Zabul Province

An Australian soldier raises his country's flag during a service commemorating Anzac Day at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013. The observance, which falls on April 25 each year More

A Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector, also called a Husky, scans an area for land mines and improvised explosive devices during a route clearance mission in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 25. The Husky is a sing More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qalat State: Zabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qalat State: Zabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Gary Hillard, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qalat State: Zabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qalat State: Zabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qalat State: Zabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qalat State: Zabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qalat State: Zabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

An Afghan National Security Forces soldier passes out candy to villagers in Arghandab District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. ANSF, along with coalition forces, conducted a security patrol to the area. The combi More

An artilleryman from the Afghan national army's 205th Corps fires a round from a D-30 artillery piece during an indirect-fire support mission in Qalat, Afghanistan. The D-30 is part of a three-gun battery at Fo More

Mohammad Daud Gulzar in an undated photo obtained during a Jan. 21 coalition forces operation in the Qalat District of Zabul province in which Gulzar was detained. Gulzar is believed to have provided intelligen More

Demolitions explode, closing an insurgent route, near Highway 1 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 9. A large contingent of Afghan national security forces assisted by coalition forces blocked a common insur More

Zabul Governor Delbar Jan Arman speaks to the audience at a change of command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Lagman in Qalat, Zabul province, March 13. Governor Arman wished Air Force Lt. Col. Bryce Brakman More

Task Force Eagle Assault's OH-58 Kiowa pilots prepare for a mission in Zabul province June 10 to secure the area by air.

Staff Sgt. Guillermo Rodriguez, Task Force Eagle Assault's OH-58 Kiowa maintenance platoon sergeant, inspects a Kiowa in preparation for a mission to secure an area of Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 10.

With the assistance of Lithuanian and Afghan forces, Task Force Eagle Assault conducted a medical seminar June 1 at the Surri Bazaar in Zabul province, Afghanistan to educate local nationals from the surroundin More

Col. James Blackburn, the 75th commander of 2nd SCR, thanks his troopers for their commitment and dedication to the mission during an uncasing of the colors ceremony held on Independence Day at FOB Lagman.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Maria Leal Reynolds, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul knowledge operations manager, helps Afghan girls decorate new scarves at the Zarghona Girls' School July 8. Members of PRT More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul information operations officer, helps Afghan students decorate scarves at the Zarghona Girls' School in Qalat City, Zabul province, More

A newly renovated courtyard sits in the center of Bibi Khala Girls' School in Qalat City, Zabul province, July 9, 2010. The renovation project improved the quality of life and learning environment for nearly 1, More

An Afghan security guard secures the perimeter of the Zabul Provincial Hospital in Qalat City, Zabul province, July 11.

A dust cloud kicks up on the outskirts of Forward Operating Base Smart, Zabul province, July 11. Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul supports and facilitates the legitimacy of the Afghan national and local gov More

Lt. Col. Andrew Green, commander of 4th Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment receives the command Saber from Lt. Col. William Clark 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment Commander during a transfer of authority More

Pvt. Thomas Peddicord, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, personnel security detachment team member, secures the perimeter of the governor's office during a meeting in Qalat City, Zabul province, July More

Village leaders and members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul discuss the needs of the village during a shura in Zabul province, July 13. A shura is a traditional meeting where tribal elders discuss major More

U.S. Army Spc. Trevor Soltis, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul rifleman, provides security while engineers review a bridge project in Qalat City, Zabul province, July 18, 2010. PRT Zabul currently facilitat More

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Crosier, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul team leader, crosses a canal as Spc. Timothy Davis, PRT Zabul rifleman, helps him across during a dismounted patrol to meet with villagers in More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clarence Washington, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul security forces squad leader, walks up a small ridge while providing security during a shura a village in Qalat District, Zabul pro More

U.S. Army Cpl. Michael McGee, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul automatic rifleman, looks out across the city during a presence patrol along the outskirts of Qalat City, Zabul province, July 23. PRT Zabul su More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clarence Washington, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul security forces squad leader, takes accountability after an indirect fire attack in Qalat City, Zabul province, July 27. There were More

U.S. Army Spc. Derik Fiasco, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul automatic rifleman, provides overwatch for his team at a traffic control point outside Qalat City, Zabul province, July 29. As a combined team, More

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri speaks to a group of village elders about the best location for a new school during a shura in Qalat City, Zabul province, July 31, 2010. A shura is a traditional meeting whe More

Afghan National Army soldiers, partnered with U.S. Special Operations Forces, uncovered multiple weapons caches in eastern Zabul province July 31. The largest of the three caches was found in the Naw Bahar Dist More

U.S. Army Spc. Neal Perry, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul security forces grenadier, cleans a part of a "Ma Deuce" .50-caliber M2 machine gun during his spare time at Forward Operating Base Smart, Qalat C More

Zabul Provincial Gov. Ashraf Naseri hands volleyball equipment to a local volleyball coach in Qalat City, Zabul Province, Aug. 1, 2010. The equipment was donated by the Zabul Provincial Governor and Provincial More

Arghandab District Police Chief Qadir Khan explains the security situation in his district to U.S. forces during a meeting near Forward Operating Base Lane, Zabul Province, Aug. 4. Members of Provincial Reconst More

Arghandab District Police Chief Qadir Khan explains the security situation in his district to U.S. forces during a meeting near Forward Operating Base Lane, Zabul Province, Aug. 4. Members of Provincial Reconst More

U.S. Army Sgt. Keith Millstine, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul rifleman, looks for apricots in a village near Forward Operating Base Lane, Zabul Province, Aug. 6. The Arghandab River provides farmers in t More

A joint Navy and Air Force forward surgical team prepares a 15-year-old boy for a life-saving procedure Aug. 9 in Melikazay village in the Surri sub-district of Shinkay district, Zabul province. The boy's upper More

U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Murphy, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. Keith Millstine, members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, measure the dimensions of a room in a school near Combat Outpost Mizan, Zabul Province, A More

Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, provide overwatch for the rest of their team during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabu More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, speak with local elders during a meeting in a village near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan D More

Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment and Afghan National Police take a quick break during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabu More

Noor Mohammed, Mizan District chief, speaks to local elders during a shura at the Mizan District Center, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 28. Mizan District officials invited local elders to the shura to di More

Shah Joy District Chief Abdul Qayum speaks to local elders during a shura near Forward Operating Base Bullard, Shah Joy District, Zabul province, Sept. 2. Qayum spoke about the security in the area and the upco More

A Romanian soldier shows pictures of his family to Afghan children during a shura near Forward Operating Base Bullard, Shah Joy District, Zabul province, Sept. 5. Shah Joy District Chief Abdul Qayum spoke with More

Shah Joy District Chief Abdul Qayum speaks to local elders during a shura near Forward Operating Base Bullard, Shah Joy District, Zabul province, Sept. 7. Qayum spoke about the upcoming provincial parliamentary More

U.S. Army Capt. Maxwell Pappas, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul district support unit leader, looks at an irrigation system before a shura near Forward Operating Base Bullard, Shah Joy District, Zabul prov More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Williams, left, a medic assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, uses an interpreter to communicate with medical workers during an inspection at Shah Joy District Hospita More

U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Conrad, a squad automatic weapon gunner for Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and native of Bloomsburg, Pa., listens to two Afghan elders during a shura at the Shah Joy District Chief More

Afghan children look at their new notebooks during a shura near Forward Operating Base Bullard, Shah Joy District, Zabul province, Sept. 14, 2010. In addition to school supplies, the government of Afghanistan a More

An Afghan boy poses for the camera during a shura near Forward Operating Base Bullard, Shah Joy District, Zabul province, Sept. 15, 2010. Shah Joy District Chief Abdul Qayum spoke to elders about the upcoming p More

Afghan Nation Army soldiers disembark an MI-17 helicopter in Qalat, Afghanistan. Additionally to delivering ballots and transporting election officials to locations that are too dangerous or remote for ground t More

Shah Joy District Chief Abdul Qayum ties red cloth to a member of Arbakai's arm during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Varner, Shah Joy District, Zabul province, Sept. 16. The red cloth denotes members of More

Members of Arbakai stand in formation after receiving their red armband during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Varner, Shah Joy District, Zabul province, Sept. 16, 2010. Arbakai, part of the commerce stabi More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Rebecca Heyse, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul information operations officer, listens as local officials discuss leadership techniques during a leadership conference in Qalat City, More

Zabul Deputy Gov. Haji Gulab Shah walks around the Surri Comprehensive Health Clinic construction site with Afghan National Army officers during a cornerstone laying ceremony for the clinic near Forward Operati More

Task Force Eagle Assault, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilots conduct reconnaissance and security operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan, protecting More

Task Force Eagle Assault, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots conduct a test fire before reconnaissance and security operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan.

Soldiers of Task Force Eagle Assault, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division at Forward Operating Base Wolverine in Zabul province, Afghanistan fill out forms before recording their holiday gree More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Weston draws a blood sample from a goat while U.S. Army Maj. Willie Chapple assists. Weston and Chapple are members of Arkansas Agribusiness Development Team 2 currently serving More

Capt. John D. Garvin, an air mobility liaison officer assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., stands with Lt. Slorea, his Romanian drop zone controller student More

Capt. Edward Ciccarelli, left, and Mark Bridges, inspect the Qalat prison septic tank during a quality assurance, quality control mission in Qalat, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul eng More

District and provincial leaders listen to Afghan Deputy Minister of Counter Narcotics Mohammad Ibrahim Azhar during a visit to Qalat, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. Minister Azhar was visiting Qalat to meet with provinc More

Army Pfc. Carlos Ortiz stands guard while Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul engineers show contractors a proposed bridge erosion control site near Qalat, Afghanistan, Dec. 13. The PRT is comprised of Air For More

Helping Hands: 2SCR Regimental Command Sgt. Major Mark Morris poses for a photo with some of the students who volunteer their time to fill care packages for all the Wounded Warriors at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

MJ Jones talks with the Zabul Provincial Governor Naseri about the Peace and Reintegration process.

