WASHINGTON, March 31, 2009 – Next to a small village in Afghanistan’s fertile Jalrez Valley, a platoon of U.S. soldiers make the most of their small outpost on the front lines.
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE AIRBORNE, Afghanistan, March 9, 2009 – Coalition forces along Afghanistan's Logar River are sending a forceful message to insurgent fighters that the coalition will go wherever, whenever it wants.
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE AIRBORNE, Afghanistan, March 6, 2009 – The 10th Mountain Division troops in Afghanistan are building infrastructure, helping legitimize the provincial government and pumping much-needed money into the barren economy.
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2009 – Coalition reconstruction teams are planning road construction to open eastern Afghanistan to trade, education and healthcare.
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2009 – The work of a coalition reconstruction team is bringing hope to an Afghan province where people rarely have anything to look forward to.
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2009 – The Paktia Provincial Reconstruction Team works to separate Afghans from the insurgency that attempts to undermine coalition efforts.
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2009 – A security force keeps the provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan’s Paktia province safe as it travels around the region meeting with local leaders and helping to rebuild communities.
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2009 – A provincial reconstruction team is working to double villagers' access to medical care in Afghanistan.
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2009 – Afghans are working with the Paktia Provincial Reconstruction Team to help convince villagers to reject the Taliban.
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