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A U.S. Army instructor looks on as members of the

A U.S. Army instructor looks on as members of the

A U.S. Army instructor looks on as members of the Afghanistan National Army’s 3rd Kandak, 4th Brigade, 203rd Corps conduct validation exercises Nov. 23 at the Kabul Military Training Center, Afghanistan. The ex... More

Digging deep to build Afghan's future

Digging deep to build Afghan's future

Members of the Afghan Renewable Energy Department and contractors look on as exivation begins on the new biogas plant. The plant will serve as a training and testing facility for future plants through Afghanistan.

Showcasing new solar-powered lights in Kabul, Kabul

Showcasing new solar-powered lights in Kabul, Kabul

Showcasing new solar-powered lights in Kabul, Kabul Maj. Muhammad Yunus Nawandish flips the switch Wednesday to manually turn on the first solar lighting as more than 30 Afghan and foreign reporters, broadcaste... More

Gov. Romney addresses troops in Afghanistan

Gov. Romney addresses troops in Afghanistan

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to troops today at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters 37 Club here.

Mostly buried beneath the ground, the nearly complete

Mostly buried beneath the ground, the nearly complete

Mostly buried beneath the ground, the nearly complete bio-gas plant as seen from the surface is illustrated in this panoramic. The bi-products of the plant will be methane and fertilizer. The methane will exit ... More

U.S. Army Lt. Cols. Thomas Nguyen and Daniel Ooley

U.S. Army Lt. Cols. Thomas Nguyen and Daniel Ooley

U.S. Army Lt. Cols. Thomas Nguyen and Daniel Ooley inventory the new desks purchased for the Sir Asyab Girls High School Jan. 17. Behind them are piles of the splintered and broken desks being that are being re... More

CNO, MCPON visit Sailors in Afghanistan

CNO, MCPON visit Sailors in Afghanistan

U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughhead speaks to sailors at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters’ 37 Club here today. Roughhead and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Ri... More

A U.S. Army soldier gives young Musahi village boys

A U.S. Army soldier gives young Musahi village boys

A U.S. Army soldier gives young Musahi village boys each a five-kilogram bag of beans, Monday. The humanitarian aid mission was a joint ANP and coalition effort to provide blankets, jackets, ear muffs, gloves, ... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, learns about the adventures of U.S. Army Spc. “Doc” Ellis from his fellow soldie... More

An Afghan farmer proudly drives his new two-wheel tractor

An Afghan farmer proudly drives his new two-wheel tractor

An Afghan farmer proudly drives his new two-wheel tractor home from a mechanization ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 6. Fifty tractors were sold to farmers of mid-sized Afghan farms at a subsidized ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, fire

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, fire

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, fire fighter mentor, video tapes the progress of Afghan fire fighters during a live-fire exercise, Tuesday. The exercise required Afghan fire recruits to enter a b... More

Mohammad Karzim, fire chief of the Afghan Fire Department,

Mohammad Karzim, fire chief of the Afghan Fire Department,

Mohammad Karzim, fire chief of the Afghan Fire Department, observes two firefighter recruits as they put out a trailer fire during a live-fire exercise Tuesday. In addition to their normal fire gear, the recrui... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael Barrett, sergeant major,

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael Barrett, sergeant major,

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael Barrett, sergeant major, Regional Command-Southwest, shares an joke about holly sticks Friday from his fellow sergeants major trip to his regional command during the last day of th... More

Afghanistan Minister Ghulam Wardak, Ministry of Education,

Afghanistan Minister Ghulam Wardak, Ministry of Education,

Afghanistan Minister Ghulam Wardak, Ministry of Education, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Timothy McHale, deputy commander-support, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, cut the ribbon to officially open the new Sar Asyab Girls Hi... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, opens the final briefing of the professional development training of coalition s... More

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and Afghan celebrate the Afghan New Year today by planting the first 10 of more than 75,000 trees provided by the United States. More than 412,000 trees are sche... More

Pacific Council assesses ‘Rule of Law’ in Afghanistan

Pacific Council assesses ‘Rule of Law’ in Afghanistan

Six members from the Pacific Council on International Policy organization met with leaders at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters March 14 in an ongoing effort to assess Rule of Law initiat... More

