An ANA soldier from 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, drinks water from a new well during an operation in Tagab Valley.....Colonel Haynes said the battle plan, "The creeping barrage of goodness," to win the hearts and minds of the Tagab Valley includes: a paved road, wells, radio stations, solar power, humanitarian aid, and medical outreach. Agricultural development teaching how to package goods, and pruning techniques to increase crop yields. Saffron cultivation started too, as a...
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An ANA soldier from 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, drinks water from a new well during an operation in Tagab Valley.....Colonel Haynes said the battle plan, "The creeping barrage of goodness," to win the hearts and minds of the Tagab Valley includes: a paved road, wells, radio stations, solar power, humanitarian aid, and medical outreach. Agricultural development teaching how to package goods, and pruning techniques to increase crop yields. Saffron cultivation started too, as a replacement to poppy. More projects like schools and police checkpoints will follow as resources allow...
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