KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Pfc. Kurt W. van Krieken, of Sisters, Ore., a rifleman with 2nd platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal, brings equipment to replace a broken well pump in the village of Kandagal in the Monagai District of eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Feb. 20. International Security Assistance Forces often visit Afghan villagers to check on their health, safety and welfare. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Albert L. Kelley, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dennis L. Famisan, a native of Honolulu and a section sergeant with the 2nd platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal, borrows a toy from a young boy in the village of Kandagal in the Monagai district of eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Feb. 20. The unit was there to drop off replacement equipment for a broken well pump. International Security Assistance Forces often visit Afghan villagers to check on their health, safety and welfare. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Albert L. Kelley, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gabriel C. Dearman, of Hattiesburg, Miss., a platoon leader with 2nd platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal, meets with an elder in the village of Kandagal in the Monagai district of eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Feb. 20. Recently, anti-Afghan forces fired a mortar shell into the village. The platoon visited to check on the health of a young resident who was injured in the attack. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Albert L. Kelley, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gabriel C. Dearman, of Hattiesburg, Miss., a platoon leader with 2nd platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal, meets with an elder in the village of Chowgam in the Monagai district of eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province. The platoon came to discuss projects the villagers might need, such as improved water systems or retaining walls. International Security Assistance Forces often help residents work with their government to improve local infrastructures. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Albert L. Kelley, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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