GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The village elder of Qala Now village in Kwajah ‘Omari district tells Angela Szyszlo, the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Polish specialist in education, that only women are allowed to visit the all-girls school. That day, the Ghazni PRT and the Texas Agribusiness Development Team were visiting three different schools to discover what educational supplies the PRT could help provide to improve learning conditions, and the Texas ADT was providing security for the Polish and U.S. soldiers. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Katherine Roling, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A young Afghan schoolgirl proudly recites information from her school book for the female members from the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team and the Texas Agribusiness Development Team June 23 at Naswan Soraye Shahed School in Kwajah ‘Omari district. The PRT was visiting several schools in the district to conduct building assessments and find out what the Afghans could use to improve learning conditions. The Texas ADT provided security for the PRT so they could safely travel to the schools. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Katherine Roling, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The village elder of Qala Now village in Kwajah ‘Omari district opens the door only to the three female members from the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team and the Texas Agribusiness Development Team, along with an interpreter, into the all-girls school June 23. The U.S. and Polish male members stayed outside to respect the Afghan customs. The PRT was visiting schools in the district to discover what kind of help the team could provide to improve learning conditions. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Katherine Roling, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Woodward, Texas Agribusiness Development Team infantry member from Garland, Texas, right, helps U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Bryant, Texas ADT infantry member from Midlothian, Texas, down from a wall June 23 in Qala Now village in Kwajah ‘Omari district during a patrol. The Texas ADT provided security for the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team, who was visiting schools in the district to do building assessments, check on security and learn what educational supplies the schools might need to improve learning conditions. (Photo by Angela Szyszlo, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team education specialist)GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Juan Chapa, Texas Agribusiness Development Team infantry squad leader from San Antonio, walks with three other Afghan men June 23 in Tormai Village, the largest village in Kwajah ‘Omari district. The Texas ADT provided security for the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team, who was visiting the village to check on a literacy training class for women. Katarzyna Wojtusik, the PRT social affairs specialist, spoke to the women in the class and asked for feedback. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Katherine Roling, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. James Munroz, Texas Agribusiness Development Team infantry member from Fredericksburg, Texas, gives a thumbs-up to Afghan children from the M-ATV turret as the Texas ADT leaves Qala Now village June 23 in Kwajah ‘Omari district. The team was providing security for the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team, who was visiting schools to learn how they could help improve learning conditions. The Texas ADT and the Ghazni PRT made new friends as they spoke to both the adults and the children during their village assessment. (Photo by Angela Szyszlo, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team education specialist) GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Polish Warrant Officer Stanislaw Nawrocki, security forces platoon commander with the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team, stands watch in a storm outside Roshan Jaladin School June 23 at Deh Haj village in Kwajah ‘Omari district. The PRT was visiting schools to find out what the children needed to improve learning conditions. (Photo by Angela Szyszlo, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team education specialist)

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