Photo by Staff Sgt. Mason T. LoweryAn Afghanistan National Army soldier stands guard over a village in the Korangal Valley May 7. Representatives from the ANA, Border Police and local leaders met to establish the ANA Forward Operating Base Lumberyard and discuss putting an end to the lingering enemy resistance in the area.
By Army Staff Sgt. Mason T. Lowery
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The Afghanistan flag was raised over a remote outpost in the Korangal Valley May 7, bringing the promise of stability and national unity east into this turbulent region.
Representatives from the Afghanistan National Army, Border Police and local leaders met to establish the ANA Forward Operating Base Lumberyard and discuss an end to the lingering enemy resistance in the area.
FOB Lumberyard is the first permanent base in the Kunar Province. It is centrally located on high ground so ANA troops can observe all avenues of approach into the valley, and the Afghan Flag is visible to all who enter the Valley.
Chief of the Afghan National Army’s General Staff Gen. Bismullah Khan listened to local leaders during a Shura (tribal meeting) and extended an offer of peace.
“The path to reconciliation is open,” he said.
“The people still fighting in the hills against a stable Afghanistan are fighting for the wrong reasons.”
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