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Harold Pittman, director chief

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Harold Pittman, director chief

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Harold Pittman, director chief of staff, International Security Assistance Force-Communications, and Dr. Hakim Asher, chief executive, Afghanistan Government Media and Information Center, wo... More

Transition of security responsibility begins with civilian help

Transition of security responsibility begins with civilian help

German Army Brig. Gen. Josef Blotz, spokesperson, International Security Assistance Force Headquarters, speaks of Afghan citizens’ involvement leading to the finding and capturing of a tractor and trailer passi... More

Two Afghan youths engage in a kick-boxing match Tuesday

Two Afghan youths engage in a kick-boxing match Tuesday

Two Afghan youths engage in a kick-boxing match Tuesday as part of a martial arts demonstration in Kazni, Afghanistan. The youths put on the martial arts demonstration for Deputy Minister Taimoor Eshaqzau, hea... More

U.S. Ambassador Hans G. Klemm, coordinating director

U.S. Ambassador Hans G. Klemm, coordinating director

U.S. Ambassador Hans G. Klemm, coordinating director of Rule of Law and Law Enforcement, and Deputy Minister Azhar, Ministry of Counternarcotics, cuts the ribbon to at a dedication ceremony for the new Afghan A... More

Standing outside of the International Security Assistance

Standing outside of the International Security Assistance

Standing outside of the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters building in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 3, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander, ISAF/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, and British Ambassad... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hannah Vigilla, a chaplain’s

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hannah Vigilla, a chaplain’s

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hannah Vigilla, a chaplain’s assistant from San Antonio, Texas, looks up smiling after talking to a newborn Afghan baby at the Afghan Children’s Hospital in Kabul, Thursday afternoon. ... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, speaks to troops at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Wednesday, after witnessing ... More

Members of the Rapid Fielding Initiative Soldier Protective

Members of the Rapid Fielding Initiative Soldier Protective

Members of the Rapid Fielding Initiative Soldier Protective Individual Equipment-Afghanistan, gather for a group picture with U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill (center), senior enlisted leader, Internatio... More

A U.S. Army major stationed at Kabul Afghanistan

A U.S. Army major stationed at Kabul Afghanistan

A U.S. Army major stationed at Kabul Afghanistan International Airport poses with Bob Griese, former football quarterback, Miami Dolphins, for a picture April 21 at KAIA’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation tent. G... More

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul,

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul,

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul, Afghanistan, had an opportunity to eat and talk with Mr. Daniel Ginsberg, assistant secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Air Force, for Easter dinner... More

An Afghan mason works on the condensation trap of the

An Afghan mason works on the condensation trap of the

An Afghan mason works on the condensation trap of the new bio-gas plant at the Afghan Renewable Energy Department’s main office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. The condensation trap allows condensation to be ven... More

An Afghanistan National Army soldier searches U.S.

An Afghanistan National Army soldier searches U.S.

An Afghanistan National Army soldier searches U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Deric Baser, ANA trainer, during validation exercises for the 3rd Kandak, 4th Brigade, 203rd Corps Nov. 23 at Kabul Military Training Center, A... More

Solar-powered lights illuminate the streets of Kabul

Solar-powered lights illuminate the streets of Kabul

Solar-powered lights illuminate the streets of Kabul for the first time Wednesday as vehicles pass by. The lights are expected to improve the quality of life for Afghans by enabling shop keepers to extend their... More

The newly-built classrooms for Sir Asyab Girls High

The newly-built classrooms for Sir Asyab Girls High

The newly-built classrooms for Sir Asyab Girls High School in Kabul received new desks this week as the school prepares for a grand opening ceremony early next month. Previously, the high school had three build... More

An Afghan National Policeman gives a blanket to a Musahi

An Afghan National Policeman gives a blanket to a Musahi

An Afghan National Policeman gives a blanket to a Musahi villager, Monday. The humanitarian aid mission was a joint ANP and coalition effort to provide blankets, jackets, ear muffs, gloves, socks, cooking oil,... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, and Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Safi Roshan visit Combat Outpost Char... More

