PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Casada, Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team leader and London, Ky., native, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Hancock, ADT member and Monticello, Ky., native, both members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, speak to a local Afghan who designed and built his own fish farm in the village of Duabi, in the Paryan District of Panjshir, without any financial assistance. The mission of the Panjshir PRT is to assist with projects that foster economic growth and development, which is the backbone of a self-sustaining economy. The Panjshir PRT hopes to see more independently funded projects in the future. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Mateo White, Panjshir PRT Public Affairs)

PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Casada, Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team leader and London, Ky., native, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Hancock, ADT member and Monticello, Ky., native, both with the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team stop to observe a local fish farm in the village of Duabi, in the Paryan District of Panjshir, that was created without any outside financial assistance. The mission of the Panjshir PRT is to assist with projects that foster economic growth and development, which is the backbone of a self-sustaining economy. The Panjshir PRT hopes to see more independently funded projects in the future. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Mateo White, Panjshir PRT Public Affairs)PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – While in route to another objective, members with the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team stop to observe a fish farm in the village of Duabi, Paryan District, Panjshir province. This fish farm was designed and constructed by a villager without any outside assistance and is now producing adult rainbow trout, which are being sold in the local market. The mission of the Panjshir PRT is to assist with projects that foster economic growth and development, which is the backbone of a self-sustaining economy. The Panjshir PRT hopes to see more independently funded projects in the future. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Mateo White, Panjshir PRT Public Affairs)PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – While in route to another objective, members with the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team stop to observe a fish farm in the village of Duabi, Paryan District, Panjshir province. The fish farm was designed and constructed by a villager without any outside assistance and is now producing adult rainbow trout, which are being sold in the local market. The mission of the Panjshir PRT is to assist with projects that foster economic growth and development, which is the backbone of a self-sustaining economy. The Panjshir PRT hopes to see more independently funded projects in the future. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Mateo White, Panjshir PRT Public Affairs)PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – While in route to another objective, members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team stop to observe a fish farm in the village of Duabi, Paryan District, Panjshir Province. The fish farm was designed and constructed by a villager without any outside assistance and is now producing rainbow trout, which are being sold in the local market. The mission of the Panjshir PRT is to assist with projects that foster economic growth and development, which is the backbone of a self-sustaining economy. The Panjshir PRT hopes to see more independently funded projects in the future. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Mateo White, Panjshir PRT Public Affairs)

 

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