America's North Shore Journal

An agreement for a new school to be built and a new bridge over the Kunar River highlight continued improvements in Afghanistan. An Afghan construction company here agreed with Task Force Mountain Warrior servicemembers July 29 to build a primary school in the province’s Qhargayee district. The new school, the fourth to be built in the province, will serve as the first primary educational center for the children of Miakhan Kac village and surrounding areas. Funding will come from the U.S.-sponsored Commanders’ Emergency Relief Program. All four schools are scheduled to open by spring. In Kunar province, July 27, the provincial reconstruction team assessed the Shigal district’s recently completed Bar Sholton Bridge. The bridge’s construction, coordinated and funded by the team using CERP funds, supports 50 to 60 vehicles per day and was … Read entire article »