Panjwai District

British Army Maj. Gen. Nick Carter, left, the commander of Regional Command South, attends a meeting at the Panjwai district center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 4, 2010. Carter met with leaders with th More

Women in southern Afghanistan meet with Special Operations Task Force – South female Cultural Support Team servicemembers Feb. 17, in order to talk about medical needs and development projects for families in P More

A U.S. special forces soldier assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South moves down a pathway during a security patrol Feb. 17, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The SOTF-South Sp More

A U.S. Special Forces communications sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South proceeds up a steep footpath during a security patrol Feb. 20, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghan More

A U.S Army Special Operations Task Force - soldier provides security during a foot patrol in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2011. SOTF-South soldiers conduct regular patrols alongsid More

Sgt. Naseem, a 22-year-old native of northern Afghanistan's Balkh province and member of 1st Battalion, 1st Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, helps direct security while on patrol with a U.S. Special More

Afghan villagers draw boundaries of their farm lands in the rural farm region of Kandahar Province's Panjwai District, March 6, before a shura with District Governor Haji Faizluddin Agha.

A U.S. Special Forces intelligence sergeant provides security overwatch as a Special Forces engineering sergeant, both assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South, climbs over an irrigation wall during a More

Afghan citizens pass through the colors of the Afghan flag which marked the entrance to festivities celebrating the Persian New Year, known to Afghans as “Nowruz,” at the Shah Maqsud Shrine in Kandahar province More

U.S. Navy SEALs team members with Special Operations Task Force - South and Afghan Commandos, with Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, perform final equipment checks before beginning an operation to pre More

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Special Operations service-members, with Special Operations Task Force-South, board an MH-47 Chinook helicopter en route to a clea More

An Afghan Commando with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak sits aboard an MH-47 Chinook helicopter en route to a clearing operation in Panjwa'i District, April 25, 2011, in Kandahar province. The Co More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force provides security for a CH-47 Chinook during a security operation in Panjwa'i District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 17. (Photo by: Sgt. Jordan Huettl)

Col. Todd Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, re-enlists Cpl. Brandon Linderman, an infantryman with the 1/25 SBCT Tactical Assault Command, and promotes him to serge More

Afghan soldiers with the 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army Corps, stand in formation as Maj. Gen. Abdul Hamid, commander of the 205th, and Brig. Gen. Ahmid Habibi, commander of the 1/205th, arrive at Forw More

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Bradley from Minneapolis, Minn., assigned to the Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scan the horizon as More

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Mar. 17, 2012) Equipment Operator Jon M. Wawrek and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Michael A. Castaldi, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, cap an ar More

Equipment Operator 1st Class Jon M. Wawrek from Syracuse, N.Y., puts the final turn on the well cap of an artesian well as Chief Equipment Operator Toby A. Davis from Panama City, Fla., looks on. Both Seabees a More

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Mar. 17, 2012) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 prepare to cap a water well in the Panjwai District of Zangabad, Afghanistan. NMCB-11 is homeport More

Afghan National Security Forces stand in formation preparing for a dismounted patrol of the Sperwan Ghar region in southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 1, 2012.

Afghan National Security Forces stand in formation preparing for a dismounted patrol of the Panjwai district in southern Afghanistan, April 1, 2012.

Members of coalition special operations forces meet with Haji Faizal Mohammand, Panjwai district governor, during a shura in Belambai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 11. Shuras are an important More

Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, prepare to exit Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar to conduct convoy operations in Panjwai distric More

Local Afghan children watch as Afghan National Army commandos from the 3rd Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces conduct a patrol of Gerandai village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afgh More

An Afghan Local Police candidate looks down the sights of his assigned weapon at the zeroing range, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 6.

An Afghan Local Police candidate practices searching a simulated insurgent during react to contact drills in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 13. This training is one of many lessons taugh More

On July 5, 2012 members of the Civil Affairs Team 616, 1st Lt. Andrew Marsh and Spc. Brian Ludt, attached to the 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, discuss details about handing out humanitarian aid pa More

After the graduation the farmers were able to collect their new supply kits which included buckets, an orchard ladder, shears, lugs, gloves, helmets and safety goggles all which will greatly help improve the fa More

Afghan local Police candidates learn reporting procedures during an ALP training course in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 1. The ALP program is a three-week training program where Afghan More

An Afghan and coalition force detained four suspected insurgents during an operation to capture a Taliban facilitator during an operation in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2012. The More

Soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Apache Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, step off on a foot patrol with Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Central Command, in the More

Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Central Command, speaks with soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Apache Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, bef More

Alow Din, a Sperwan Village Afghan Local Police sub-commander, speaks to his patrolmen about individuals walking around outside of his checkpoint, Oct. 9. He spends his days focusing on the safety of his men an More

