Saturday, May 28, 2011

Special Post No. 009

More local photos...

 An Afghan worker sitting atop a newly construction concrete and stone masonry foundation wall. Burlap soaked in water is employed during the initial curing process to help prevent rapid curing.
This young Afghan boy likes to be photographed. One of our interpreters, Craft, is inspecting a masonry wall footing in the foreground. Off in the distance one can see the mountains that surround Qalat. 
These young Afghan boys were all smiles and asked for chocolates.
A school for boys in the background, young Afghan boys at play and an airman protecting me while observing progress on an adjacent construction site. 
I asked the boy in the foreground whether I could take his photograph. He said yes, if not reluctantly. 
These Afghan men and a young boy take a break from the sun under a bridge. Their flock of goats are to their left just out of view from this vantage point. 
 Serious business requires serious business transportation.
Afghan boys taking a break from their playground activities after we enter the area to obtain measurements for their new perimeter wall. Look at the smiles all around. A prison is located adjacent to this particular school and is surrounded by rudimentary masonry walls with concertina wire.

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