Image Gallery 2007
28 March 2007
Sunday Bazaar markets in Afghanistan
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's Stage III expansion into southern Afghanistan.
Australia's contribution, known as the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), is a mix of engineers, security and support personnel deployed to Afghanistan for up to two years to 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 is drawn from the Darwin area and made up of personnel from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment 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 will include 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 being provided by the Brisbane-based Motorised Infantry of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment and the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade.
| 20070225adf8502859_010 Warrant Officer Harvie "Jock" Douglas befriends a local trader at the Sunday Bazaar. The Bazaar is held inside the confines of Kamp Holland and was created to help boost the local economy and give deployed soldiers a chance to pick up the odd souvenir. (Date taken: 25 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070225adf8502859_055 Lance Corporal Danny Ellis and Corporal Matthew Van Bael inspect an Afghan rug, one of the treasures available at the weekly Bazaar held on their base in Afghnaistan. (Date taken: 25 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070225adf8502859_097 The Australian Second in Command, Major Brent Maddock, inspects a local carpet aided by two of his junior officers. (Date taken: 25 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070225adf8502859_100 The Sunday Bazaar is cheekily nicknamed "Bernie's Bazaar", after the driving force behind the markets, Major Bernie Gaynor, an Australian Army Reserve Officer, who is on full-time service coordinating civil and military cooperation programs in Uruzgan province. (Date taken: 25 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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