Feb 8th, 2010
“People from Tagab are delighted to have this new sports grounds; young people will be able to practice their sports in better conditions, but this project also enabled to employ local craftsman,” said Mr. Najibullah, the head of the event. “It was really a good opportunity and we wish to take on a similar project.”
Nov 2nd, 2009
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.
Oct 24th, 2009
“Air Force medics need to know that we’re a changing military … We have different expectations now than we did ten years ago,” Jackson warns. “In other words, they need to be ready to pick up a weapon and go outside the wire when called upon.”
It was not long, in fact only a few days, before Jackson did just that, donning her body armor, grabbing her weapons and going on patrol outside the wire with the PRT again. When asked how she felt about the remainder of her deployment in light of surviving an IED attack, she replied: “I need to take care of my brothers, and now I know I can do my job … The rest of this deployment is going to be okay.”
May 20th, 2009
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 1,250 students currently enrolled.