ROADSIDE STANCE - U.S. Army Spc. Evan A. Garriga checks the side of the road for possible improvised explosive devices during a patrol in the Ali Sham district in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province, March 22, 2010. Garriga, a gunner, is assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. The team inspected a road a local contractor recently finished. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Albert L. KelleyCan Afghanistan Help Itself? -- David Axe, The Diplomat
A pair of Afghan helicopters swoop down onto a farmer’s field in Mahageer, outside the city of Bagram, and disgorge squads of Afghan commandos carrying free radios and school supplies for local residents. It’s only a training event, with a small humanitarian component, but its narrow scope belies the mission’s importance—it is one of the first times that Afghan soldiers and pilots have worked together on an operation planned by Afghan officers, with no NATO input.
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