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Spectators watch as competitors play Neza Bazi or

Spectators watch as competitors play Neza Bazi or

Spectators watch as competitors play Neza Bazi or tent-pegging, which is a traditional Afghan game where cavalrymen on horseback attempt to remove a small wooden tent-peg from the ground using a lance or sword ... More

Soldiers with Task Force Currahee, 4th Brigade Combat

Soldiers with Task Force Currahee, 4th Brigade Combat

Soldiers with Task Force Currahee, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, watch as bundles of fuel and supply are dropped into their landing zone. The supplies were delivered to them by the 101st Sus... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 20th Special Forces Group (SFG), Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 342 and Afghanistan Military Forces (AMF) Soldiers patrol through the mountains near Orgun, located in the Paktika province of Afghanistan. The purpose of the patrol is to establish an observation point while denying ease of movement to Taliban and Al Qaeda forces, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 20th Special Forces Group (SFG)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Orgun District State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Fred Gurwell, USA ... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 20th Special Forces Group (SFG), Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 342 and Afghanistan Military Forces (AMF) Soldiers patrol through the mountains near Orgun, located in the Paktika province of Afghanistan. The purpose of the patrol is to establish an observation point while denying ease of movement to Taliban and Al Qaeda forces, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 20th Special Forces Group (SFG)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Orgun District State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Fred Gurwell, USA ... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned C/Company, 1-505th Infantry, 82nd Airborne, patrols the mountains near Orgun, located in the Paktika province of Afghanistan. The purpose of the patrol is to establish an observation point while denying ease of movement to Taliban and Al Qaeda forces, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned C/Company, 1-505th Infantry, 82nd Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Orgun District State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Fred Gurwell, USA ... More

A view showing PG-2 grenades, PG-7 grenades, and PG-7 HEAT rocket grenades being kept inside a storage room at the Afghanistan Military Forces (AMF) compound located in the Paktika province of Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

A view showing PG-2 grenades, PG-7 grenades, and PG-7 HEAT rocket gren...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company 3-505th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct an inventory of various weapons and munitions being kept inside a storage room at the Afghanistan Military Forces (AMF) compound located in the Paktika province of Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company 3-505th Infantry, 8...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbines with 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, prepare to enter and clear a room, while searching for weapons at Objective Pickett, located in the Paktika province of Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, armed w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Joel Tejeda, 9th Psychological Operations Battalion (PSYOP), uncovers a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle found hidden with other weapons in a house at Objective Pickett, located in the Paktika province of Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Joel Tejeda, 9th Psychological Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

U.S. Army Command SGT. MAJ. Jeffery Hof, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry, and his interpreter, center, attend a meeting with governor of Paktika province, Gulab Mangal, right, in Sharan, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2005.  The meeting is taking place at the governor's compound in Sharan, and the topic of discussion is the ongoing parliamentary elections in Afghanistan.  (U.S Army photo by PFC. Michael Zuk)  (Released)

U.S. Army Command SGT. MAJ. Jeffery Hof, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Sharon State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BN (ABN) 508TH INF Sc... More

Members of the Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Sharana, Paktika Province, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony.

Members of the Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Sharan...

Afghanistan (Jun. 15, 2006) Members of the Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Sharana, Paktika Province, stand in formation during a promotion ceremony for U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist Matthew P.... More

U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist Matthew P. Julian from Greece, Rochester, New York, is promoted to Second Class Petty Officer in a ceremony held at Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Sharana, Paktika Province.

U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist Matthew P. Julian from Greece, Rochester...

Afghanistan (Jun. 15, 2006) U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist Matthew P. Julian from Greece, Rochester, New York, is promoted to Second Class Petty Officer in a ceremony held at Afghanistan Provincial Reconstructio... More

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division keeps an eye out for enemy activity from an observation post outside Forward Operating Base Tillman in the Paktika province of Afghanistan Jan. 4, 2007.  (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Justin Holley) (Released)

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Tillman State: Paktika Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Justin Holley, USA Rele... More

Two U.S. Army platoon sergeants exchange information during a rotation of Soldiers for an observation post outside forward operating base Tillman in the Paktika province of Afghanistan Jan. 4, 2007. The Soldiers are from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30t h Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Justin Holley) (Released)

Two U.S. Army platoon sergeants exchange information during a rotation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Tillman State: Paktika Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Justin Holley, USA Rele... More

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division keeps an eye out for enemy activity from an observation post outside Forward Operating Base Tillman in the Paktika province of Afghanistan Jan. 4, 2007.  (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Justin Holley) (Released)

