Prior to the bridge being built, travelers would have to depend on a hazardous and costly ferry, which was impossible to use during the flood season and claimed lives nearly every year. The only other alternative was traveling nearly four hours through three districts to reach Jalalabad. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jeff M. Nagan, Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)
<dl><dd>Unit: Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Nangarhar Province; Army Corps of Engineers; OEF; Jalalabad; Afghanistan; Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team; Lal'pur Bridge</dd></dl>
Jeff M. Nagan
Taken on 9 October 2011
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