Paktika Gov. Moheebullah Samim, along with fellow provincial government officials, plants a tree March 21. Government officials planted the tree on the Afghan New Year to symbolize a new beginning and to set an More
An Afghan girl attends a female engagement team meeting in Balish Kalay Village, Urgun District, Afghanistan, March 27. Women and children attended the meeting with the FET of Paktika Provincial Reconstruction More
Members of Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team visit Khullafai Rashedeen School in Ali Haydar, Afghanistan, March 28. The PRT brought school supplies and rule of law comic books to the Urgun deputy director More
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Butler, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Urgun civil affairs team chief from Chicago, gives an Afghan boy a wooden, toy car March 28. The PRT met with Khallafai Rashedeen students More
Two youth shura attendees look through backpacks filled with school supplies April 4. The provincial government, in coordination with the Ministry of Youth Affairs, held a youth shura for more than 300 of Pakti More
Fraiba Nasiri, Kabul’s Ambassador Small Grant program director, translates between English, Dari and Pashto during a female engagement meeting April 7.The FET regularly meets with Paktika’s Department of Women’ More
Paktika government officials attend the provincial development plan review and validation shura in Sharana June 1. Paktika’s government directors worked to develop five-year plans for the province, prioritizing More
Yama Toulah, Lincoln Learning Center coordinator, answers questions about the new facility at the Sharana Library, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 1. This LLC is the 13th of its kind in Afghanistan. The cen More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Torrean Clarke, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team corpsman from Neptune, N.J., is promoted June 10. Clarke earned the combat action ribbon and was recently combat meritor More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Neng Yang, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team engineering administrative technician from Sheboygan, Wis., secures the perimeter of Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanist More
Ty Colvin (left), wife of Capt. Neil Colvin, 91st Security Forces Group Tactical Response Force operations officer, and Senior Airman Richard Ste Croix, 91st SFS TRF marksman, works with TRF volunteers in a doc More
An Afghan and his horse rest following a customary horseback riding demonstration during the Nawroz celebration at the governor’s compound March 21. Nawroz is a cultural holiday rooting from Iran, and is celebr More
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Butler, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Urgun civil affairs team chief from Chicago, and Mohammad Aziz, Paktika Urgun District Deputy Director of Education, meet with the teachers More
Teachers at Abu Herera School pass out rule of law comic books to first graders March 27. Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team spent time meeting with students and teachers on their first day at school follow More
Afghan women meet with the female engagement team of Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team in Balish Kalay Village, Urgun District, Afghanistan, March 27. The women are eager to begin a sewing program supporte More
Abdullah Jan, a 12-year-old student from Sharan District, Afghanistan, attends a youth shura April 4. The provincial government, in coordination with the Ministry of Youth Affairs, hosted a youth shura for more More
U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Tamora Holland(left), Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team physician assistant from Pittsburgh, Dr. Bibi Hawa (center), Paktika Department of Women’s Affairs diretor, and Deanna Sahibzai, P More
U.S. Navy Lt. Mike Hammond, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team information operations officer from Huntsville, Ala., and Noor Mutaj (center right), Paktika PRT cultural adviser, interact with the education More
Justin Kolbeck, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team U.S. Department of State political adviser, speaks with students of Ali Baba High School about the free Internet at the Lincoln Learning Center at the Shar More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Neng Yang, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team engineering administrative technician from Sheboygan, Wis., ensures project payments are processed at the finance office, Forw More
91st Security Forces Group Tactical Response Force airmen participate in a doctoral physical assessment here, Sept. 9. TRF volunteers performed exercises with and without full battle gear to demonstrate how the More
Paktika Director of Women’s Affairs, Dr. Bibi Hawa, serves a fruit salad, or Haft Mewa, during a Nawroz celebration March 21. In Afghanistan, Haft Mewa is presented instead of the traditional Iranian Haft Sin d More
An Afghan woman receives first aid from coalition forces in Balish Kalay Village, Urgun District, Afghanistan, March 27. The Paktika Female Engagement Team attended a meeting with women from Balish Kalay Villag More
Fawzia, an 11-year-old student at Abu Herera School, reads a rule of law comic book March 27. The Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team members met with teachers and students during their first day of school f More
A young Afghan boy writes about his desire to be a doctor during a youth shura April 4. Shura attendees received school supplies and copies of the Afghan constitution following the shura. The provincial governm More
Dr. Bibi Hawa, Paktika provincial director of the Department of Women’s Affairs, and Deanna Sahibzai, Paktika women’s affairs council member, speaks to coalition forces during a female engagement meeting April More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Neng Yang, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team engineering administrative technician from Sheboygan, Wis., works with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Boggs, 217th Finance disbur More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Emily Chilson, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team female engagement team member from Memphis, Tenn., distributes humanitarian assistance to women from Balish Kalay Village, Urgun Dist More
Najia Bakerkhel, Paktika’s only female Wolesi Jirga representative, speaks to Paktika youth April 4. Bakerkhel noted her pride in Paktika’s youth for not resorting to violence in response to the recent Florida More
Dr. Amina, Paktika Provincial Council member, discusses projects and programs during the provincial development plan review and validation shura in Sharana June 1. Amina showed great initiative in planning for More
Yama Toulah (center), Lincoln Learning Center coordinator, answers questions about the new facility at the Sharana Library, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 1. This LLC is the 13th of its kind in Afghanistan More
Sar Hawza Wal, a local journalist, speaks at the Paktika Youth Shura April 4. The provincial government, in coordination with the Ministry of Youth Affairs, held a youth shura for more than 300 of Paktika's you More
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Doug Thompson, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team medical noncommissioned officer-in-charge from Dayton, Ohio, interacts with Paktika government officials in Sharana June 1. Pa More