Combat Cameraphotos

RC-EAST

Afghan soldiers prepare to conduct a tactical training exercise in Kabul. The training is part of the transition of security to the Afghan National Security Force before coalition forces depart in 2014.

RC-EAST

Afghan soldiers prepare for a tactical training exercise in Kabul province. The training is part of the transition of security to the Afghan National Security Force before coalition forces depart in 2014.

RC-EAST

Afghan soldiers plan a company movement as part of a tactical training exercise in Kabul province. The training is part of the transition of security to the Afghan National Security Force before coalition forces depart in 2014.

RC-EAST

Provincial chief of police mediates two village elders from warring villages to negotiate a peace settlement in Khowst provincial headquarters, Khowst province. The provincial chief of police settles the dispute for land between Lakane Village and

Pirran Village.

RC-EAST

City employees drill a new well in a neighborhood of Ghazni City, Ghazni province. The project was coordinated by the Nejat Community Council. The council's mission is to eradicate oppression, corruption, and injustice in coordination with the

Afghan government. A new well was needed to supply adequate amounts of fresh water to a local neighborhood.

RC-EAST

Members of the Nejat Community Council and Afghan Local Police distribute clothing and blankets to poor families in a neighborhood of Ghazni City, Ghazni province. The project was coordinated by the Nejat Community Council. The council's mission is to eradicate oppression, corruption, and injustice in coordination with the Afghan government.

RC-EAST

Afghan customs officials check travelers' passports in the customs checkpoint at Torkham Gate. Torkham Gate, a customs and border patrol station on the Afghan side of the Khyber Pass, regulates traffic flow between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

RC-EAST

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with the 201st corp., receive coordinates, for a D30 howitzer target area, from forward observers during a live fire field artillery exercise at forward operating base Shinwar in Nangarhar province. ANA soldiers

were evaluated by U.S Soldiers with the 5th Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Regiment.

RC-EAST

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with the 201st corp conduct a live fire field artillery training exercise using D30 Howitzers at forward operating base Shinwar in Nangarhar province. ANA soldiers were evaluated by U.S soldiers with the 5th

Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Regiment.

RC-EAST

Local Afghans work on drilling a hole for a well in Ghazni district, Ghazni province. A new well was needed to provide an adequate water supply for a local community in Ghazni city.

RC-SOUTH

Capt. Khawani, Mortar Instructor, briefs 23 Afghan National Army candidates from the 205th Afghan National Army Corps that validated with 60mm mortar rounds at a live fire, train the trainer exercise in Kandahar province.

RC-SOUTH

Twenty-three Afghan National Army soldiers from the 205th Afghan National Army Corps fired off 60mm mortar rounds at a live fire, train the trainer exercise in Kandahar province. This exercise was a weapons familiarization event where the Afghan

trainers taught other soldiers so they could return to their respective units to begin training their own mortar sections.

RC-SOUTH

An Afghan National Army soldier uses a hook and line to reduce an improvised explosive device during a counter IED train the trainer course at Multinational Base Tarin Kot. The ANA soldiers are now qualified to return to their units and instruct fellow

soldiers in C-IED awareness.

Combat Cameraphotos