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team engineer, and Doty, Wash., native, dives to hit the ball during a volleyball game here, Jan. 14. The PRT holds weekly competitions to More
Afghan sheep are herded after half of are de-wormed and marked with blue spray paint in a controlled experiment by the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II at a farm in Anaba District, Feb. 9. The ADT will More
U.S. Army Maj. Robert Paul (center) with Cooperative Medical Assistance team and Sioux Falls, S.D. native, speaks with Haaj Kateb (far left), president of the Panjshir Beverage Industry Ltd. water bottling plan More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Loren Nicholls, Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training Team intelligence officer in Panjshir, and Ames, Iowa, native, speaks with an Afghan guard about his target after firing an M4 carbine ri More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Anthony McDavitt, Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training Team engineer in Panjshir, and Police Mentoring Team noncommissioned officer in charge, and Davenport, Iowa, native, makes targe More