U.S. Soldiers, part of a security forces team assigned to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincial_Reconstruction_Team_Zabul" class="extiw" title="w:Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul">Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul</a>, sit on the highest part of 'The Castle' (Qalat City Fort) and discuss different vantage points May 31, in Qalat City, Afghanistan. Soldiers hope to use the stone structure, towering over the more than 10,000 inhabitants of Qalat City, to help the PRT fulfill its three goals - improve security, extend the authority and credibility of the Afghan government and facilitate reconstruction.
<dl><dd>Unit: U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: U.S. Soldiers; Qalat City; Afghan National Army Soldiers; Afghanistan; Combat Camera; PRT; Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul; Forward Operating Base Smart; Ball Haizer; 110th Infantry Battalion; Alexander the Great Castle; historic Afghanistan site; National Guard</dd></dl>
Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
Taken on 31 May 2010
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