(Left to right) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Goss, Kunar Provincial

(Left to right) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Goss, Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team commander from Annapolis, Md.; Gul Miran Safi, director of New Safi Construction Company and Suppliers; and Fazlullah Wahidi, provincial governor of Kunar Province, pose for photographs after the Marawara Bridge repair contract was officially awarded to Safi’s company March 6. The contract, valued at $450,000, will repair the east side of the bridge which was washed out during the severe flooding of last summer. They will also extend the entire bridge so it rests on the bank instead of the river bed, greatly reducing the risk for future flood damage. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nicholas Mercurio)