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Kū-kaʻilimoku - Hawaii free images

Kū-kaʻilimoku - Hawaii free images

A guardian god of governance and warfare, Kū-kaʽilimoku was a patron deity of the ruling aliʽi on the island of Hawaiʽi. Custody of this akua was bestowed upon only the most esteemed aliʽi, in a tradition maint... More

Winter Storm - Window Rock, Ariz. , April 20, 2010 -- FEMA Public Assistance Coordinator Janice Fulton listens to Henry Hudson of the Fort Defiance Local Governance Service Center at the Navajo Nation applicant's briefing and kick-off meeting. Because of severe winter storms, more than 100 Navajo chapter officials attended the meeting that initiated the disaster assistance process. Hans Webb/FEMA.

Winter Storm - Window Rock, Ariz. , April 20, 2010 -- FEMA Public Assi...

The original database describes this as: Title: AZ_1888_PA_6620 Production Date: 04/20/2010 Caption: Window Rock, Ariz. , April 20, 2010 -- FEMA Public Assistance Coordinator Janice Fulton listens to Henry H... More

Sheik Dari speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conference at the Governance Center in Iraq Feb. 25, 2006.  The conference was held to talk about the bombing, encourage citizens to report terrorists and to stress that violence is not the answer.  (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

Sheik Dari speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conferen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A Scene Camera Operator: PFC... More

Sheik Shihab Albauri, 2nd from left, speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conference at the Governance Center in Iraq Feb. 25, 2006.  The conference was held to talk about the bombing, encourage citizens to report terrorists and to stress that violence is not the answer.  (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

Sheik Shihab Albauri, 2nd from left, speaks on the Golden Mosque bombi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A Scene Camera Operator: PFC... More

Auf Ruhomi, right, deputy governor of Baqubah, Iraq, speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conference at the Governance Center in Iraq Feb. 25, 2006.  The conference was held to talk about the bombing, encourage citizens to report terrorists and to stress that violence is not the answer.  (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

Auf Ruhomi, right, deputy governor of Baqubah, Iraq, speaks on the Gol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A Scene Camera Operator: PFC... More

Sheik Shihab Albauri, right, speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conference at the Governance Center in Iraq Feb. 25, 2006.  The conference was held to talk about the bombing, encourage citizens to report terrorists and to stress that violence is not the answer.  (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

Sheik Shihab Albauri, right, speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A Scene Camera Operator: PFC... More

Auf Ruhomi, center, deputy governor of Baqubah, Iraq, speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conference at the Governance Center in Iraq Feb. 25, 2006.  The conference was held to talk about the bombing, encourage citizens to report terrorists and to stress that violence is not the answer.  (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

Auf Ruhomi, center, deputy governor of Baqubah, Iraq, speaks on the Go...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A Scene Camera Operator: PFC... More

General Saman Talabani, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conference at the Governance Center in Iraq Feb. 25, 2006.  The conference was held to talk about the bombing, encourage citizens to report terrorists and to stress that violence is not the answer.  (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

General Saman Talabani, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, speaks o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A Scene Camera Operator: PFC... More

Auf Ruhomi, left, deputy governor of Baqubah, Iraq, speaks with General Najeb, deputy police chief, on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conference at the Governance Center in Iraq Feb. 25, 2006.  The conference was held to talk about the bombing, encourage citizens to report terrorists and to stress that violence is not the answer.  (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

Auf Ruhomi, left, deputy governor of Baqubah, Iraq, speaks with Genera...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A Scene Camera Operator: PFC... More

Sheik Dari speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conference at the Governance Center in Iraq Feb. 25, 2006.  The conference was held to talk about the bombing, encourage citizens to report terrorists and to stress that violence is not the answer.  (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

Sheik Dari speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conferen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A Scene Camera Operator: PFC... More

General Najeb, center, deputy police chief, speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conference at the Governance Center in Iraq Feb. 25, 2006.  The conference was held to talk about the bombing, encourage citizens to report terrorists and to stress that violence is not the answer.  (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

General Najeb, center, deputy police chief, speaks on the Golden Mosqu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A Scene Camera Operator: PFC... More

