Five miles northeast of here lays Kuchi Village, a rural community of nearly 1,000 who, in much need of medical attention, welcomed a coalition medical assistance visit, April 5.
"I haven't seen a consistency in grouping like that for 13 months here," said Army Staff Sgt. Chris Thornburg, as he looked over targets used by Afghan national army soldiers during M16 training at Kabul Military Training Center, March 17.
Afghan national army recruit Mirza Budin, 24, sat with dozens of his fellow Kandak soldiers on the parade field, March 2, putting his new M-16 through functional checks.