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Afghanistan Opens First National Park
Many people were on hand as Bamyan Governor Habbiba Sarobi hosted the grand opening for the first national park in Afghanistan, Band-e Amir lakes, June 18. Guests and dignitaries from the U.S. Embassy, as well as government officials from throughout Afghanistan, gathered at the Band-e-Amir lakes natural dam to cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of Afghanistan’s first national park and reserve. “This inauguration symbolizes a turning point in our history and future,” Sarobi said. “We should … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Plant a Seed and Grow a Country
Task Force Warrior’s Agri-Business Development Team made progress on an experimental farm and a demonstration farm designed to increase agricultural production in the Panjshir Valley, June 13 and 15. “It’s important to develop this piece of land into something that can be used and improved upon in the coming years,†said Army Master Sgt. John Herron, an ADT agronomist and hydrologist. Herron went on to explain how the land has the potential to feed more than … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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
Bamyan Woman’s and Family Park
This is the phrasing for a small market / agricultural center being developed in a rural and isolated valley in Afghanistan. It is both an economic assistance program and a cultural and recreational center. A Soldier from the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team stands guard while Capt. Eileen Stiffey, Task Force Warrior project purchasing officer, and John Weckera political advisor to the New Zealand PRT, await access into the Woman’s and Family Park in Bamyan province, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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