Shiek Talib Alautbi speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press conference at the Governance Center in Iraq Feb. 25, 2006.  The conference was held to talk about the bombing, encourage citizens to report terrorists and to stress that violence is not the answer.  (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

Shiek Talib Alautbi speaks on the Golden Mosque bombing during a press...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Warhorse State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A Scene Camera Operator: PFC... More

Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq on Feb. 25, 2007, Deputy Commanding General of Second Marine Expeditionary Forces (II MEF), Brig. GEN. John R. Allen and Commaning Officer of II MEF Governance and Economics Section Colonel John A. Koenig speak at a brief regarding social issues in the Anbar Province. II MEF (FWD) is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq Multi-National Forces-West to develop the Iraqi security force, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Charles Howard) (Released)

Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq on Feb. 25, 2007, Deputy Commanding General of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Taqaddum Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: II MEF (FWD) Scene Cam... More

Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq on Feb. 25, 2007, Commanding Officer of Second Marine Expeditionary Forces (II MEF) Governance and Economics Section Colonel John A. Koenig speaks at a brief regarding social issues in the Anbar Province. II MEF (FWD) is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq Multi-National Forces-West to develop the Iraqi security force, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Charles Howard) (Released)

Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq on Feb. 25, 2007, Commanding Officer of Second...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Taqaddum Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: II MEF (FWD) Scene Cam... More

Regional Command Southwest deputy commander, U.K. Brig.

Regional Command Southwest deputy commander, U.K. Brig.

Regional Command Southwest deputy commander, U.K. Brig. George Norton and Abdul Karim Barahawi, the newly elected Nimruz provincial governor, met Sept. 23 at a compound in Zaranj, Afghanistan. The engagement in... More

ANA Soldiers Patrol, Maintain Security

ANA Soldiers Patrol, Maintain Security

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, return to Forward Operating Base Musa Qal’eh after completing a local security patrol in the Musa Qal’eh District center, Oct. 7. The... More

Afghan graduates of a First Responder course, facilitated

Afghan graduates of a First Responder course, facilitated

Afghan graduates of a First Responder course, facilitated by Special Operations Task Force - East, demonstrate their newly learned skills while assessing a mock victim in the village of Jan Qadam, Parwan provin... More

Parwan First Responder Graduation, Operation Enduring Freedom

Parwan First Responder Graduation, Operation Enduring Freedom

An Afghan boy puts up his fists in a playful manner as U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Special Operations Task Force - East, meet with village elders to discuss security and improvement in the village of Jan Qa... More

An Afghan security guard raises the gate to Bagram

An Afghan security guard raises the gate to Bagram

An Afghan security guard raises the gate to Bagram Air Field as Special Operations Task Force - East soldiers leave the base to patrol a local village. ASG is a government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan su... More

Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, ISAF Joint

Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, ISAF Joint

Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, ISAF Joint Command and Brig. Gen. Zalmay Wesa, commander, Afghan National Army 209th Corps, step off the flight line after arriving at Camp Shaheen, Afghanistan, prior to... More

Local elders, from the District of Delaram, wait for

Local elders, from the District of Delaram, wait for

Local elders, from the District of Delaram, wait for the governance shura to begin, March 10th, Helmand province, Afghanistan.

ISAF troops from Provincial Reconstruction Team Maimanah,

ISAF troops from Provincial Reconstruction Team Maimanah,

ISAF troops from Provincial Reconstruction Team Maimanah, Faryab Province, Regional Command North secure an area during the “clearing phase” of Operation Wahadat. The operation, which was led by Afghan national... More

Working closely with the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction

Working closely with the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction

Working closely with the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team, Dr. Baz Mohammad Sherzad, center, Nangarhar's public health director, briefs health extension representatives from six of Nangarhar's 22 distri... More

Provincial Gov. Mehrabuddin Safi speaks to members

Provincial Gov. Mehrabuddin Safi speaks to members

Provincial Gov. Mehrabuddin Safi speaks to members of Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team about how the new provincial consul building being built in the provincial capital will strengthen the Kapisa governme... More

Afghan women attending a female security shura at

Afghan women attending a female security shura at

Afghan women attending a female security shura at International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North headquarters along with members of RC North’s Female Engagement Team depart a UH-60A Black Hawk h... More

Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (center), chairman of the

Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (center), chairman of the

Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (center), chairman of the Transition Coordination Commission implementing Afghanistan’s transition action plan and international community commitments, addresses Afghan media during a ... More

Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Naeemi discusses the

Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Naeemi discusses the

Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Naeemi discusses the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program with Maj. Gen. Phil Jones, ISAF Force Reintegration Cell director, at the governor’s residence Aug. 10. The discussi... More

More than 80 participants attended the second northern

More than 80 participants attended the second northern

More than 80 participants attended the second northern women's security shura on Monday in Mazar-e Sharif to discuss women's roles in governance transition. (Photo by: DEU Capt. Jennifer Ruge)

More than 80 participants attended the second northern

More than 80 participants attended the second northern

More than 80 participants attended the second northern women's security shura on Monday in Mazar-e Sharif to discuss women's roles in governance transition. (Photo by: Norwegian PAO MES Capt. Kim Gulbrandsen)

Gov. Tooryalai Wesa, governor of Kandahar province,

Gov. Tooryalai Wesa, governor of Kandahar province,

Gov. Tooryalai Wesa, governor of Kandahar province, speaks at a provincial Governance, Reconstruction, and Development shura at the Zharay District Center, Oct. 5.

ISAF Joint Command commanding general, Lt. Gen. Curtis

ISAF Joint Command commanding general, Lt. Gen. Curtis

ISAF Joint Command commanding general, Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, addresses an audience of more than 100 civilian, coalition and Afghan force leaders, Nov. 9, during the IJC Stability Conference at Kabul Inte... More

The District Governor of Now Zad Sayed Murad Saadat,

The District Governor of Now Zad Sayed Murad Saadat,

The District Governor of Now Zad Sayed Murad Saadat, known as DG Murad, and Capt. Michael Petit, a civil affairs team leader from Regimental Combat Team 8, converse with locals and members of his district gover... More

A group of children take part in a hygiene class at

A group of children take part in a hygiene class at

A group of children take part in a hygiene class at Patrol Base Florida, Dec. 1. The Marines of Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, hold routine shuras, encouraging the local citizens to attend and v... More

Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, director for women's

Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, director for women's

Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, director for women's affairs in the Afghan National Army, and for physical training of recruits, recently visited the UK-led Bastion Role III Hospital and Camp Leatherneck, Afgha... More

Lance Corporal Juan R. Sanchezvelazquez, a motor transport

Lance Corporal Juan R. Sanchezvelazquez, a motor transport

Lance Corporal Juan R. Sanchezvelazquez, a motor transport operator with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, walks across a bridge here during a patrol into the Tangye Bazaar, March 13, 2012. The... More

A tractor bulldozes over poppy plants in Maiwand district,

A tractor bulldozes over poppy plants in Maiwand district,

A tractor bulldozes over poppy plants in Maiwand district, March 17, in a display for local leaders and the press. Poppy eradication is an initiative pursued by the Afghan National Security Forces under the gui... More

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general of 1st Marine Division (Forward), speaks with Lt. Col. George Schreffler, the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion commanding officer, during a qu... More

A group of Afghan children pose for a photo in Afghanistan’s

A group of Afghan children pose for a photo in Afghanistan’s

A group of Afghan children pose for a photo in Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province. The province is one of the more relatively peaceful areas in the country’s mountainous northeast, and U.S. troops here focus... More

Leaders from Kandahar province engage in conversation

Leaders from Kandahar province engage in conversation

Leaders from Kandahar province engage in conversation before the beginning of a GIRoA meeting to discuss future operations and security plans in Zharay, Maiwand and Panjwai districts June 21 at the Zharay Distr... More

Sgt. 1st Class Shannon Davis, a soldier deployed to

Sgt. 1st Class Shannon Davis, a soldier deployed to

Sgt. 1st Class Shannon Davis, a soldier deployed to Afghanistan with the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, gives a convoy brief to his troops before a mission Aug. 1, 2012.

Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates practice body

Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates practice body

Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates practice body search techniques at a coalition forces site in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2012. The candidates undergo a three-week course w... More

Afghan Local Police candidates search a Coalition Forces

Afghan Local Police candidates search a Coalition Forces

Afghan Local Police candidates search a Coalition Forces member during training in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 17. The candidates undergo a three-week course which covers basic mark... More

Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates try on their new

Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates try on their new

Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates try on their new boots before their graduation ceremony in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3. ALP candidates undergo a three-week course which cover... More

Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates try on their new

Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates try on their new

Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates try on their new boots before their graduation ceremony in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3. ALP candidates undergo a three-week course which cover... More

A coalition forces member collects biometric information

A coalition forces member collects biometric information

A coalition forces member collects biometric information from an Afghan Local Police member to ensure his legitimacy in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 4. ALP complement counterinsurgen... More

An Afghan National Army commando from the 3rd Special

An Afghan National Army commando from the 3rd Special

An Afghan National Army commando from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak mans an over-watch position on a roof during a village clearing operation in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 14. Coa... More

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member puts a blanket

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member puts a blanket

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member puts a blanket issued for the upcoming winter season in the back of a truck at Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 17. ALP complement counterinsurgency e... More

Afghan Local Police (ALP) members wait to receive their

Afghan Local Police (ALP) members wait to receive their

Afghan Local Police (ALP) members wait to receive their monthly salary in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. ALP complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural ... More

Local leaders talk during an Afghan Local Police nomination

Local leaders talk during an Afghan Local Police nomination

Local leaders talk during an Afghan Local Police nomination meeting at a village in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 28. ALP complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and support... More

Potential Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates sign

Potential Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates sign

Potential Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates sign in with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) before an ALP validation shura in Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Nov. 29. Village elders, government officials ... More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, patrol through the streets of Zaranj with an Afghan security element and officials in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2012. The Marines a... More

Afghan National Army Commandos from the 3rd Special

Afghan National Army Commandos from the 3rd Special

Afghan National Army Commandos from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak walk down a road during a village clearing operation in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 15. Coalition forces are condu... More

Coalition forces members attend a meeting between villagers

Coalition forces members attend a meeting between villagers

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

District Chief of Police Abdul Samad addresses a class

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

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member defends a checkpoint

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

An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic

An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic

An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic applies deworming medication orally to a donkey during a village veterinarian outreach program event in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan... More

Afghan Local Police candidates practice marksmanship

Afghan Local Police candidates practice marksmanship

Afghan Local Police candidates practice marksmanship techniques in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16. ALP complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas w... More

Afghan Local Police stand in formation before a validation

Afghan Local Police stand in formation before a validation

Afghan Local Police stand in formation before a validation shura at Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, March 14. A validation shura is a formal cermony to establish the legitimacy of ALP in a distr... More

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct a dismounted patrol in a village at the Khogyani district of Nangarhar provinc... More

A new ALP graduate shakes hands with an Afghan Uniform

A new ALP graduate shakes hands with an Afghan Uniform

A new ALP graduate shakes hands with an Afghan Uniform Police cadre after receiving his diploma during an Afghan Local Police graduation ceremony held at the Regional Training Center in Zharay district, Kandaha... More

Brig. Gen. John C. Thomson, deputy commanding general

Brig. Gen. John C. Thomson, deputy commanding general

Brig. Gen. John C. Thomson, deputy commanding general of support, Regional Command-South, presents end-of-tour awards to Gary Soiseth and Romanian army officers Col. Sorin Calin, Maj. Remus Bercea and Maj. Fabi... More

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Regional Command Southwest Deputy Cmdr. U.K. Brig.

Regional Command Southwest Deputy Cmdr. U.K. Brig.

Regional Command Southwest Deputy Cmdr. U.K. Brig. George Norton and Abdul Karim Barahawi, the newly elected Nimruz provincial governor, met Sept. 23 at a compound in Zaranj, Afghanistan. The engagement include... More

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to Special Operations

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to Special Operations

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to Special Operations Task Force - East, leave Bagram Air Field to teach a First Responder class in the village of Jan Qadam, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2010.

