Coalition Troops Provide Security, Meet With Officials in Farah Province

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, right, chats with U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Ryan Schulte, left, before a mission in Farah City, Dec. 26, 2012. McCray is the commander of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • U.S. Army Spc. Thaxal Potter provides security during a mission in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. Potter is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Abdul Manan Matin, Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, center left, gives a tour to members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, during a meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, to coordinate efforts on a greenhouse initiative, Dec. 26, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Abdul Manan Matin, Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, right, points out an area that was recently razed to prepare for a demonstration greenhouse building project in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. U.S. Army Capt. Garrett McAdams, first from left, and Spc. Vance Casebolt, left, members of Provincial Reconstruction Team, met with Matin to discuss the project, which is designed to help farmers' increase crop yield and profits. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Abdul Manan Matin, center, Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, shows his facilities to leaders from Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah during a meeting to coordinate efforts on a greenhouse initiative in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Abdul Manan Matin, left, Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, talks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, commander of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, right, during a meeting to coordinate efforts on a greenhouse initiative in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Employees of the Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock participate in a meeting in Farah City, Dec. 26, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Abdul Manan Matin, left, Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, talks with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, commander of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, as members of the civil affairs team look on during a meeting to coordinate efforts on a greenhouse initiative in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, right, commander of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, shakes hands with Abdul Manan Matin, Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, at the conclusion of a meeting to coordinate efforts on a greenhouse initiative in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Calixto Inot, a security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, pulls security outside a meeting with key leaders in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Afghan children approach U.S. Army Sgt. Calixto Inot, a security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, and an Afghan national policeman outside the Farah provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock's office in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup