Image Gallery 2008
13 June 2008
Women on the front line
Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Afghan National Police and Army. The Task Force is now operating regularly north of Tarin Kowt, an area of great strategic significance to the Taliban Extremists in Uruzgan Province.
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 400 ADF personnel from predominately Brisbane and Sydney 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.
| 20080606adf8239682_144 Peek a Boo! Private Lauren Maude becomes a hit with the local Afghan girls during her time on the front line with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606adf8239682_149 Try this for size. A little Afghan girl finds a new use for Private Lauren Maude Shamarg during her time on the front line with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606adf8239682_155 Sharing a moment. An Afghan girl becomes fixated with Private Lauren Maude as she meets the locals in Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606adf8239682_165 Private Lauren Maude sits with an Afghan farmer’s daughter during her time on the front line with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606adf8239682_170 Secret girls business. Private Lauren Maude sits with a group of Afghan girls during her time on the front line with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606adf8239682_176 Setting a trend. Private Lauren Maude lends her ballistic sunglasses to a young Afghan girl during her time on the front line with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606adf8239682_196 Secret girls business. Private Lauren Maude sits with a group of Afghan girls during her time on the front line with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606adf8239682_222 Secret girls business. Private Lauren Maude sits with a group of Afghan girls during her time on the front line with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606adf8239682_227 Hello! A little Afghan girl sneaks a peek in front of Private Lauren Maude as she mixes with a young group of girls during her time on the front line with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080606adf8239682_236 Secret girls business. Private Lauren Maude sits with a group of Afghan girls during her time on the front line with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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