Coalition Troops Attend Greenhouse Opening in Farah City

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Army Sgt. William Russell, left, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Schulte provide security at the entrance to the Farah provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock's facilities in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2013. Coalition members attended the opening of a greenhouse there to mark the completion of the second phase of a project to support agriculture and agribusiness development. Russell and Schulte are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • An Afghan man and some teenagers stand next a cart of dried nuts and fruit across from the Farah provincial Directorate of agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock's facilities in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • A man weighs dates from his stand to sell to U.S. Army Spcs. Joseph Sullivan, not pictured, and Matt Cullen across from the Farah provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock's facilities in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2013. Sullivan and Cullen are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Afghan kids sell office goods on the side of a street near the Farah provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock's facilities in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Afghan men till soil inside a newly completed greenhouse at the Farah Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock's facilities in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Farah Province Deputy Gov. Mohammed Yunis Rasooli, left, discusses ongoing issues with Abdul Manan Matin, director of the Farah provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, center right, in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2013. McCray is the commander of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Farah Province Deputy Gov. Mohammed Yunis Rasooli, right, Abdul Manan Matin, center, provincial director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray cut a ribbon at the entrance of a demonstration greenhouse in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2013. McCray is the commander of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup