11 Kilometers of Pipeline
POL-E KHOMRI, Afghanistan – Soldiers from Provincial Reconstruction Team Pol-e Khomri in Baghlan province, in collaboration with Regional Command North soldiers, transported 11 kilometers of pipelines to Dahana-e Ghori district to help bring clean drinking water.
“ISAF provided the helicopters to transport the pipes because there was a lack of roads,†said Major Levnete Tabi, Hungarian Civil-Military Cooperation team.
Helicopters airlifted the pipes. Three German air crews flew in from neighboring Uzbekistan to prepare the cargo. The PRT Pol-e Khomri soldiers prepared and secured the site with help from Afghan National Security Forces.
“This project has both a civilian and military side. It was funded with money from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,†Major Tabi said. Afghans will lay the pipes with contractors from local non-governmental organizations.â€
Residents in seven villages have no access to clean drinking water and have to walk up to half a day to the nearest well, according to Lieutenant Robert Smidroczki, PRT Pol-e Khomri Public Information Office.
The pipeline should be finished in about three months.
