Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Special Post No. 022

Photos...

Jon Leyton on the job! 29 Jun 2011
 
Reviewing rebar for acceptance at a concrete ring beam in Qalat, Afghanistan.

 
The local Afghan children asking me for a pen, as usual, with smiles and laughter.
 
Craft, one of our Afghan interpreters, interpreting for me on a Surri District project.
 
Foot Patrol through Qalat City.
 
These two boys appear to ready to become construction professionals. They were "showing me" the good, the bad, and the ugly. Good times.


Members of my security team during our visit to Surri District in Zabul Province, Afghanistan.

Hard working men. Notice the burnt bricks laying around. The Afghans stock the projects in this manner.

Cool photo of the sun over the concrete column and new brickwork recently completed.


Typical concrete ring beam construction for an office building in Qalat, Afghanistan.

Typical concrete ring beam construction for an office building in Qalat, Afghanistan.

Typical concrete ring beam construction for an office building in Qalat, Afghanistan.


Typical stone masonry & concrete building foundation walls for a radio station being constructed in Qalat, Afghanistan.


Stocked burnt bricks on a jobsite in Zabul Province, Afghanistan.

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