Afghan farmers and media look on as an Afghan demonstrates

Afghan farmers and media look on as an Afghan demonstrates

Afghan farmers and media look on as an Afghan demonstrates the new two-wheel tractors at a mechanization ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 6. The farmers each received one of 50 tractors at a subsidi... More

Mohammad Karzim, fire chief of the Afghan Fire Department,

Mohammad Karzim, fire chief of the Afghan Fire Department,

Mohammad Karzim, fire chief of the Afghan Fire Department, observes two fire fighter recruits as they put out a trailer fire during a live-fire exercise Tuesday. In addition to their normal fire gear, the recru... More

Mezira Shirzad, Afghan firefighter recruit, coordinates

Mezira Shirzad, Afghan firefighter recruit, coordinates

Mezira Shirzad, Afghan firefighter recruit, coordinates efforts with the fire team coming behind him as his partner enters a burning trailer during a live-fire exercise Tuesday. Shirzad and his teammate haul a ... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Hector Marin, Research

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Hector Marin, Research

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Hector Marin, Research Development and Engineering Command, Army Materiel Command, discusses service members’ concerns over the mine resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicle at... More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Timothy McHale, deputy

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Timothy McHale, deputy

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Timothy McHale, deputy commander-support, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, shares the successes and improvements that he has seen in Afghanistan over the past year during the ribbon-cutting ceremon... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, presents a graduate of the Afghan National Army’s female Officer Commissioning S... More

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and Afghan celebrate the Afghan New Year today by planting the first 10 of more than 75,000 trees provided by the United States. More than 412,000 trees are sche... More

Afghan Maj. Gen. Zahir Azimi, spokeperson, Ministry

Afghan Maj. Gen. Zahir Azimi, spokeperson, Ministry

Afghan Maj. Gen. Zahir Azimi, spokeperson, Ministry of Defense, shovels dirt to plant a new tree at the Kings Tomb in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday. Four trees were planted at the Taap-e-Maranjan (King’s Tomb) Ma... More

An Afghan youth breaks through three, inch-thick plates

An Afghan youth breaks through three, inch-thick plates

An Afghan youth breaks through three, inch-thick plates of granite during a demonstration Tuesday at Kazni, Afghanistan. The youths put on the martial arts demonstration for Deputy Minister Taimoor Eshaqzau, he... More

U.S. Ambassador Hans G. Klemm, coordinating director

U.S. Ambassador Hans G. Klemm, coordinating director

U.S. Ambassador Hans G. Klemm, coordinating director of Rule of Law and Law Enforcement, and Deputy Minister Azhar, Ministry of Counternarcotics, unveils a dedication plaque for the new Afghan Advanced Border M... More

Standing outside of the International Security Assistance

Standing outside of the International Security Assistance

Standing outside of the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters building in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 3, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander, ISAF/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, and British Ambassad... More

Afghan Children’s Hospital workers and coalition forces

Afghan Children’s Hospital workers and coalition forces

Afghan Children’s Hospital workers and coalition forces members from ISAF move mattresses and frames into the hospital’s burn ward Thursday afternoon. The 12 beds were part of a humanitarian aid mission to help... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brigitte Barr, field detention

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brigitte Barr, field detention

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brigitte Barr, field detention site non-commissioned officer in charge, Task Force Duke, listens to questions Wednesday from U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted le... More

Ms. Tanya Caldwell, distribution expert, Rapid Fielding

Ms. Tanya Caldwell, distribution expert, Rapid Fielding

Ms. Tanya Caldwell, distribution expert, Rapid Fielding Initiative Soldier Protective Individual Equipment-Afghanistan, scans accountability of the tactical response uniform combat shirt before issuing it to U.... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Bailey, combat

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Bailey, combat

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Bailey, combat camera non-commissioned officer in charge, Kabul Afghanistan International Airport, poses with Mayra Veronica, model, for a picture Thursday at KAIA’s Mo... More

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul,

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul,

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul, Afghanistan, had an opportunity to eat and talk with Mr. Daniel Ginsberg, assistant secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Air Force, for Easter dinner... More

