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Farewell glimpses of glory in Afghanistan

Editor's note: Reporter Jim Landers is leaving Afghanistan after spending several weeks with U.S. forces there. BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- To reach this base from the U.S. outposts in eastern Afghanistan, the Army's helicopters have to chop through the...


Day in the life of the Texas National Guard Agri-business Development Team

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - The Texas National Guard Agri-business Development Team toured several sites in Ghazni Tuesday. It was a reminder of how hard it is to do anything in this country. The trip involved visits to a site for a...


New power sources for Afghan farmers

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan - Sgt. Anthony George of the Texas National Guard had one of those moments last week when you really feel you're making a difference. He was showing an Afghan contractor how a pair of oil...


Texas Guardsman's greening plan for Afghanistan

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan - Afghanistan is a naked country. The mountains, the fields, the valleys - they all seem denuded of grasses or trees. What you see in all directions is dirt, sand and rock. So when...


Texas Guardsmen share homegrown skills with Afghan farmers

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan - Four inches of snow fell last night on the 50 volunteers of the Texas National Guard's Agri-business Development Team. The snow hides the potholes, ice slicks and mud where gravel was pounded into the...

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