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12 February 2007
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A contingent of Australian Defence Force personnel is working in Afghanistan as part of the Netherlands-led Provincial Reconstruction Team under the NATO International Security Assistance Force.

Australia’s contribution, known as the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), will be a mix of engineers and security personnel deployed to Afghanistan for up to two years and will work on reconstruction and community-based projects as part of Australia’s commitment to assisting Afghanistan achieve a stable and secure future.

The majority of the task force will be drawn from the Darwin area and made up of personnel from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment based in Darwin which will provide combat engineers and tradesmen (carpenters, plumbers, electricians and plant operators) that will undertake the majority of the RTF’s construction activities. This includes skills training for the local population to ensure the benefits of the deployment continue well after our personnel have returned home.

The Australian protective force for the RTF is provided by the Brisbane-based Motorised Infantry of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment and the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade.

20070131adf8185016_0005 Corporal Adam White from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a mission to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' and girls' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0012 1st Reconstruction Task Force Corporal Scott Duncan records his measurements during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for the future redevelopment work of the school. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0023 Private Andrew Sharples from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a mission to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' and girls' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0033 Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Smith inspects the condition of the grounds surrounding the Tarin Kowt boys' school during a visit to survey the area for future redevelopment work. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0058 1st Reconstruction Task Force Sergeant Nigel Hayden marks the next point to be recorded during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for future redevelopment work. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0073 Corporal Scott Duncan (right) points out the next area to be surveyed to Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Smith (left) during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for future redevelopment work. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0087 Private Christopher Foreman from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, provides a security screen during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for the future redevelopment work of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0100 Sapper Scott Chadwick from the Darwin-based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment maintains a secure watch during a patrol to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' and girls' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0114 Private Andrew Sharples from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force maintains a secure watch during a patrol to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' and girls' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0128 Afghan locals look on with intrest as Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Smith inspects the condition of the Tarin Kowt girls' school during a visit to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0150 Private Andrew Sharples from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a patrol to visit the Tarin Kowt boys and girls school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0163 An Australian Bushmaster rolls out through Tarin Kowt after making a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for future redevelopment work. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0173 1st Reconstruction Task Force Sergeant Matthew Dawson maintains a secure watch with his Mag 58 machine gun as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force move through Tarin Kowt to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' and girls' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0180 Australian Bushmasters patrol through Tarin Kowt flanked by soldiers from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force after stoping to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for future redevelopment work. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0186 Corporal Scott Duncan (right) and Sergeant Nigel Hayden (left) inspect the form work on the new government building being built under the direction of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0190 Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers chat with local Afghan contractors about the progress of the new government building being built under the direction of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0199 The construction site of the eastern causeway bridge being built in Tarin Kowt. The bridge development is one of the many projects that has been designed and project managed by the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0200 Corporal Clint Dunn (left) from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a mission to visit the construction site of the eastern causeway bridge being built in Tarin Kowt in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0205 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers move down to inspect the construction site of the eastern causeway bridge being built in Tarin Kowt. The bridge development is one of the many projects that has been designed and project managed by the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0207 Private Nicholas Collins (right) from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a visit to the construction site of the eastern causeway bridge in Tarin Kowt. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0232 Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Smith (right) examines a concrete sample from the eastern causeway bridge construction site as he reviews the plans with the local Afghan contractor. The eastern causeway bridge development is one of the many projects that has been designed and project managed by the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0241 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers inspect the construction site of the eastern causeway bridge being built in Tarin Kowt. The bridge development is one of the many projects that has been designed and project managed by the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0248 Sapper William Gathercole, from the Darwin-based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a mission to visit the construction site of the eastern causeway bridge being built in Tarin Kowt in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res

20070131adf8185016_0005 Corporal Adam White from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a mission to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' and girls' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0012 1st Reconstruction Task Force Corporal Scott Duncan records his measurements during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for the future redevelopment work of the school. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0023 Private Andrew Sharples from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a mission to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' and girls' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0033 Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Smith inspects the condition of the grounds surrounding the Tarin Kowt boys' school during a visit to survey the area for future redevelopment work. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0058 1st Reconstruction Task Force Sergeant Nigel Hayden marks the next point to be recorded during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for future redevelopment work. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0073 Corporal Scott Duncan (right) points out the next area to be surveyed to Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Smith (left) during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for future redevelopment work. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0087 Private Christopher Foreman from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, provides a security screen during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for the future redevelopment work of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0100 Sapper Scott Chadwick from the Darwin-based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment maintains a secure watch during a patrol to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' and girls' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0114 Private Andrew Sharples from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force maintains a secure watch during a patrol to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' and girls' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0128 Afghan locals look on with intrest as Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Smith inspects the condition of the Tarin Kowt girls' school during a visit to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0150 Private Andrew Sharples from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a patrol to visit the Tarin Kowt boys and girls school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0163 An Australian Bushmaster rolls out through Tarin Kowt after making a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for future redevelopment work. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0173 1st Reconstruction Task Force Sergeant Matthew Dawson maintains a secure watch with his Mag 58 machine gun as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force move through Tarin Kowt to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' and girls' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0180 Australian Bushmasters patrol through Tarin Kowt flanked by soldiers from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force after stoping to visit the Tarin Kowt boys' school to survey the grounds for future redevelopment work. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0186 Corporal Scott Duncan (right) and Sergeant Nigel Hayden (left) inspect the form work on the new government building being built under the direction of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0190 Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers chat with local Afghan contractors about the progress of the new government building being built under the direction of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0199 The construction site of the eastern causeway bridge being built in Tarin Kowt. The bridge development is one of the many projects that has been designed and project managed by the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0200 Corporal Clint Dunn (left) from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a mission to visit the construction site of the eastern causeway bridge being built in Tarin Kowt in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0205 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers move down to inspect the construction site of the eastern causeway bridge being built in Tarin Kowt. The bridge development is one of the many projects that has been designed and project managed by the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0207 Private Nicholas Collins (right) from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a visit to the construction site of the eastern causeway bridge in Tarin Kowt. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0232 Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Smith (right) examines a concrete sample from the eastern causeway bridge construction site as he reviews the plans with the local Afghan contractor. The eastern causeway bridge development is one of the many projects that has been designed and project managed by the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0241 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers inspect the construction site of the eastern causeway bridge being built in Tarin Kowt. The bridge development is one of the many projects that has been designed and project managed by the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res
20070131adf8185016_0248 Sapper William Gathercole, from the Darwin-based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force, provides a security screen during a mission to visit the construction site of the eastern causeway bridge being built in Tarin Kowt in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 January 2007) Low Res \| High Res

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