Two Afghanistan National Army HMMWV’s move into position

Two Afghanistan National Army HMMWV’s move into position

Two Afghanistan National Army HMMWV’s move into position to provide security after the lead vehicle in their convoy is disabled by a simulated improvised explosive device today during validation exercises at Ka... More

Showcasing new solar-powered lights in Kabul, Kabul

Showcasing new solar-powered lights in Kabul, Kabul

Showcasing new solar-powered lights in Kabul, Kabul Major Muhammad Yunus Nawandish speaks to a crowd of more than 50 people as he shares his vision for the street-lighting program. The ribbon-cutting ceremony t... More

An Afghan mason and unskilled laborer work on the

An Afghan mason and unskilled laborer work on the

An Afghan mason and unskilled laborer work on the condensation trap of the new bio-gas plant at the Afghan Renewable Energy Department’s main office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. The condensation trap allows c... More

An Afghan National Policeman gives a five-kilogram

An Afghan National Policeman gives a five-kilogram

An Afghan National Policeman gives a five-kilogram bag of rice to a young Musahi village boy, Monday. The humanitarian aid mission was a joint ANP and coalition effort to provide blankets, jackets, ear muffs, g... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Workman, platoon sergeant,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Workman, platoon sergeant,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Workman, platoon sergeant, received a coin from U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, at Com... More

An Afghan demonstrates the new two-wheel tractors at

An Afghan demonstrates the new two-wheel tractors at

An Afghan demonstrates the new two-wheel tractors at a mechanization ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 6. Fifty tractors were sold to farmers of mid-sized Afghan farms at a subsidized cost in an effo... More

Mezira Shirzad coordinates efforts with the fire team

Mezira Shirzad coordinates efforts with the fire team

Mezira Shirzad coordinates efforts with the fire team coming behind him as his partner enters a burning trailer during a live-fire exercise Tuesday. Shirzad and his teammate haul a 2.5 inch hose versus the typi... More

Afghan firefighter recruits carry one of their teammates

Afghan firefighter recruits carry one of their teammates

Afghan firefighter recruits carry one of their teammates from a burning trailer during a live-fire exercise Tuesday. As part of the exercise, the recruits demonstrated their ability to enter a burning building ... More

More than 55 command sergeants major from Army Materiel

More than 55 command sergeants major from Army Materiel

More than 55 command sergeants major from Army Materiel Command, U.S. Army Headquarters, U.S. Central Command and combat units around Afghanistan attended the Command Sergeant Major Sustainment and Equipping Co... More

A ceremony commemoriating the opening of the new Sir

A ceremony commemoriating the opening of the new Sir

A ceremony commemoriating the opening of the new Sir Asyab Girls High School building occured Saturday attended by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Timothy McHale, deputy commander-Support, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan; Afghanis... More

A U.S. Army trainer grades an Afghan National Army

A U.S. Army trainer grades an Afghan National Army

A U.S. Army trainer grades an Afghan National Army female cadet’s target during a live-fire qualification at the Kabul Military Training Center at Kabul, Afghanistan, March 1. Twelve senior non-commissioned off... More

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and Afghan celebrate the Afghan New Year today by planting the first 10 of more than 75,000 trees provided by the United States. More than 412,000 trees are sche... More

Lutfullah Mashal, spokesperson, Afghanistan National

Lutfullah Mashal, spokesperson, Afghanistan National

Lutfullah Mashal, spokesperson, Afghanistan National Directorate of Security, scoops a shovel full of dirt during a tree-planting ceremony at the Kings Tomb in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday. Four trees were plant... More

Two young Afghan children square off during a martial

Two young Afghan children square off during a martial

Two young Afghan children square off during a martial arts demonstration Tuesday in Kazni, Afghanistan. The youths put on the martial arts demonstration for Deputy Minister Taimoor Eshaqzau, head of the Deputy ... More

Afghan Children’s Hospital workers and coalition forces

Afghan Children’s Hospital workers and coalition forces

Afghan Children’s Hospital workers and coalition forces members from ISAF move mattresses and frames into the hospital’s burn ward Thursday afternoon. The 12 beds were part of a humanitarian aid mission to help... More

