Image Gallery 2007
26 July 2007
Reconstruction work in Tarin Kowt
Australia has deployed an ADF Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), consisting of a combined arms team, to the Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan as part of Operation SLIPPER. The RTF is in partnership with the Netherlands Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and forms part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force.
The RTF has a clearly defined role to work on reconstruction, improvement of provincial infrastructure and community based projects. The RTF also provides trade training to the local population and military engineering training to the Afghan National Army. This type of assistance is designed to benefit the people of Uruzgan Province well into the future and form building blocks of a stable and prosperous community.
The RTF contains around 370 ADF personnel from predominately Queensland-based units. It includes elements to provide command, security, engineering, and administrative support and is equipped with Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMV), Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) and armoured engineer plant equipment.
Australia's contribution to ISAF is an important component of the Australian Government's commitment to assist Afghanistan achieve a stable and secure future
| 20070717adf8255272_025 A soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force watches over the causeway worksite in Tarin Kowt as engineers meet with local contractors to discuss progress. (Date taken: 17 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070717adf8255272_076 An Australian soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force patrols the streets of Tarin Kowt. (Date taken: 17 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070717adf8255272_117 Australian soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force patrol through the streets of Tarin Kowt on their way to another work site. (Date taken: 17 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070717adf8255272_130 Lance Corporal Stephen Smelt conducts surveying work at the Tarin Kowt Hospital. (Date taken: 17 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070717adf8255272_143 Private Matthew McNab teaches a local child how to count and write while at the Tarin Kowt Hospital. The children often come up to Australian soldiers to show how they can count and say the English alphabet. (Date taken: 17 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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