U.S. Army soldiers with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team secure a perimeter while assessments are being conducted on schools and medical facilities in Tagab, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman


U.S. Army soldiers with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team ask a man if he knows who has the keys to a school in Tagab, Afghanistan Dec. 20, 2006, so a civil affairs assessment can be performed on the school. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman


U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Warner, from the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team, conducts rooftop security while civil affairs assessments are being performed on schools and medical facilities in Tagab, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman


U.S. Army soldiers with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team meet with Afghan National Army members at a school in Kora Valley, Afghanistan, to conduct a civil affairs assessment of the school Dec. 20, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman


U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. Air Force technical sergeant, all with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team, meet with Afghans to conduct service assessments of schools and medical facilities in Tagab, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman


U.S. Army soldiers with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team meet with Afghan National Army members at a school in Kora Valley, Afghanistan, to conduct a civil affairs assessment of the school, Dec. 20, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman


A U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. Air Force technical sergeant, all with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team, conduct a rooftop service assessment of a school being occupied by members of the Afghan National Police to keep attackers out Kora Valley, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman


U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. Air Force technical sergeant, all with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team, conduct a rooftop service assessment of a school being occupied by members of the Afghan National Police to keep attackers out of Kora Valley, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman



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