Senior enlisted leaders from Forward Operating Base

Senior enlisted leaders from Forward Operating Base

Senior enlisted leaders from Forward Operating Base Salerno and surrounding combat outposts stand with U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, speaks with Ms. Tanya Caldwell, distribution expert, Rapid Fielding Initiative S... More

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul,

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul,

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul, Afghanistan, had an opportunity to eat and talk with Mr. Daniel Ginsberg, assistant secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Air Force, for Easter dinner... More

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class George Amorginos, ANA trainer,

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class George Amorginos, ANA trainer,

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class George Amorginos, ANA trainer, 11B Infantry, role plays a member of the Taliban during validation exercises for the Afghanistan National Amy’s 3rd Kandak, 4th Brigade, 203rd Corps Nov. ... More

People gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony where

People gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony where

People gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony where solar-powered lights were turned on during at downtown ribbon-cutting ceremony here Wednesday evening. The lights are expected to improve the quality of life fo... More

This compilation of 30 pictures shows the inside of

This compilation of 30 pictures shows the inside of

This compilation of 30 pictures shows the inside of the digester for the bio-gas plant in Kabul, Afghanistan, nearing completion Monday. Buried nearly three feet underground, this chamber is approximately seven... More

A young Musahi village boy carries a load of rice,

A young Musahi village boy carries a load of rice,

A young Musahi village boy carries a load of rice, flour, beans, blanket, and jacket during the humanitarian aid mission, Monday. The humanitarian aid mission was a joint ANP and coalition effort to provide bla... More

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Safi Roshan

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Safi Roshan

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Safi Roshan (second from left) walks with fellow Afghan soldiers and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Joseph Pedroza (second from right), senior enlisted leader, ANA Development, durin... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, firefighter

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, firefighter

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, firefighter mentor, video tapes the progress of Afghan firefighters during a live-fire exercise Tuesday. The exercise required Afghan fire recruits to enter a burn... More

Afghan fire fighter recruits carry one of their teammates

Afghan fire fighter recruits carry one of their teammates

Afghan fire fighter recruits carry one of their teammates from a burning trailer during a live-fire exercise Tuesday. As part of the exercise, the recruits demonstrated their ability to enter a burning building... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Aubain, senior

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Aubain, senior

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Aubain, senior enlisted leader, Department of the Army Headquarters, highlights the improvements made to the Army Combat Uniform during a Command Sergeant Major Sustainment a... More

Afghanistan Minister Ghulam Wardak, Ministry of Education,

Afghanistan Minister Ghulam Wardak, Ministry of Education,

Afghanistan Minister Ghulam Wardak, Ministry of Education, speaks of the importance of community and individual involvement in education of Afghanistan children during the ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, Feb.... More

Coalition and Afghan National Army senior non-commissioned

Coalition and Afghan National Army senior non-commissioned

Coalition and Afghan National Army senior non-commissioned officers pause for a group picture to commemorate the completion of professional development training March 1 at the Kabul Military Training Center in ... More

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and Afghan celebrate the Afghan New Year today by planting the first 10 of more than 75,000 trees provided by the United States. More than 412,000 trees are sche... More

More than 300 Afghan youths attended a Youth Shura

More than 300 Afghan youths attended a Youth Shura

More than 300 Afghan youths attended a Youth Shura Tuesday in Kazni, Afghanistan, to make their voices heard by senior Afghan government officials. The youths put on the martial arts demonstration for Deputy Mi... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Skip Johnson, commander, Base Support

U.S. Air Force Col. Skip Johnson, commander, Base Support

U.S. Air Force Col. Skip Johnson, commander, Base Support Group, ISAF HQ, unloads a bed frame at the children’s hospital Thursday afternoon. The 12 beds were part of a humanitarian aid mission to help provide b... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, speaks to soldiers from the A-3/321 Field Artillery Regiment stationed at Forwar... More

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul,

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul,

U.S. Air Force service members serving at Kabul, Afghanistan, had an opportunity to eat and talk with Mr. Daniel Ginsberg, assistant secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Air Force, for Easter dinner... More