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Tillman State: Paktika Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Justin Holley, USA Rele... More

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division keeps an eye out for enemy activity during a visit to an observation post outside Forward Operating Base Tillman in the Paktika province of Afghanistan Jan. 4, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Justin Holley) (Released)

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Tillman State: Paktika Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Justin Holley, USA Rele... More

ANSF save Coalition, civilian lives discover 2 IEDs

ANSF save Coalition, civilian lives discover 2 IEDs

Afghan national army soldiers from the 205th Kandak detonate an improvised explosive device discovered on a hillside in Sangin District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 29. The ANA soldiers found the IED wh... More

Afghan national police engineers

Afghan national police engineers

Afghan national police engineers prepare to render safe an improvised explosive device found along the side of the road in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Dec. 29. IEDs are the most prevalent insurgent tactic in... More

Operation Winter Stand aids remote villagers in Paktika Province

Operation Winter Stand aids remote villagers in Paktika Province

Army Capt. Rich Rivaux, a civil affairs team chief from the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, directs Afghan soldiers giving out humanitarian aid at Rabat in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2008. (U.S. Arm... More

A minister from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

A minister from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

A minister from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan addresses citizens of Paktika province during a Provincial Super Shura held in Sharana Jan. 28-31. More than 600 Afghans from all 23 Districts of Paktika att... More

Tribal elders pray at the opening of the Super Shura

Tribal elders pray at the opening of the Super Shura

Tribal elders pray at the opening of the Super Shura in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29-31.

Tribal elders pray at the opening of the Super Shura

Tribal elders pray at the opening of the Super Shura

Tribal elders pray at the opening of the Super Shura in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29-31.

U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Hill, a native of Lyman, S.C.,

U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Hill, a native of Lyman, S.C.,

U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Hill, a native of Lyman, S.C., and a truck commander for the security force element of the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team’s Orgun Detachment, prepares his Mine Resistant Ambush Pr... More

The Ali Haydar Primary School headmaster, village elders,

The Ali Haydar Primary School headmaster, village elders,

The Ali Haydar Primary School headmaster, village elders, village Afghan National Army chief and students celebrate the grand-opening of their first girls’ middle school with a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 3. Un... More

U.S. Army Spc. David A. Bryan, a combat medic with

U.S. Army Spc. David A. Bryan, a combat medic with

U.S. Army Spc. David A. Bryan, a combat medic with Company I, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and native of Albuquerque, N.M., checks an Afghan National ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Martin Jackson, a native of Clinton,

U.S. Army Spc. Martin Jackson, a native of Clinton,

U.S. Army Spc. Martin Jackson, a native of Clinton, S.C., and a driver for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team, stands atop his Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle before a recent mission from Forwar... More

Lt. j.g. Vince Lopez, a medical officer with the Provincial Reconstruction Team, is updated by Dr. Ahmad Baseer, public health advisor for Paktika province, on the available medical supplies in Sharana Hospital.

Lt. j.g. Vince Lopez, a medical officer with the Provincial Reconstruc...

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Mar. 22, 2010) Lt. j.g. Vince Lopez, a medical officer with the Provincial Reconstruction Team, is updated by Dr. Ahmad Baseer, public health advisor for Paktika province, on the ... More

Lt. j.g. Vince Lopez, a medical officer with the Provincial Reconstruction Team, studies a child's medical chart with Dr. Ahmad Baseer, public health advisor for Paktika province.

Lt. j.g. Vince Lopez, a medical officer with the Provincial Reconstruc...

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Mar. 22, 2010) Lt. j.g. Vince Lopez, a medical officer with the Provincial Reconstruction Team, studies a child's medical chart with Dr. Ahmad Baseer, public health advisor for Pa... More

A member of the Asymmetric Warfare Group walks soldiers

A member of the Asymmetric Warfare Group walks soldiers

A member of the Asymmetric Warfare Group walks soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, through “Glass House” drills during Focused Targeting Force training. The AWG, helped U.S. and Afghan securit... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Ricardo Mercado, a native of Philadelphia,

U.S. Army Sgt. Ricardo Mercado, a native of Philadelphia,

U.S. Army Sgt. Ricardo Mercado, a native of Philadelphia, and a military policeman with the 554th Military Police Company, 9th Engineer Battalion, delivers instructions to members of the Afghan Uniformed Police... More

Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team

Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team

Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Lang (left) and Lt. j.g. Russell Glass, assigned to the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team, inspect a road being worked on by local villagers in between Sharana and Mata Khan... More

Afghan Uniformed Police and U.S. Army Soldiers from

Afghan Uniformed Police and U.S. Army Soldiers from

Afghan Uniformed Police and U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Iron conduct a dismounted patrol in rural Paktika province. AUP in Paktika have recently stepped up their efforts in community policing, and have i... More

ANSF, 3-187 Combine to Defeat Insurgents, Seize Weapons, Motorcycles in Yahya Khel

ANSF, 3-187 Combine to Defeat Insurgents, Seize Weapons, Motorcycles i...

