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1 9 November 2009

2 Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Corey, from Lajes Field, Azores, Photographer assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, plays with a baby at the Vocational Center in Khawaja Omarie, Afghanistan on Nov. 1, (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sarah R. Webb / Released)

3 An elderly afghan woman from the Dudarek village waits for humanitarian aide during a hand out in the Wagel valley, Afghanistan, Nov. 02, (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Cohen / Released)

4 Women and children gather in anticipation for a humanitarian aid handout in the Wagel valley, Afghanistan, Nov. 02, The aid, which was angled towards women, included pots, blankets, and women's clothing. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Cohen / Released)

5 A member of the Afghanistan National Police hands U.S. Air Force Capt. Melissa Milner a metal canister to complete the stack of items to be given as humanitarian aid during a hand out for the women of the Wagel valley, Afghanistan, Nov. 02, Capt. Milner is a member of the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) out of Forward Operating Base Finley Shields. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Cohen / Released)

6 An Afghan woman form the Dudarek village is handed a pile of items given during a humanitarian aid handout angled towards women in the Wagel valley, Afghanistan, Nov. 02, The items included women's clothing, pots and pans, and rubber boots for their children. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Cohen / Released)

7 Buildings in the village of Dehayat, Nerkh, Wardak Province on Nov. 2, (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Rock Stevens / Released)

8 U.S. Army Maj. Christian Jenni, a provincial reconstruction team (PRT) Paktika civil affairs member, greets a village leader in Newai Pasanai, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, The PRT civil affairs members visit the village leaders to assess the needs of the area in order to plan future development projects. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards / Released)

9 U.S. Army Lt. Col. Clayton Morgan, commander of the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion with the provincial reconstruction team (PRT) Paktika, talks with locals in the village of Newai Pasanai, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, PRT Paktika is an integrated team of U.S. military and representatives from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which funds and evaluates Afghanistan reconstruction projects in effort of promoting self sufficiency and better quality of life for the Afghan people. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards / Released)

10 (From left to right) SGT Michael Turner, from Atlanta, GA, Waghez Police Mentoring Team NCOIC, assigned to Forward Operating Base Vulcan, Afghanistan National Police Chief, Waghez District, Abdul Azim, Sub Governor, Waghez District, MSG Chris Hecker, from St. Pauls, N.C., Civil Affairs Team Leader, assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Jack, Afghan interpreter, and SGT Bryan Jones, from Lehi, UT, Civil Affairs Team NCOIC, assigned to PRT Ghazni, meet in Waghez, Ghazni, Afghanistan to discuss the building of a new district center on Nov. 2, (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca F. Corey / Released)

11 Local farmers sit with Coalition Forces as they discuss ways of improving the village's water supply in Deh-e-Muslem, Afghanistan on Nov. 3, (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Rock Stevens / Released)

12 U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Gustavo Gonzalez, a provincial reconstruction team Paktika medic, works security on a street in Orgun Afghanistan, Nov. 3, PRT Paktika is an integrated team of U.S. military and representatives from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which funds and evaluates Afghanistan reconstruction projects in effort of promoting self sufficiency and better quality of life for the Afghan people. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards / Released)

13 U.S. Army Spc. Mauricio Moreno, a provincial reconstruction team (PRT) Paktika security forces member from the Arizona National Guard, looks at some puppies while working security in Orgun, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, PRT Paktika is an integrated team of U.S. military and representatives from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which funds and evaluates Afghanistan reconstruction projects in effort of promoting self sufficiency and better quality of life for the Afghan people. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards / Released)

14 Sgt. Black Richardson assigned to Bravo Co., TF Gladius, 82nd Airborne Div., takes notes while talking with locals in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan on Nov. 4, (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released)

15 Soldiers assigned to Bravo Co., TF Gladius, 82nd Airborne Div., conduct a patrol near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan searching for insurgent mortar teams on Nov. 4, (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released)

16 Sgt. Black Richardson assigned to Bravo Co., TF Gladius, 82nd Airborne Div., takes notes while talking with locals in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan on Nov. 4, (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released)

17 U.S. Army Lt. Col. Clayton Morgan,commander of the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion with the provincial reconstruction team (PRT) Paktika, "jams" on his guitar while waiting for a flight at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Nov. 4, (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards / Released)

18 Photo of the Week Woman and children from the village of Dudarek wait for a humanitarian aid hand out angled towards women in the area to begin in Afghanistan, Nov. 02, (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Cohen / Released)

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