Twenty-eight new solar-powered street lamps turn on

Twenty-eight new solar-powered street lamps turn on

Twenty-eight new solar-powered street lamps turn on in Kabul Wednesday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by more than 50 people. This light turned on after Kabul Maj. Muhammad Yunus Nawandish spoke to a... More

Musahi villagers move through the humanitarian aid

Musahi villagers move through the humanitarian aid

Musahi villagers move through the humanitarian aid lines and receive bags of rice, flour, beans, a blanket, and a jacket during the humanitarian aid mission, Monday. The humanitarian aid mission was a joint ANP... More

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Safi Roshan

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Safi Roshan

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Safi Roshan talks with ANA soldiers at Combat Outpost Charkh, Monday, and listens to the successes, challenges and frustrations they are facing on the front lines.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, firefighter

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, firefighter

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, firefighter mentor, video tapes the progress of Afghan fire fighters during a live-fire exercise Tuesday. The exercise required Afghan fire recruits to enter a bur... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, fire

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, fire

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, fire fighter mentor, video tapes the progress of Afghan fire fighters during a live-fire exercise Tuesday. The exercise required Afghan fire recruits to enter a bu... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Defreese, senior

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Defreese, senior

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Defreese, senior enlisted leader, Regional Command-North, tests out sleeve buttons on the new army combat uniforms during the Command Sergeant Major Sustainment and Equipping ... More

Attendees of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Sar

Attendees of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Sar

Attendees of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Sar Asyab Girls High School in Kabul, Afghanistan, walk the corridors of the new building after the ceremony Saturday, Feb. 26. The new 17-room building complime... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, center, stands

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, center, stands

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, center, stands shoulder-to-shoulder with his Afghan National Army counterparts at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 1, after completion of ... More

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and Afghan celebrate the Afghan New Year today by planting the first 10 of more than 75,000 trees provided by the United States. More than 412,000 trees are sche... More

Deputy Minister Taimoor Eshaqzau, head of the Deputy

Deputy Minister Taimoor Eshaqzau, head of the Deputy

Deputy Minister Taimoor Eshaqzau, head of the Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs, speaks to a gathering of more than 300 Afghan youths during a youth shura Tuesday in Kazni, Afghanistan. The youths put on the mar... More

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Martha Herb, chief secretariat,

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Martha Herb, chief secretariat,

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Martha Herb, chief secretariat, Military Technical Agreement Joint Coordinating Body for ISAF, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hannah Vigilla, a chaplain’s assistant from San Antonio, Texas, m... More

Soldiers from Forward Operating Base Salerno provide

Soldiers from Forward Operating Base Salerno provide

Soldiers from Forward Operating Base Salerno provide U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, with specific capabilities ... More

An Afghan National Policeman gives a blanket to a Musahi

An Afghan National Policeman gives a blanket to a Musahi

An Afghan National Policeman gives a blanket to a Musahi villager, Monday. The humanitarian aid mission was a joint ANP and coalition effort to provide blankets, jackets, ear muffs, gloves, socks, cooking oil,... More

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Safi Roshan,

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Safi Roshan,

Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Safi Roshan, center, views the Combat Outpost Charkh, Monday, from a lookout tower while being briefed by local leaders about current conditions.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bernard McPherson, senior

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bernard McPherson, senior

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bernard McPherson, senior enlisted leader, Program Executive Officer Soldier, discusses ways to improve the tools available to war fighters during a Command Sergeant Major Sustainmen... More

Students of the Sar Asyab Girls High School in Kabul,

Students of the Sar Asyab Girls High School in Kabul,

Students of the Sar Asyab Girls High School in Kabul, Afghanistan, sing the National Anthem of Afghanistan at the ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating the completion of the new building. The new 17-room buildi... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Sayed Ali’Karimi, instructor,

Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Sayed Ali’Karimi, instructor,

Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Sayed Ali’Karimi, instructor, Sergeants Major Academy, teaches a class of 26 sergeants major about the principals of training at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afgha... More

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and

Civil and military leaders from coalition forces and Afghan celebrate the Afghan New Year today by planting the first 10 of more than 75,000 trees provided by the United States. More than 412,000 trees are sche... More

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