An Afghan boy watches as graduates of a First Responder

An Afghan boy watches as graduates of a First Responder

An Afghan boy watches as graduates of a First Responder course, facilitated by Special Operations Task Force - East, demonstrate their newly learned skills while assessing a mock victim in the village of Jan Qa... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Fee, Nangarhar Provincial

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Fee, Nangarhar Provincial

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Fee, Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team civil military operations officer, from Virginia Beach, Va., discusses the needs of students at the University of Nangarhar, Dec. 12, 2010. ... More

Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, ISAF Joint

Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, ISAF Joint

Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, ISAF Joint Command and Gen. Sher Karimi, chief, Afghan National Army, await the beginning of the Operation Naiad 1390 conference held at Camp Shaheen, Afghanistan. Op Omi... More

An Afghan sells inflatable toys in Herat City March

An Afghan sells inflatable toys in Herat City March

An Afghan sells inflatable toys in Herat City March 19. Business and commerce thrive in Herat City as local citizens go about their daily routines, March 19. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan President Hamid ... More

During Operation Wahadat, Norwegian and Afghan national

During Operation Wahadat, Norwegian and Afghan national

During Operation Wahadat, Norwegian and Afghan national security forces take a moment to survey the terrain. The operation, which was led by Afghan national security forces, secured the tri-provincial area betw... More

Members of the Afghan National Police stand prepared

Members of the Afghan National Police stand prepared

Members of the Afghan National Police stand prepared for an inspection at a district shura in Spera, Afghanistan, May 17. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, the governor of Khowst province, as well as leaders from the 3rd Br... More

Members of the Afghan National Police stand in formation

Members of the Afghan National Police stand in formation

Members of the Afghan National Police stand in formation awaiting an inspection by the Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, Khowst province governor, in Spera, Khowst province, Afghanistan, May 17. The governor was in the remo... More

Provincial Gov. Mehrabuddin Safi places the first ceremonial

Provincial Gov. Mehrabuddin Safi places the first ceremonial

Provincial Gov. Mehrabuddin Safi places the first ceremonial stone, June 8, for the new provincial consul building being built at the provincial capital, in Kapisa province. The mission of Kapisa Provincial Rec... More

An Afghan woman speaks with members of the International

An Afghan woman speaks with members of the International

An Afghan woman speaks with members of the International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North Female Engagement Team at the ISAF RC North Female Security Shura. The shura brought together local Afgh... More

Bamyan Provincial Gov. Dr. Habiba Sarabi addresses

Bamyan Provincial Gov. Dr. Habiba Sarabi addresses

Bamyan Provincial Gov. Dr. Habiba Sarabi addresses attendees during a ceremony officially transferring responsibility for security, governance and development to Afghan control at Afghan National Police headqua... More

Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Naeemi and Maj. Gen. Phil

Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Naeemi and Maj. Gen. Phil

Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Naeemi and Maj. Gen. Phil Jones, ISAF Force Reintegration Cell director, address the Khowst Provincial Peace Council at the governor’s residence Aug. 10. The council is made up of k... More

More than 80 participants attended the second northern

More than 80 participants attended the second northern

More than 80 participants attended the second northern women's security shura on Monday in Mazar-e Sharif to discuss women's roles in governance transition. (Photo by: DEU Capt. Jennifer Ruge)

More than 80 participants attended the second northern

More than 80 participants attended the second northern

More than 80 participants attended the second northern women's security shura on Monday in Mazar-e Sharif to discuss women's roles in governance transition. (Photo by: Norwegian PAO MES Capt. Kim Gulbrandsen / Released)

More than 100 civilian, coalition and Afghan force

More than 100 civilian, coalition and Afghan force

More than 100 civilian, coalition and Afghan force leaders listen to ISAF Joint Command commanding general, Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, Nov. 9, during the IJC Stability Conference at Kabul International Airpor... More

1st Lt. Edward Yoo, a platoon commander from Bronxville,

1st Lt. Edward Yoo, a platoon commander from Bronxville,

1st Lt. Edward Yoo, a platoon commander from Bronxville, N.Y., and a 2009 Bowdoin College graduate speaks to a gathering of village elders during a shura at Patrol Base Florida, Dec. 1. The Marines of Company A... More

Lt. Col. Lewis Rhodes is the commanding officer of

Lt. Col. Lewis Rhodes is the commanding officer of

Lt. Col. Lewis Rhodes is the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 8’s civil affairs detachment from 4th Civil Affairs Group. He is an activated reservist based out of Washington D.C. and is an associate... More

Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, director for women's

Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, director for women's

Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, director for women's affairs in the Afghan National Army, and for physical training of recruits, recently visited the UK-led Bastion Role III Hospital and Camp Leatherneck, Afgha... More

Corporal Diego E. Castaneda, a motor transport mechanic

Corporal Diego E. Castaneda, a motor transport mechanic

Corporal Diego E. Castaneda, a motor transport mechanic and assistant patrol leader with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, directs his Marines during a patrol here, March 13, 2012. The Marines ... More

A tractor operator bulldozes over poppy plants in Maiwand

A tractor operator bulldozes over poppy plants in Maiwand

A tractor operator bulldozes over poppy plants in Maiwand district, March 17, in a display for local leaders and the press. Poppy eradication is an initiative pursued by the Afghan National Security Forces unde... More

U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner (right), Regimental

U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner (right), Regimental

U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner (right), Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer, speaks with sergeants major serving under RCT-5 during a quarterly governance conference here, March 27. Key civilian leade... More

A boy casts an interested look at a U.S. soldier June

A boy casts an interested look at a U.S. soldier June

A boy casts an interested look at a U.S. soldier June 11, 2012, during a mission in Charikar, the capital of Afghanistan’s Parwan province. The soldier, a medic assigned to the 1st Infantry Division’s headquart... More

Brig. Gen. Abdul Razziq, the Kandahar provincial police

Brig. Gen. Abdul Razziq, the Kandahar provincial police

Brig. Gen. Abdul Razziq, the Kandahar provincial police chief, is greeted as he enters the Zharay District Center, flanked by his district police chiefs June 21. He arrived with other Government of the Islamic ... More

A U.S. soldier pulls security during a mission in eastern

A U.S. soldier pulls security during a mission in eastern

A U.S. soldier pulls security during a mission in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 1, 2012. Assigned to the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, he is one of... More

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidate provides security

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidate provides security

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidate provides security while another candidate practices body search techniques at a coalition forces site in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2012.... More

Afghan Local Police candidates practice moving as a

Afghan Local Police candidates practice moving as a

Afghan Local Police candidates practice moving as a group during training in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20. The candidates undergo a three-week course which covers basic marksmansh... More

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidate tries on his

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidate tries on his

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidate tries on his new boots before a graduation ceremony in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3. ALP candidates undergo a three-week course which covers ... More

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidate tries  on his

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidate tries on his

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidate tries on his new boots before a graduation ceremony in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3. ALP candidates undergo a three-week course which covers... More

A coalition forces member collects biometric information

A coalition forces member collects biometric information

A coalition forces member collects biometric information from an Afghan Local Police member to ensure his legitimacy in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 4. ALP complement counterinsurgen... More

An Afghan National Army commando from the 3rd Special

An Afghan National Army commando from the 3rd Special

An Afghan National Army commando from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak mans an over-watch position on a roof during a village clearing operation in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 14. Coa... More

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member carries issued

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member carries issued

An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member carries issued first aid kits in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 17. ALP complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas... More

Afghan Local Police (ALP) members wait to receive their

Afghan Local Police (ALP) members wait to receive their

Afghan Local Police (ALP) members wait to receive their monthly salary in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. ALP complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural ... More

Local leaders talk during an Afghan Local Police nomination

Local leaders talk during an Afghan Local Police nomination

Local leaders talk during an Afghan Local Police nomination meeting at a village in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 28. ALP complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and support... More

A Coalition Forces member greets a Jani Khel village

A Coalition Forces member greets a Jani Khel village

A Coalition Forces member greets a Jani Khel village leader before an Afghan Local Police (ALP) validation shura in Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Nov. 29. Village elders, government officials and Afghan Nation... More

Local Afghans conduct repairs to a local girls school

Local Afghans conduct repairs to a local girls school

Local Afghans conduct repairs to a local girls school in the Zaranj district of Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2012. Afghan senior officials were taken on a tour of the property to show the growth that i... More

An Afghan National Army Commando from the 3rd Special

An Afghan National Army Commando from the 3rd Special

An Afghan National Army Commando from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak searches a villager during a village clearing operation in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 15. Coalition forces are ... More

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