Soldiers from A Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry occupy an overwatch position during recent operations near the Yahya Khel District in Paktika province, Afghanistan.

Soil samples, Afghanistan

Soil samples, Afghanistan

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Lang assigned to the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) inspects soil samples field gradation particulate test which explains if there are excessive organics ... More

Afghan National Security Forces gather together at

Afghan National Security Forces gather together at

Afghan National Security Forces gather together at the new location of the Marjaneh Afghan Uniformed Police checkpoint.

Graduates of the Vertical Engineering Skills Development

Graduates of the Vertical Engineering Skills Development

Graduates of the Vertical Engineering Skills Development Workshop hold their certificates, July 5, while listening to Paktika Provincial Governor Moheebullah Samim speak here about the importance of keeping eng... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), get a class on the Vallon Mine Detector at Forward Operating Base Waza Kwah, ... More

Spc. Lee Garcia, a Forward Observer for Charlie Company,

Spc. Lee Garcia, a Forward Observer for Charlie Company,

Spc. Lee Garcia, a Forward Observer for Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, observes a nearby mountain during a mission in the Zirat Mountain Area, Waz... More

Combined Forces Kill 21 Insurgents in Paktika

Combined Forces Kill 21 Insurgents in Paktika

U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Wilson of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, provides security during a mission in the Zirat Mountain Area, Waza Kwah District, ... More

A group of Macedonian rangers (left) stand in formation

A group of Macedonian rangers (left) stand in formation

A group of Macedonian rangers (left) stand in formation next to a U.S. Army staff sergeant from Company D, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, an Army National Guard unit from Vermont. The soldiers and Mac... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Hanson of Charlie Company,

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Hanson of Charlie Company,

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Hanson of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, talks to locals about a local checkpoint in Waza Kwah District, Paktika province,... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, push barrels of fuel during a fuel drop at Forward Operating Base Waza Kwah, Paktika provin... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion,

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, are awarded Purple Hearts and Bronze Stars at Forward Operating Base Waza Kwah, Paktika pro... More

Governor Moheebullah Samim, the governor of Paktika

Governor Moheebullah Samim, the governor of Paktika

Governor Moheebullah Samim, the governor of Paktika province, cuts the ceremonial ribbon at the hand-over of Paktika’s cricket pitch in the provincial park near the governor’s compound, July 14. Samim participa... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Battery B, 4th Battalion, 320th

U.S. Army Soldiers from Battery B, 4th Battalion, 320th

U.S. Army Soldiers from Battery B, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division certify on the M777A2 155 mm Howitzer during Operator New Equipment Training in... More

Iron Rakkasans Conduct Successful Resupply Despite Insurgent Attacks

Iron Rakkasans Conduct Successful Resupply Despite Insurgent Attacks

Task Force Iron Soldiers drive through an Afghan village during a recent convoy of vehicles and equipment. The convoy was the largest resupply the unit has conducted since arriving in February. Despite encounte... More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Charles Evans, platoon leader for

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Charles Evans, platoon leader for

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Charles Evans, platoon leader for Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Ky., gives a mission briefing to a group of Afghan National Arm... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Pierce (left) a civil affairs

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Pierce (left) a civil affairs

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Pierce (left) a civil affairs team sergeant from Ocean Springs, Miss., and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Todd Mitchell, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team civil military operations chief fr... More

Lt. Col. Todd Mitchell of Bristol, Tenn., the civil

Lt. Col. Todd Mitchell of Bristol, Tenn., the civil

Lt. Col. Todd Mitchell of Bristol, Tenn., the civil military operations chief for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team, speaks with government officials from the Sar Hawza District center Aug. 15. Mitchel... More

Government officials prepare for an iftar dinner sponsored

Government officials prepare for an iftar dinner sponsored

Government officials prepare for an iftar dinner sponsored by the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Aug. 15. During Ramadan, practicing Muslims fast during daylight hours, pray more intently and observe ot... More

Shoes and sandals litter the entrance of a peace jirga

Shoes and sandals litter the entrance of a peace jirga

Shoes and sandals litter the entrance of a peace jirga held by Paktika Gov. Moheebullah Samim in the Khayr Kot Castle District center here Aug. 17. Gov. Samim, who was escorted by the Paktika Provincial Reconst... More

Waza Kwah Teachers Receive Back Wages

Waza Kwah Teachers Receive Back Wages

Local children who attend various schools in the Waza Kwah District of Paktika province will be back to school soon, as school teachers received their pay, Aug. 25 after a seven-month delay. When theft and corr... More

Army Capt. Dan L. Newman (right), commanding officer

Army Capt. Dan L. Newman (right), commanding officer

Army Capt. Dan L. Newman (right), commanding officer of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, with the assistance of a local Afghan man (center) and Staff Sgt. ... More

U.S. Army Maj. Charles Pastor, a native of New York

U.S. Army Maj. Charles Pastor, a native of New York

U.S. Army Maj. Charles Pastor, a native of New York City and 372nd Engineer Brigade surgeon, points to a slide during a presentation to Afghan medical workers on the human immunodeficiency virus at Sharana Hosp... More

Members of the 934th Forward Surgical Team unload a

Members of the 934th Forward Surgical Team unload a

Members of the 934th Forward Surgical Team unload a patient from the back of a field litter ambulance at Forward Operating Base Sharana recently. The 934th FST is a team of Army and Air Force medical providers ... More

Cousins Noor Mohammad and Kasim Mullah laugh when a

Cousins Noor Mohammad and Kasim Mullah laugh when a

Cousins Noor Mohammad and Kasim Mullah laugh when a nurse asks if they are twins at Bagram's Craig Joint Theater Hospital Sep. 6. Mullah sustained a broken leg and multiple lacerations when a bomb detonated in ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Pardo, a Kingsville, Texas, native

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Pardo, a Kingsville, Texas, native

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Pardo, a Kingsville, Texas, native and Shadow maintenance noncommissioned officer from Company B, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, su... More

A U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry

A U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry

A U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, watches over an area in the Waza Kwah District here during dismounted operations. The Iron Rakkasans passed the responsi... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Ashley N. Crim, a Valley, Ala., native

U.S. Army Pfc. Ashley N. Crim, a Valley, Ala., native

U.S. Army Pfc. Ashley N. Crim, a Valley, Ala., native and a food service specialist from 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepares freshly cut pineapple ... More

U.S. Army Pvt. Philip C. Brosch, a Houston native and

U.S. Army Pvt. Philip C. Brosch, a Houston native and

U.S. Army Pvt. Philip C. Brosch, a Houston native and motor-transport operator and helicopter landing zone specialist from 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Divisio... More

Texas ARNG Engineers Receive Combat Patch

Texas ARNG Engineers Receive Combat Patch

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lester Simpson, 176th Engineer Brigade commander, Texas Army National Guard, places a combat patch on the right sleeve of Burnet, Texas, native U.S. Army Capt. Thomas Loftis, Headquarters a... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alana Ingram, a native of

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alana Ingram, a native of

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alana Ingram, a native of Las Vegas, Nev., a broadcaster with Armed Forces Network Afghanistan based at Bagram Air Field, prepares to interview U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Black, a native o... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Armando J. Ramos, a mortarman with Company

U.S. Army Pfc. Armando J. Ramos, a mortarman with Company

U.S. Army Pfc. Armando J. Ramos, a mortarman with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and native of Victorville, Calif., and U.S. Army Spc. Michae... More

U.S. Army Spc. Adam C. Haas, a cannon crewmember with

U.S. Army Spc. Adam C. Haas, a cannon crewmember with

U.S. Army Spc. Adam C. Haas, a cannon crewmember with Battery A, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and native of Ionia, Mich., sites in the M119 how... More

U.S. Navy Reserve Petty Officer 2nd Class Juanda Arline,

U.S. Navy Reserve Petty Officer 2nd Class Juanda Arline,

U.S. Navy Reserve Petty Officer 2nd Class Juanda Arline, a communications technician for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team, performs communications security maintenance on a radio in a mine resistant a... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mark Lazane, a native of Apple

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mark Lazane, a native of Apple

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mark Lazane, a native of Apple Valley, Calif., works to win the hearts and minds of the citizens of Paktika province -- not with weapons and ammunition, but with words and imagery. At the... More

Gov. Moheebullah Samim, the governor of Paktika province,

Gov. Moheebullah Samim, the governor of Paktika province,

Gov. Moheebullah Samim, the governor of Paktika province, answers questions from reporters during a press conference following completion of the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team-sponsored provincial and d... More

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Hoyt, center, a native of Phoenix,

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Hoyt, center, a native of Phoenix,

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Hoyt, center, a native of Phoenix, Ariz., and the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, answers a participant’s question during a lecture at the Paktika PRT-sponsored provincia... More

Spc. Kevin Kasinger from Algonquin, Ill., a member

Spc. Kevin Kasinger from Algonquin, Ill., a member

Spc. Kevin Kasinger from Algonquin, Ill., a member of the Military Police Platoon, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team out of Fort Campbell, Ky. ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Martin Jackson, a native of Clinton,

U.S. Army Spc. Martin Jackson, a native of Clinton,

U.S. Army Spc. Martin Jackson, a native of Clinton, S.C., a driver for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team, pauses to receive last minute instructions prior to driving his mine resistant ambush protected... More

E. Anthony Wayne, the U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan,

E. Anthony Wayne, the U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan,

E. Anthony Wayne, the U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan, U.S. Embassy Kabul, speaks with local children regarding extracurricular activities available to them at the provincial park in the provincial capita... More

As part of the Steak and Ice Cream Express mission

As part of the Steak and Ice Cream Express mission

As part of the Steak and Ice Cream Express mission to boost morale for soldiers at remote bases, U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Preston, commander of the 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101s... More

Bebe Hoa, the Paktika Provincial Director of Women

Bebe Hoa, the Paktika Provincial Director of Women

Bebe Hoa, the Paktika Provincial Director of Women Affairs, places a cornerstone on the bottom of what will be a perimeter wall during the groundbreaking ceremony for a women’s health training center in the pro... More

Task Force White Currahee soldiers from E Company,

Task Force White Currahee soldiers from E Company,

Task Force White Currahee soldiers from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, take a break from walking up the side of a mountain in Charbaran Dist... More

Members of the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team

Members of the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team

Members of the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team salute during the playing of both the Afghan and American national anthems at a transition of authority ceremony here, Nov. 3. The PRT’s mission is to work ... More

U.S. Army Cpl. Sean C. Bruce, a motor transportation

U.S. Army Cpl. Sean C. Bruce, a motor transportation

U.S. Army Cpl. Sean C. Bruce, a motor transportation specialist with Company A, 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and native of Salina, Kan., picks up a pallet of... More

New women’s affairs director sets goals for Paktika

New women’s affairs director sets goals for Paktika

Hala Hushawa, Paktika’s new director of women’s affairs, meets with female engagement team members from the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team here Nov. 7. Hushawa and team members discussed the needs of Pa... More

Currahees hold Veteran’s Day remembrance ceremony

Currahees hold Veteran’s Day remembrance ceremony

U.S. Army Col. Sean M. Jenkins, commander of Task Force Currahee, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, speaks to soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th BC... More

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Daniel Oswald, Paktika

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Daniel Oswald, Paktika

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Daniel Oswald, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team administrative officer from San Diego, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Donald Liska, Paktika PRT administrative clerk an... More

Currahee Soldier awarded Silver Star

Currahee Soldier awarded Silver Star

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus (left), International Security Assistance Force commander, shakes the hand of U.S. Army Sgt. Donald Starks from Grayling, Mich., fire team leader for C Company, 2nd Battalion, 4... More

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus International Security

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus International Security

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus International Security Assistance Force commander, shakes the hand of U.S. Army Spc. Timothy James of Gilbert, Ariz., after pinning him with a Bronze Star Medal with Valor at Co... More

Currahees hold Veteran’s Day remembrance ceremony

Currahees hold Veteran’s Day remembrance ceremony

U.S. Army Col. Sean M. Jenkins, commander of Task Force Currahee, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, speaks to soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th BC... More

Being Muslim in the military, in Afghanistan

Being Muslim in the military, in Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ashley N. Avecilla, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs photographer from Soledad, Calif., helps with humanitarian aid donations in Paktika province Nov. 12. Aveci... More

Paktika Director of Information and Culture Bashir

Paktika Director of Information and Culture Bashir

Paktika Director of Information and Culture Bashir Mohammadi, left, and Paktika Gov. Moheebullah Samim, give the first live broadcast on The National Voice of Paktika, radio here, Nov. 14. The first broadcast b... More

