NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David C. Briggs, of Rochester, N.Y., the squad leader for 1st squad, military police platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gryphon, shakes hands with a young villager in the Surkh-Rod district of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, March 10. International Security Assistance Forces were there to view the future location of a carpet factory. ISAF regularly patrols the district, ensuring security and timely implementation of community development projects. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Albert L. Kelley, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Isaiah R. Oliver, of Columbia, S.C., a team leader with 1st squad, military police platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gryphon, talks with a villager in the Surkh-Rod District of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, March 10. International Security Assistance Forces were there to view the future location of a carpet factory. ISAF regularly patrols the district, ensuring security and timely implementation of community development projects. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Albert L. Kelley, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Ramiro Garcia, of Mission, Texas, a medic, and U.S. Army Spc. Robert A. Vasko II, of Lakewood, Ohio, patrol the Surkh-Rod district of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, March 10. Both Soldiers are with 1st Squad, Military Police Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gryphon. International Security Assistance Forces were there to view the future location of a carpet factory. ISAF regularly patrols the district, ensuring security and timely implementation of community development projects. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Albert L. Kelley, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army 1st Lt. John L. Holland, of Katy, Texas, the platoon leader of the military police platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gryphon, discusses community development projects with a leader of the Surkh-Rod District in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, March 10. International Security Assistance Forces regularly patrol the district, providing security and ensuring timely implementation of community development projects. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Albert L. Kelley, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

 

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Task Force Spartan mechanics train Afghan counterparts

 

PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan- Fourteen members of the Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniform Police received certificates of  completion for a five-week maintenance and recovery course from vehicle mechanics assigned to Headquarters Company, 725th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Warrior on Forward Operating Base Gardez, March 15.

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Coalition, Afghan forces clear Salang Pass

 

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan –Record snow falls in Afghanistan have resulted in several fatal avalanches and left some vital travel corridors blocked by tons of snow. One of those critical routes, the Salang Pass, which connects northern and southern Afghanistan, became nearly unusable.

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Cross-border alliance builds partnership

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – On the porous border of Afghanistan, knowing your enemy is one way to win the fight. Knowing your ally can increase those odds.

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Cross-border alliance builds partnership

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – On the porous border of Afghanistan, knowing your enemy is one way to win the fight. Knowing your ally can increase those odds.

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