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Tagab valley in Afghanistan gets new sports stadium
Brig. Gen. Marcel Druart, Task Force La Fayette commander, visited the Tagab valley with members of the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team to open the new sports stadium in the valley, Feb. 4. The project was jointly financed by the PRT and the French brigade and was constructed by more than fifty construction workers from the region. For the inauguration, a volleyball competition was organized and made up of different teams throughout the province. “People from Tagab are delighted … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
French army takes up positions in Afghanistan
In the middle of October, 80 French service members, mostly from the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade, arrived in Afghanistan to form the Task Force La Fayette Headquarters. Serving as part of Regional Command-East, TF La Fayette will assume responsibilities Nov. 2. The task force will be made up of two combined arms tactics teams in Kapisa and Paktika provinces and an aviation battalion. When the French service members arrived in Afghanistan, they started their in-processing, and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Our Allies, War on Terror
Our Best: Senior Airman Ashley Jackson
A U.S. Air Force medic applied combat first aid to Soldiers when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22. Senior Airman Ashley Jackson, a medic with Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team, was riding in a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle with U.S. Army Soldiers as part of a mounted combat patrol mission to inspect development projects in the province. The team had completed its mission near Shohki village, and was returning … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Tents to Help Afghan Schoolchildren
Members of Task Force Warrior’s Provincial Reconstruction Teams joined forces with the local government here in late April to provide temporary shelter for local students whose school is in disrepair. The Shadhatay school, which would be considered condemned by most western standards, has numerous broken windows, holes in the ceiling and mold infestation throughout. Instructors at the school have been holding classes outside since the building, originally intended for 400 students, will no longer hold the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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