Government and community leaders from around Kapisa
Government and community leaders from around Kapisa province were invited to Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier Sept. 13 for a lunchtime Eid al-Fitr meal cohosted by Task Force La Fayette and Kapisa Provinc... More
An Afghan citizen arrives at one of the 81 polling
An Afghan citizen arrives at one of the 81 polling centers Sept. 18 in Mahmud-e-Raqi District, Kapisa province, part of Task Force La Fayette’s area of responsibility. Each voter had to be searched by Afghan Na... More
Task Force La Fayette Police Operational Monitoring
Task Force La Fayette Police Operational Monitoring Liaison Team members arrive in Mollah Bashro to assist in the inauguration of a new Afghan National Police station here Nov. 2. The new police station was bui... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Cols. Curtis E. Velasquez (right)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Cols. Curtis E. Velasquez (right) of Abilene, Kan., and Michael J. Sierco (left) of Bowie, Md., stand ready as French Brig. Gen. Jean-Fancois Hogand, Task Force La Fayette’s commanding genera... More
French army Staff Sgt. Adrien Dupont and his dog Baxter
French army Staff Sgt. Adrien Dupont and his dog Baxter participate in the Battle Group Bison Stamping Operation in Sarobi District here, Nov. 11. The Belgian shepherd helped find several arms caches in the are... More
French Army Staff Sgt. Adrien Dupont and his dog Baxter
French Army Staff Sgt. Adrien Dupont and his dog Baxter participate in the Battle Group Bison Stamping Operation in Sarobi District here, Nov. 11. The Belgian shepherd helped find several arms caches in the are... More
Afghan policeman and French soldiers from battle group
Afghan policeman and French soldiers from battle group Allobroges, Task Force La Fayette, conducted a combined operation in Tag Ab Valley in order to estimate the security level and meet the people there, Dec. ... More
Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team members meet
Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team members meet with Gul Haidar, the Shast village elder and a former Mujahedeen commander, along with Shast villagers and former Mujahedeen members in Rokha District here D... More
Afghan National Police officials and government leaders
Afghan National Police officials and government leaders from around Kapisa province sit together to enjoy the lunchtime Eid al-Fitr meal provided by Task Force La Fayette and Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Te... More
An Afghan voter registers Sept. 18 with a local polling
An Afghan voter registers Sept. 18 with a local polling official in Mahmud-e-Raqi District, Kapisa province. The number of voters has increased in Task Force La Fayette’s area of responsibility since the last p... More
Nijrab District Deputy Gov. Mohamad Safi and French
Nijrab District Deputy Gov. Mohamad Safi and French Army Col. Georges German, the Task Force La Fayette deputy commander, officially inaugurate the first new Afghan National Police station in Mollah Bashro here... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Curtis E. Velasquez of Abilene,
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Curtis E. Velasquez of Abilene, Kan., cases the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team guidon as he relinquishes command of the PRT to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael J. Sierco of Bowie, ... More
French Army Staff Sgt. Adrien Dupont and his military
French Army Staff Sgt. Adrien Dupont and his military working dog watch their area of operations in Sarobi District here, Nov. 11. Thanks to the deterrent effect the dog had on insurgents and to its olfactory s... More
French army Staff Sgt. Adrien Dupont and his military
French army Staff Sgt. Adrien Dupont and his military working dog watch their area of operations in Sarobi District here, Nov. 11. Thanks to the deterrent effect the dog had on insurgents and to its olfactory s... More
More than 330 soldiers and 40 policemen were deployed
More than 330 soldiers and 40 policemen were deployed during a two-day combined operation in Tag Ab Valley in order to meet the local population and discuss on its security issues and the opportunity for develo... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Blevins (left), Panjshir
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Blevins (left), Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team commander from Oregonia, Ohio, meets with Gul Rahim, Shast village elder and former Mujahedeen commander, along with Shast ... More
French Maj. Gen. Pierre Chavancy, Task Force La Fayette
French Maj. Gen. Pierre Chavancy, Task Force La Fayette commander, addresses lunchtime Eid al-Fitr guests on Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier Sept. 13 before the meal, cohosted by TF La Fayette and Kapisa... More
An Afghan National Army officer and a French officer
An Afghan National Army officer and a French officer discuss the security of Kapisa province and Surobi District, Kabul province, Sept. 18. The French brigade, Task Force La Fayette is in charge of supporting t... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael J. Sierco of Bowie,
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael J. Sierco of Bowie, Md., stands before the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team guidon after assuming command of the PRT on Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier here Nov. 6. T... More
One of seven French forces military working dogs trains
One of seven French forces military working dogs trains with its trainer at Forward Operating Base Tora in Sarobi District here, Nov. 11. These German and Belgian shepherds participate in numerous missions in A... More
One of seven French forces military working dogs trains
One of seven French forces military working dogs trains with its trainer at Forward Operating Base Tora in Sarobi District here, Nov. 11. These German and Belgian shepherds participate in numerous missions in A... More
Afghan security forces and French soldiers from battle
Afghan security forces and French soldiers from battle group Allobroges, Task Force La Fayette, conducted a combined operation in Tag Ab Valley in order to estimate the security level and meet the people there,... More
Daniel Fredrickson (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Daniel Fredrickson (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers member with Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team and Battleground, Wash., native, and U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Phil Compton, Panjshir PRT engineer and D... More
Task Force La Fayette quick reaction force vehicles
Task Force La Fayette quick reaction force vehicles are parked and ready to support Afghan national security forces during the Afghan national parliamentarian elections in Mahmud-e-Raqi District, Kapisa provinc... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael J. Sierco of Bowie,
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael J. Sierco of Bowie, Md., takes a moment to address the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team during a transfer of authority ceremony on Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier her... More
A French soldier from battle group Allobroges, Task
A French soldier from battle group Allobroges, Task Force La Fayette, high-fives children in Tag Ab Valley while on a combined operation in order to estimate the security level and meet the people there, Dec. 1... More
Scott Davis (center left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Scott Davis (center left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction representative with Panjshir PRT and an Omaha, Neb., native, U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Jackson (center right), Panjshir Provincial Reconstru... More
An Afghan national policeman takes part in securing
An Afghan national policeman takes part in securing the roads in Mahmud-e-Raqi District, Kapisa province, during Afghan national parliamentarian elections Sept. 18. (Photo courtesy of Task Force La Fayette, ECPAD)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Jackson (center standing),
U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Jackson (center standing), Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team lead engineer and a South Haven, Mich., native, Scott Davis (center kneeling), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construc... More
With the help from an afghan villager, Daniel Fredrickson
With the help from an afghan villager, Daniel Fredrickson (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers member with Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team and a Battleground, Wash., native, records measurements of a c... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Blevins (right), Panjshir
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Blevins (right), Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team commander and an Oregonia, Ohio, native, meets Gul Haidar, the Shast village elder and a former Mujahedeen commander, in R... More