10 Oct

Photo(s) of the Day

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Leone walks with Afghan kids while providing security on patrol in the Purchaman district in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 26, 2011. Leone is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 182 Infantry Regiment, security force for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. The team attends shuras throughout the province to demonstrate support for the shura elders, the district governor and provincial governance. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airmen Alexandra Hoachlander

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Roberts speaks with children in the Mehtar Lam district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Sept. 26, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane

U.S. Army Capt. Brandon Delatorre and Staff Sgt. Jason Roberts walk and talk with children in the Mehtar Lam district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Sept. 26, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane

Also, check out CJ’s photo of the day.

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2 Responses to Photo(s) of the Day

  1. Nan G says: 1

    Those are great photos.
    Cute little boys.

    Do little girls still get to go to school in Afghanistan?
    Or was that a social experiment that has failed and been given up on?

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  2. Wordsmith says: 2

    Oct. 1, 2011 AP Special Regional Correspondent for Afghanistan and Pakistan Kathy Gannon sits with girls at a school in Kandahar. Anja Niedringhaus / AP

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