School House: Angela Grant leads a discussion during the government class held at Forward Operating Base Apache.

Victory: A graduate of the ANA Academy at Forward Operating Base Eagle proudly displays his diploma to his classmates.

A member of the security force platoon for Arkansas Agribusiness Development Team 2 provides perimeter security for an agriculture shura near Shar-e-safa, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The hill in the background More

Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of International Security Assistance Force and commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, shakes hands with 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Trooper, Sgt. Alexis Means of Durham, N.C. More

Spc. Tabitha Wert, Arkansas Agribusiness Development Team 2, pulls security outside ShaJoy, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Wert is a member of the security force platoon for ADT 2 currently serving in Afghanistan More

On Guard: An ANA soldier pulls security for a partnered team as they enter the village of Tulak during an air Assault mission on Sunday, Feb 6. (Photo by: Sgt. Jerry Wilson)

Spc. Hunter Lefever, Arkansas Agribusiness Development Team 2, enrolls a Pashtun tribesman into the Biometric Automated Toolset prior to a shura in the Surri District of Zabul province, Afghanistan. Lefever is More

Staff Sgt. Rebecca Barnello, Arkansas Agribusiness Development Team 2, distributes identification badges prior to a shura in the Surri District of Zabul province, Afghanistan. Barnello is a member of the Agri-s More

Col. James Blackburn, the 75th colonel of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, left, sits down to discuss issues with a tribal elder in Spin Boldak.

Gifts: Workers unload warm blankets for the inmates at the Zabul Provincial Prison courtesy of the Rule of Law Program.

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ralph Aguon, Security Force Assistant Team 32, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, Hawaii National Guard, greets an Afghan National Army soldier prior to an Afghan-led combat foot patrol t More

U.S. Army Chaplain Lt. Col. Jerome Fehn, a Catholic priest and the base chaplain for Camp Life Support Area, Ali Asalim Air Base, Kuwait, blesses bread for a communion service while visiting Forward Operating B More

The Zabul provincial chief of police inspects a squad of Afghan National Police at the district center at Deh Chopan in Zabul province, May 23. The provincial governor, chief of police, and other senior ministe More

Spc. Katie Holt paints the 'toenails' of a hen held by Sgt. Savanna Smith. The hen is one of several chickens maintained by Arkansas Agribusiness Development Team 2. Holt and Smith are serving in Zabul province More

Minister Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, chief executive of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program, (center-right with black blazer), Qazi Mohammad Amin Qaqad, member of the Kabul High Peace Council, (cente More

1st Stryker Brigade combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, stationed out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, is now a member of the International Security Assistance Forces in Zabul, Afghanistan, in support of Operation More

Lt. Col. Omar J. Jones, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment commander, and Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Christopher M. Martinez, 2/2 SCR senior non-commissioned officer in charge, case the 2/2 SCR colors during a tran More

A security force member for Arkansas Agribusiness Development Team 2 draws a couple of curious onlookers while providing perimeter security for an agriculture seminar in Arghandab District, Zabul province, Afghanistan.

Spc. Robert Ratliff and Sgt. Jeremy Higgs, Arkansas Agribusiness Development Team 2, stand guard at an entry control point during an agricultural seminar being held at the Arghandab District Center, Zabul provi More

Col. Todd. R. Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and the senior non-commissioned officer in charge, Command Sgt. Maj. Bernie Knight, salute the colors during the nat More

U.S. Army Spc. Ann Santillan, a LaGrange, Ga., native and medic assigned to the Brigade Support Medical Company, 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, carries More

Staff Sgt. Joe Rusk, an infantryman assigned to the Tactical Assault Command, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scans the mountaintops in Afghanistan from a Blackhawk helicopter May 21, 2011.

Rex, a military working dog belonging to Combined Team Zabul, attacks the training sleeve of Air Force Capt. Craig Phelps at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan, May 24, 2011. Rex is just one of many wor More

A fire extinguisher used by Stryker soldiers who embrace fire safety.

Army Pfc. Bernard Knolle, a fire support specialist assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based out of Fort Wainwright ,Alaska, legs presses during his daily workout routine. K More

Pfc. Bridget Cooper, a Las Cruces, N.M. native and supply clerk assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, holds a photo of her four children who are currently back in the U.S. Coo More

A coalition special operations team member provides overwatch on a mountain while on a combat reconnaissance patrol in Zabul, Afghanistan, June 6. Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class William S. Parker)

Master Sgt. Brian Crist, the senior career counselor for the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, wraps his arm around son Daren Crist, an Imagery Analyst for the 1/25th SBCT at Forward Oper More

Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Brooks inspects a canal project site in Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 14. Brooks is an engineer assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

Romanian Sgt. Marin Jonesco, a scout with the 26th Infantry Battalion "Red Scorpions" and U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Lopez, a military policeman assigned to the 148th MP company, Combined Team Zabul, search for sign More

A U.S. Special Operations team member assumes an overwatch position from the top of a mud hut during a combat operation in the Deh Chopan District of Zabul province, June 23. U.S. Special Operations Forces, par More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Aaron Frazier and his wife, 1st Lt. Heather Frazier, both personnel officers assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, take More