Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul - Forward Operating Base Smart
Qalat, Zabul Province, Afghanistan
The photographs below were taken on 11 April 2012, during a dismounted foot patrol through Old Qalat City. This particular mission included a stop at an existing "teacher training college," although it may have been more defunct than anything. Certain of the recurring conditions we encounter when visiting Afghan government buildings include bizarre and odd comparisons relating to living or working conditions we would term "standard." Our local partners seem to live very fervent lives despite what appears to be hardship conditions at times. One stop was at a double project site where we are building a perimeter wall to upgrade a compound's security and also a radio station therein. The new paint at the radio station is lively. Another stop was at a nearby hospital expansion project of mine. Concrete columns there are underway, as are roofing replacements at a number of buildings. If I miss anything from this experience, in addition to certain of my closer comrades, it will be the Afghan people in and around Qalat and these projects I have become so very familiar in the last year. Sometimes stairs lead to nowhere... One Team One Fight. Enjoy!
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