Afghanistan Wartime Architecture January 2010
Part 5

Afghan men cut herbs, outside their store, at Anaba Bazaar, in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. The Anaba Bazaar is a very prosperous location for businessmen because of the stable security within the Panjshir province. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released). Date Posted: 1/5/2010

Hundreds of locals gather to hear the governor of the Farah province speak while in the Golestan section of Farah, Afghanistan, Jan. 4, 2010. The governor is speaking to the people about local problems and the solutions that are in the planning stages. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam/Released). Date Posted: 1/6/2010

A group of houses surrounded by mountains sit over a rocky foundation across the river in the Dara District of Panjshir Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released). Date Posted: 1/7/2010

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abraham Jaramand and Capt. John Stamm demonstrate how to apply an improvised tourniquet during a first aid class for Afghan locals at a school in the Dara District of Panjshir Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2010. Jara is a medic and Stamm is a public affairs officer assigned to the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released). Date Posted: 1/6/2010

Afghan National Police officers look on as U.S. Soldiers from the soldiers of the 41st Engineer Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, stage their vehicle in an ANP compound in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon E. Dougherty/Released). Date Posted: 1/19/2010

An Afghan National Police officer stands in front of Checkpoint 5 headquarters near Dabaray, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II/Released). Date Posted: 1/13/2010

An Afghan girl stands outside her house while members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team walk through the Froj Village in the Panjshir Province, Afghanistan on Jan. 02, 2010. PRT members were going to survey a possible location for a water reservoir. One of the problems within the Panjshir Province is the lack of potable water. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released). Date Posted: 1/5/2010

British soldiers attached to B Flight, 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment visit Patrol Base East, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released). Date Posted: 1/6/2010

An Afghan girl greets U.K. service members from B Flight, 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment during a dismounted patrol in Kvoshab Village near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released). Date Posted: 1/6/2010

An Afghan kid looks from a roof top, at members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, walking through the Froj Village in the Panjshir Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 02, 2010. The PRT members were surveying a possible location for a water reservoir. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released). Date Posted: 1/5/2010

British soldiers attached to B Flight, 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment depart on a combat mission near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released). Date Posted: 1/6/2010

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Gamez and fellow members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team walk through Froj village in the Panjshir province of Afghanistan Jan. 2, 2010, on their way to survey a possible location for a water reservoir. (DoD photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, U.S. Army/Released). Date Posted: 1/5/2010

An Afghan child and his donkey walk through the Froj Village, during a visit by members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. The PRT members were going to survey a possible location for a water reservoir. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released). Date Posted: 1/5/2010

U.K. service members from B Flight, 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment conduct a dismounted patrol Kvoshab Village near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released). Date Posted: 1/6/2010

U.S. Air Force 1Lt. Kathryn Miles, center, an engineer, assigned to the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, walks through the Froj Village, in the Panjshir province, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released). Date Posted: 1/5/2010

Jim Dehart, left, an advisor from the U.S. Department of State, Jim Hoffman, right, an agricultural adviser from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team meet with Afghan locals on a hill top in the Anaba District of Panjshir Province, Afghanistan on Jan. 02, 2010. PRT members were surveying a possible location for a water reservoir. One of the problems within the Panjshir Province is the lack of potable water. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released). Date Posted: 1/5/2010

An Afghan elder sits outside his store, at Anaba Bazaar, in the Panjshir province, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. The Anaba Bazaar is a very prosperous location for businessmen because of the stable security within the Panjshir province. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released). Date Posted: 1/5/2010

The Anaba District of Panjshir Province, Afghanistan is seen from a hill top on Jan. 02, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released). Date Posted: 1/5/2010

An Afghan boy greets U.K. service members with B Flight, 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment during a dismounted patrol in Kvoshab Village near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released). Date Posted: 1/6/2010

Pakistan is photographed from the border crossing in Wesh, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II/Released). Date Posted: 1/7/2010

The Spin Boldak district immigration and registration office is photographed at Wesh border crossing in Afghanistan Jan. 1, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II/Released). Date Posted: 1/7/2010

U.S. Soldiers with Cloak Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Afghan border police (ABP) officers meet with a customs official at the Wesh border crossing in Afghanistan Jan. 1, 2010. The mission of ABP is to secure the borders of Afghanistan from infiltration, illegal entry and the smuggling of contraband. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II/Released). Date Posted: 1/7/2010

U.S. Soldiers with Cloak Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Afghan border police (ABP) officers patrol at the Wesh border crossing in Afghanistan Jan. 1, 2010. The mission of ABP is to secure the borders of Afghanistan from infiltration, illegal entry and the smuggling of contraband. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II/Released). Date Posted: 1/7/2010 [Figures to the right of the flag on the crenelated roof parapet are shown below.]

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Bishop, with Cloak Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, monitors traffic from the top of the Afghan border police compound at the border crossing in Wesh, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II/Released). Date Posted: 1/7/2010

An Afghan Border Police (ABP) officer monitors traffic at the Wesh border crossing in Afghanistan Jan. 1, 2010. The mission of the ABP is to secure the country's borders from infiltration, illegal entry of people and the smuggling of contraband. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II/Released). Date Posted: 1/7/2010

U.S. Airmen with the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) await the arrival of Lt. Col. Michael Millen, an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft pilot with the 354th EFS, Jan. 1, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Millen just completed the squadron's 10,000th flying hour. Airmen from the 354th EFS have logged more than 10,000 flight hours and 2,500 sorties during their six-month tour in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released). Date Posted: 1/4/2010