SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010
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Helping With Some Problems
One area at a time
Afghanistan is divided into provinces, which are much like small states in America. U.S. civil affairs teams try to help rebuild, or reconstruct, one province at a time. Troops and civilians are divided
into units called Provincial Reconstruction Teams, or PRTs. PRTs work with local people, international troops, civilians and aid agencies such as the Red Cross or Red Crescent.*
*In Muslim countries, the Red Cross may be called the Red Crescent.
photo by Capt. Mark Gibson, courtesy U.S. Air Force
Students receive new backpacks after their school tents were set on fire. The PRT replaced the tents and gave the kids school supplies.
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Ready Resources
books or other resources that will help you learn more about this week’s topics.
On the Web:
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www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=183064326133&; comments&ref=mf •
www.usmemorialday.org
At the library:
•“National Geographic Countries of the World: Afghanistan” by Susan Whitfield
If you wish to send supplies to the children of Afghanistan, you can send them through a service person stationed there. Or you can send supplies to: VCR Chaplain’s Office, NTM-A CSTC-A, APO, AE 09356
The Mini Page provides ideas for Web sites,
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The value of school
Going to school is a luxury in Afghanistan. Most kids who get to go to school must stop going after they reach age 12. At that time, they need to help the family. Boys might spend their days tending cattle or working at a job. Girls might start taking care of the house full-time. Families are often very poor, and they need the extra income and help. In some areas, girls are not allowed to attend school at all. Boys may be allowed to go only to special Muslim schools called madrassas (muh-DRA-suhs). Girls are often in danger if they go
Afghan schoolgirls wait for their lunch in their temporary school in Farah province. Officials from Farah and U.S. troops were there to see what was needed at the elementary school and a nearby clinic.
Kids in Afghanistan have a strong desire to learn. They each way if it means they can go to school.
may walk long distances
to school. Groups such as the Taliban threaten and attack girls who go to school. Many Afghan children cannot read
or write. Many kids have never had the chance to draw with a pencil. Pens are valued. Kids often run up to troops yelling, “Pen! Pen! Pen!”
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Afghanistan TRY ’N FIND
Words that remind us of the troops in Afghanistan are hidden in the block below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you can find: AFFAIRS, AFGHANISTAN, AGRICULTURE, CIVIL, COAT, CULTURAL, DAY, DIFFERENCES, JOB, KIDS, MEMORIAL, PAPER, PEN, PROVINCE, ROADS, SCHOOL, SERVICE, SHOES, TROOPS, WAR, WATER.
HOORAY FOR OUR TROOPS!
MC K R W K S R I A F F A S P EU C I O A L S P O O R T E R ML W I DA T L O O HC S R O OT A D VS D E S E O H S V V RU R N A I K S R T A O C I I IR J O B Y
L L R E P A P C N
AA S E C N E R E F F I D E C LL L N A T S I N A H G FA E VN E P E R U T L U C I RG A
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Honoring Our Service People
Have you been reading the news
about our troops in Afghanistan? Two of the most important missions for U.S. troops are to make friends with the Afghan people and to help them build up their country. This Memorial Day week, The Mini
Page talked with officers in the U.S. military Central Command to find out more about how our troops are helping.
Civil affairs
U.S. troops
have many different jobs in a war zone. One important job, working with local civilians, or non-military people, is
called civil affairs.
In a big conflict with lots of fighting,
such as World War II, civil affairs troops mainly work with civilians to help protect them. For instance, they might make sure civilians are out of the way when tanks come rolling through. In a conflict where there is less constant fighting, such as Afghanistan, troops can do different things to help. Today, U.S. civil affairs troops are working with international troops and Afghan people to build up the country.
The need
The Afghan people have suffered
a lot after years of war. The former Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979. After the Soviets left, Afghans experienced years of fighting among local tribes and groups such as the Taliban. After 9/11, troops from many countries, including Americans, arrived. The years
of fighting destroyed a lot of the country’s roads,
plumbing, electricity and other facilities.
U.S. Army soldiers walk with Afghan kids during a mission to help the villagers.
May 30, 2010
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Troops Helping Afghanistan
U.S. troops talk with kids in Angory village just outside of Kandahar City, Afghanistan. U.S. and Afghan troops helped deliver supplies to the village.
Medical teams of U.S. and international troops and civilians also travel to different villages, helping to train people in healthy practices. They give what medical help they can.
In rural mountain areas, people
might have to walk miles for water. If they have any electricity, it may be on only an hour or two a day. U.S. troops are helping to build the infrastructure (IN-fruh-struk-chur), or water, power and road systems. For example, they might help build bridges or dams or clean out water channels.
photo by 2nd Lt. Christine A. Darius, courtesy U.S. Air Force
photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston, courtesy, U.S. Air Force
photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest, courtesy U.S. Army
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