Ehsanul Haq Akbarsai, district sub governor of Ahmad Abad, Afghanistan, gives Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya members a tour of the Ahmad Abad district center, Sept. 18, 2011. PRT Paktya is a multi-disciplinary joint team with members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Army Reserve and National Guard, dedicated to partnering with the Afghan government to build a sustainable, secure Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth)

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PRT Visits Ahmad Abad District Center and Market

U.S. Air Force and Army members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya conduct a key leader engagement with Ehsanul Haq Akbarsai, district sub governor of Ahmad Abad, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2011. Key leader engagements enable the PRT to gauge progress in development, education and agriculture. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth)

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PRT Visits Ahmad Abad District Center and Market

Capt.Tyler Johnson (right), Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya engineer, talks with a local Afghan shop owner during a Ahmad Abad district market walk, Sept. 18, 2011. Johnson is a member of PRT Paktya, a team dedicated to partnering with the Afghan Government to work toward a secure, sustainable Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth)

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PRT Visits Ahmad Abad District Center and Market

An Afghan elder smiles outside a shop in the Ahmad Abad district market, Sept. 18, 2011. U.S. Air Force members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya visited the market to gauge the local economy and security in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth)

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PRT Visits Ahmad Abad District Center and Market

A local Afghan shop owner talks with members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya during a quality assurance visit to the Ahmad Abad district market, Sept. 18, 2011. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya met with local villagers in the area to gauge local economic progress. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth)

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PRT Visits Ahmad Abad District Center and Market

Published Sept. 26, 2011
Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya

PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Air Force members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya visited Ahmad Abad, Afghanistan, to gauge the local economy and security in the area. The team met with local leaders and interacted with locals. PRT Paktya is a multi-disciplinary joint team with members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Army Reserve and National Guard, dedicated to partnering with the Afghan Government to build a sustainable, secure Afghanistan.