March: 2006: In rural Afghanistan, hundreds of people gather outside a handsome stone school with red and white painted windows. On March 25, 2006 the people of the Pachir wa Agam District in celebrated the renovation and re-opening of the Agam High School. Coalition Forces funded the project, which cost $25,000, " The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which since has departed Afghanistan, funded the project with Commander’s Emergency Response Program funds. The regiment’s successor, the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, supervised the work, which included a new well." (Capt. Dan Huvane, Task Force Lava Public Affairs). Marine Capt. Bart Battista, commander of B Company, of the 1/3 Marines reminded officials that further improvements in the region will depend on the security situation-- and that when Pachir wa Agam is more stable, other organizations will come to help. He added that the children are the future of Pachir wa Agam, and with hard work they will be the future leaders of the district.
Mohammed Sadiq, the headmaster of Agam High School, is very thankful and gave a moving speech (through an interpreter), "Today, I am happy to see so many children at this school from this mountain area. This is the witness that we can show to the people of this district and the world, that Americans are not here to destroy, as the enemies of Afghanistan say. They have come from many places far away, and they give their funds to help us. We want our children to be like other countries’ children, with chairs to sit on, books to read, and a roof over their heads. With your help and cooperation, the children of Afghanistan can be more like them. " (Capt. Dan Huvane, Task Force Lava Public Affairs).
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Afghanistan: Nangarhar Provincial Government
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2005:Good News from Afghanistan, Wall Street Journal. By Arthur Chrenkoff.
OpinionJournal - Extra
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110006137
(Includes Photos) By Marine Capt. Dan Huvane, Task Force Lava Public Affairs.
High school reopens in Nangarhar Province
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