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Local Afghans from the Tagab valley watch the volleyball competition at the new sports stadium in the valley, Feb. 4. The new stadium was funded by Task Force La Fayette and the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction team, and employed more than 50 workers throughout the province to complete the project. (Photo by French Army Master Sgt. Sylvain Petremand, Task Force La Fayette – Public Affairs Joint Staff)

“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.”

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ashley Jackson, a medic with Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team, assesses the situation after the mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle she was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device in Kapisa province, Sept. 22. All of the vehicle's passengers survived the blast. Photo by Senior Airman Jason Troup

“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.”