AFGHAN BOY
A young Afghan boy waits outside the entry control point of Kabul International Airport, Oct. 22, 2007, after receiving a toy plane from a group of Air Force members. The toy planes were given out along with soccer equipment to a group of local children from the Kabul Youth Soccer League . The equipment was donated from businessmen and supporters from Tennessee, Georgia and California. Photo By: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY — U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kirby Pyka and Senior Master Sgt. Elma Taylor, both with the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan's logistics directorate, help raise the Air Force flag during a ceremony as part of the service's 60th Anniversary celebration at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Sept. 14, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cortchie Welch

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ed Franco plays with local refugee children in Dar Ul Aman, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 8, 2007, in support of a volunteer community outreach program. The program has set up a children diversion tactic that allowed volunteers to distribute 200 bags filled with clothes, shoes and toys without distraction and is provided every month with the help of donated items from U.S. citizens. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Shawn Haney, a religious cultural affairs mentor at the Human Resource Division within the Combined Security Trainng Command Afghanistan, plays with a local refugee child in Dar Ul Aman, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 8, 2007, in support of a volunteer community outreach program. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


A Department of Defense civilian employee plays with local refugee children in Dar Ul Aman, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 8, 2007, in support of a volunteer community outreach program. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


A local refugee child stands in front of his home, a building filled with approximately 1,000 refugees in Dar Ul Aman, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 8, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr


A U.S. Air Force airman holds a local refugee child in Dar Ul Aman, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 8, 2007, in support of a volunteer community outreach program. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.

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After the Flood
U.S. Army Maj. Arnold Strong, Task Force Phoenix, assists local Afghan residents during a relief event, April 10, 2007. Troops distributed various food items, clothing and tools to 100 families in Kabul, to help them after flooding destroyed their homes. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Votroubek

Labels: Afghanistan, Humanitarian Aid, Kabul, Operation Enduring Freedom, photos, Task Force Phoenix, US Army

An Afghan National Army trainee provides perimeter security during training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007. Approximately 19 U.S. Air Force members provide guidance and mentorship for the instructors, officers and trainees at KMTC. The Internation Security Assistnae Force and the U.S. military provide the maximum amount of guidance for the Afghan National Army to independently sustain the security of its own country. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


Senior Master Sgt. Robert Spaulding provides mentorship to Capt. Abdul Rahman, Military Police commander, during training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


Afghan National Army trainees prepare to learn perimeter security during training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007. Approximately 19 U.S. Air Force members provide guidance and mentorship for the instructors, officers and trainees at KMTC. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


Afghan National Army trainees learn how to secure a perimeter during training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


An Afghan National Army trainee learns how to provide perimeter security during training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007. Approximately 19 U.S. Air Force members provide guidance and mentorship for the instructors, officers and trainees at KMTC. The International Security Assistance Force and the U.S. military provide the maximum amount of guidance for the Afghan National Army to independently sustain the security of its own country. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


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AFGHAN CHILDREN
Coalition and military members interact with local refugee children in Kabul, Afghanistan, during a volunteer community outreach program, March 16, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.

Labels: Afghanistan, children, Kabul, photos