COMBINED FORCES COMMAND – AFGHANISTAN
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- The Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team is working hand-in-hand with the government of Nangarhar Province to help to improve the quality of life for its citizens.
Acting on a request from the Nangarhar provincial government, the Jalalabad PRT brought donations of clothing, toys, blankets and various supplies to the office of the Director of Hajj and Mosque, Director of Women’s Affairs and the Afghanistan Women’s Council and Orphanage. In another mission, Hanif Gerdiwal, the Nangarhar Director of Education, came to the Jalalabad PRT with the hope of starting a soccer and volleyball league in the city schools.
Members of the PRT worked with companies in the U.S. to provide more than 2000 t-shirts in ten different colors for the different teams. The International Security Assistance Force also assisted by providing 325 soccer balls, 125 volleyballs and 85 hand pumps to give the league a strong start. The Jalalabad PRT also handed out school supplies to the girls at a school in Behsud District on Jan. 15. Some of the items were donated by a school in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Pencils for Peace program headed up by PRT family members to help the children of Afghanistan.
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(Photo: The Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team donated more than 2000 t-shirts, 325 soccer balls, 125 volleyballs and 85 hand pumps to the Director of Education to start an athletics league. 'Courtesy photo')
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- The Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team is working hand-in-hand with the government of Nangarhar Province to help to improve the quality of life for its citizens.
Acting on a request from the Nangarhar provincial government, the Jalalabad PRT brought donations of clothing, toys, blankets and various supplies to the office of the Director of Hajj and Mosque, Director of Women’s Affairs and the Afghanistan Women’s Council and Orphanage. In another mission, Hanif Gerdiwal, the Nangarhar Director of Education, came to the Jalalabad PRT with the hope of starting a soccer and volleyball league in the city schools.
Members of the PRT worked with companies in the U.S. to provide more than 2000 t-shirts in ten different colors for the different teams. The International Security Assistance Force also assisted by providing 325 soccer balls, 125 volleyballs and 85 hand pumps to give the league a strong start. The Jalalabad PRT also handed out school supplies to the girls at a school in Behsud District on Jan. 15. Some of the items were donated by a school in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Pencils for Peace program headed up by PRT family members to help the children of Afghanistan.
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(Photo: The Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team donated more than 2000 t-shirts, 325 soccer balls, 125 volleyballs and 85 hand pumps to the Director of Education to start an athletics league. 'Courtesy photo')
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