U.S. service members from Forward Operating Base Sharana

U.S. service members from Forward Operating Base Sharana

U.S. service members from Forward Operating Base Sharana join Afghans to celebrate Eid at the governor’s guest house Nov. 16. Eid is an Islamic holiday celebrating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ish... More

Aircraft deliver pallets of supplies by low-cost,

Aircraft deliver pallets of supplies by low-cost,

Aircraft deliver pallets of supplies by low-cost, low-altitude drop to Forward Operating Base Waza Khaw Nov. 20. LCLA is an alternative delivery method for soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion of the 506th In... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron E. Shishido of La Habra, Calif.,

U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron E. Shishido of La Habra, Calif.,

U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron E. Shishido of La Habra, Calif., a food service noncommissioned officer from Company E, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, assembles t... More

U.S. Army Capt. Mike Butler, Paktika Provincial

U.S. Army Capt. Mike Butler, Paktika Provincial

U.S. Army Capt. Mike Butler, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team civil affairs team chief, meets with Mohammed Salim, Orgun District deputy director of tribal affairs at Forward Operating Base Orgun-East, No... More

U.S. Army Capt. Mike Butler, Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. Army Capt. Mike Butler, Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. Army Capt. Mike Butler, Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktika civil affairs team leader and Chicago native, meets with Orgun District Deputy Line Minister of Education Mohammed Aziz at the Orgun Teacher V... More

Afghan National Police line up outside Sharana Hospital,

Afghan National Police line up outside Sharana Hospital,

Afghan National Police line up outside Sharana Hospital, Dec. 4, for blood typing. In order to assess healthcare concerns and needs, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team routinely visits the hospital and meet... More

U.S. Army Spc. Diego Medina, Paktika Provincial

U.S. Army Spc. Diego Medina, Paktika Provincial

U.S. Army Spc. Diego Medina, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team infantryman from Boston, takes inventory of contents in a mine resistant, ambush-protected vehicle Dec. 14. (Photo by: Senior Airman Ashley N. Avecilla)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Enyzi, a 3-year-old

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Enyzi, a 3-year-old

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Enyzi, a 3-year-old Belgian Tervuren military working dog attached to Task Force Currahee, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, takes a break from training to paus... More

Doctor Baaz Mahmmadi, Sharana Strong Food contractor,

Doctor Baaz Mahmmadi, Sharana Strong Food contractor,

Doctor Baaz Mahmmadi, Sharana Strong Food contractor, explains the importance of the programs Dec. 27. Mahmmadi pointed to photos of malnourished children the program has helped. Strong Food provides families w... More

Juma Mohammad Zaduan, deputy governor of the Paktika

Juma Mohammad Zaduan, deputy governor of the Paktika

Juma Mohammad Zaduan, deputy governor of the Paktika province, speaks at the governor's compound on Forward Operating Base Rushmore, Jan 6, 2011. Zaduan was there to count the election votes for a new member jo... More

U.S. Army soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st

U.S. Army soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st

U.S. Army soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, do lunges as part of the “stress shoot” at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Jan. 9. The stress shoot is the final phase of the Toccoa Tou... More

A small shop near the road construction in Mata Khan.

A small shop near the road construction in Mata Khan.

A small shop near the road construction in Mata Khan. Mata Khan District is currently experiencing an economic boost due to the construction of a road that will eventually connect it with Zurmat District in Pak... More

Soldiers from Special Operations Task Force-East distroy

Soldiers from Special Operations Task Force-East distroy

Soldiers from Special Operations Task Force-East distroy a homemade explosives lab in Mohammad Ali, Paktika province Jan. 15.

The Baki Kheyl District sub-governor distributes

The Baki Kheyl District sub-governor distributes

The Baki Kheyl District sub-governor distributes humanitarian aid to the villagers through the village elders in Baki Kheyl District, Paktika province Jan. 16.

U.S. Army Col. Sean M. Jenkins, commander of Task Force

U.S. Army Col. Sean M. Jenkins, commander of Task Force

U.S. Army Col. Sean M. Jenkins, commander of Task Force Currahee, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, discusses operations in Paktika province with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, Combined ... More

Haji Ibrahim, an Orgun tribal elder and member of the

Haji Ibrahim, an Orgun tribal elder and member of the

Haji Ibrahim, an Orgun tribal elder and member of the Peace Council greets U.S. Army Col. Sean M. Jenkins, commander of Task Force Currahee, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, before the start of... More

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