Local villagers from Dim Rassi gather rebar to help form the foundation of a reservoir being built for their village, Oct. 11. Local villagers were hired to build a reservoir to help them gather water. Without More

Panjwai District Governor Haji Fazil Mohammed, Panjwai District Chief of Police Sadar Mohammed and the Afghan Local Police Coordinator Abdul Ghaffar visited Belambai villagers during their weekly shura to discu More

Coalition forces members attend a meeting between villagers to discuss governance and development issues at Belambai village and several surrounding villages in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, More

District Chief of Police Abdul Samad addresses a class of Afghan Local Police members during their graduation at Belambai village in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 22. ALP complement cou More

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member defends a checkpoint under construction at Belambai village in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 23. ALP complement counterinsurgency efforts by assistin More

Afghan woman practices delivery techniques using training aids during emergency birth assistant training in Dem Rassi village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28 - March 1. The training i More

Children attend class at the Belambai school in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16. School attendance rose after Belambai's Afghan Local Police graduation, Dec. 22. ALP presence in the vi More

More than 50 local villagers and district elders attended a school opening ceremony in Belambai village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Jan. 16. School attendance significantly increased after the Afghan More

Sher Ahmed, a newly-trained medic, examines a young girl's lymph nodes for swelling during a medical outreach event in Belambai village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 20. Villagers rece More

District Gov. Haji Faizal Mohammad addressed district leaders during a village security shura and an ALP graduation ceremony in Belambai village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22. More than 70 villagers More

An Afghan woman holds a training aid during a practical exercise focusing on delivery techniques as an instructor assists during midwife training in Zengabad region, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghani More

An Afghan woman holds a training aid during a practical exercise focusing on delivery techniques as an instructor assists during midwife training in Zengabad region, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghani More

An Afghan Local Police member fires his weapon at a target during weapons training in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 5, 2013. ALP complement counter insurgency efforts by assisting and More

An Afghan child waves a flag at a coalition forces member as he travels to an Afghan National Special Forces led medical clinic in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. ANSF led medi More

Panjwai district leaders, including District Governor Haji Faizal Mohammad and District Minister of Education Izzatullah, cut the ribbon to officially open a school in Adjimai village, Panjwai district, Kandaha More

A goat nibble on some leaves during a school opening ceremony in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 13, 2013. Opening schools in the district help establish Government of the Islamic Repub More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Chase S. Burnett, a platoon leader with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, checks on his platoon as the sun rises during overnight traffic checkpoint in Panjwai district, Kandahar province More

A Stryker armored vehicle manned by U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, provides security near an Afghan National Army checkpoint in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 2 More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment set up a traffic control point (TCP) at Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013. The TCP assisted the transfer of nearby co More

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, carry concertina wire on a base defense patrol around Forward Operating Base Zangabad in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanista More

U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment and contractors read the names of service members who made the ultimate sacrifice before the wear blue: run to remember Memorial Day run May 27, 2013, More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief sits at the ramp of the aircraft during a flight to Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. The flight was conducted to transport U.S. an More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief sits at the ramp of the aircraft during a flight to Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. The flight was conducted to transport U.S. an More

An Afghan National Army medic prepares to give an IV to an elderly civilian at the ANA aid center in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2013. The ANA aid center is open every Friday to a More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III talks to Soldiers at an observation post on a mountain overlooking Panjwai District at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 16 More

Members of the Afghan National Police's color guard stand by as more than 3,500 Afghan citizens celebrate the Persian New Year, known to Afghans as “Nowruz,” at the Shah Maqsud Shrine in Kandahar province's Kha More

An Afghan girl has an abrasion cleaned and treated Feb. 17, by a female Cultural Support Team servicemember assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South during a medical engagement in Panjwai District, Kan More

A U.S. special forces soldier assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South moves down a pathway during a security patrol Feb. 17, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The SOTF-South Sp More

A U.S. Special Forces communications sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South enters an abandoned compound during a security patrol Feb. 20, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghan More

A U.S. Army Special Operations Task Force - soldier provides security during a foot patrol in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2011. SOTF-South soldiers conduct regular patrols alongsi More

Sgt. Naseem, a 22-year-old native of northern Afghanistan's Balkh province and member of 1st Battalion, 1st Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, keeps an eye out for threats while patroling with a U.S. S More

Panjwai District Governor Haji Faizluddin Agha (left), greets district elders before a local shura, March 6, in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. "It is risky for any government official to visi More

A U.S. Special Forces intelligence sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South climbs over an irrigation wall during a security patrol March 8, in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan More

A U.S. Navy SEALs team member with Special Operations Task Force - South, observes as an MH-47 Chinook helicopter approaches before beginning an operation to hinder insurgent activity in northern Panjwa'i Distr More

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Special Operations service members, with Special Operations Task Force-South, gather in a field outside a village before beginning More

A U.S. Army soldier, with Special Operations Task Force - South, mans a machine gun aboard an MH-47 Chinook while transporting fellow service members and Afghan Commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Co More

Col. Todd Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, re-enlists Cpl. Wiley Pritchett, an infantryman with the 1/25 SBCT Tactical Assault Command, in a ceremony at the top of More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stephen Miller, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, briefs Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division and the International Security Assistance Fo More

Strykers from the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, depart for a mission from COP Sperwan Ghar in Panjwa'i district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 remove a well rig before capping the well to harness this natural source of water for sustaining U.S. and allied forces operating in the Panjwai distri More

Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol of the Panjwai district in southern Afghanistan, April 1, 2012. The patrol consisted of clearing more than a half dozen villages and More

Afghan National Security Forces conduct a dismounted patrol of the Sperwan Ghar region in southern Afghanistan, April 1, 2012. The patrol consisted of clearing more than a half dozen villages and was planned, o More

Members of coalition special operations forces meet with village elders during a shura in Belambai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 11. Shuras are an important tool for coalition forces to maint More

Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, exit Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar to conduct convoy operations in Panjwai district, southern More

A coalition special operations forces member scans the horizon during a patrol of Gerandai village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 16. Coalition SOF, partnered with Afghan National Army c More

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) recruit fires an AK-47 during the marksmanship training phase as part of a three-week long training course conducted by coalition forces, in Panjwai district, June 4. ALP recruits l More

An Afghan Local Police candidate pats down the leg of a simulated enemy casualty during training in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 13. This training is one of many lessons taught to ALP More

First Lt. Andrew Marsh of the Civil Affairs Team 616 attached to 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and the Panjwai District Gov. Haji Faizal Mohammand hand out humanitarian aid packages to displaced l More

Kandahar University instructor answers questions the farmers have during the Post Harvest Processing and Marketing class held at the Panjwai District Headquarters, July 7, 2012.

Afghan Local Police candidates practice shooting AK-47 assault rifles during a marksmanship training course in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug 1. The ALP program is a three-week training More

An Afghan and coalition force detained four suspected insurgents during an operation to capture a Taliban facilitator during an operation in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2012. The More

Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Central Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, 3rd Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) command sergeant major, meets Com More

Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Central Command, speaks with soldiers of Apache Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, on a foot patrol More

Alow Din, a Sperwan Village Afghan Local Police sub-commander, and his uncle, Zai Nuddin, the Sperwan ALP commander, speak together, Oct. 9. Din spends his days focusing on the safety of his men and his ALP’s a More

Local villagers of Dim Rassi carry rebar to build the foundation for a reservoir in their village, Oct. 11. Local villagers were hired to build a reservoir to help them gather water. Without this reservoir, vil More

Soldiers with Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Task Force 1-23 Infantry clear a path during a foot patrol near the Khenjakak area of Panjwai, Afghanistan, Oct. 17, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by S More

Panjwai District Governor Haji Fazil Mohammed speaks to Belamabai villagers about the benefits of the Afghan Local Police program and what it can do in their area, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanist More

Villagers meet to discuss governance and development issues at Belambai village and several surrounding villages in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 21. Villagers attending the meeting rec More

District Governor Haji Faizal Mohammad administers an oath to Afghan Local Police members during their graduation at Belambai village in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 22. ALP complement More

Afghan Local Police (ALP) members work together to build a checkpoint at Belambai village in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 23. ALP complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and More

An Afghan woman holds a training aid during a practical exercise focusing on delivery techniques during emergency birth assistant training in Dem Rassi village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, More

Local villagers and elders meet with Panjwai District Governor, Haji Faizal Mohammad (far right), during the school-opening ceremony in Belambai village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16. School attendan More

An Afghan National Army Special Forces medic assists Nissar Ahmed, a medic-in-training, with taking a patient’s vital signs during a medical outreach event in Belambai village, Panjwai district, Kandahar provin More

New Afghan Local Police members stand in formation during a graduation ceremony in Belambai village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22. More than 70 villagers and district leaders demonstrated patriotism More

An Afghan woman practices tying the umbilical cord on a training aid during midwife training in Zengabad region, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28. Zengabad's first midwife training even More

An Afghan woman practices tying the umbilical cord on a training aid during midwife training in Zengabad region, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28. Zengabad's first midwife training even More

Afghan Local Police members stand behind their weapons as Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) soldiers check their targets during a weapon training class in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanis More