Image Gallery 2009
25 February 2009
Scenes from Tarin Kowt
Tarin Kowt is the provincial capital of Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan and the location of Camp Holland, the home of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force.
Australian troops have conducted major reconstruction works in Tarin Kowt. It is also a location that Australian soldiers patrol and move through when conducting operations further a field in Uruzgan.
| 20090114ara8502859_0029 An convoy of Australian Light Armoured Vehicles and Bushmasters approach Tarin Kowt during operations conduted by the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. (Date taken: 09 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0030 A Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force moves towards Uruzgan the capital of Tarin Kowt. (Date taken: 09 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0055 Whenever Australian soldiers pass, the young residents of Uruzgan Province are quick with a wave or a thumbs up. (Date taken: 09 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0061 On the outskirts of Tarin Kowt, Sergeant Bernie Maus checks on following vehicles, as a patrol from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force make their way back to Camp Holland. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0082 After two years of Australian operations in their area, local children smile and wave as the soldiers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force pass their homes in Tarin Kowt, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0087 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle approaches Irish Bridge on the edge of Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province. The bridge, which links the provincial capital with surrounding population centres, was managed, designed and funded by Australian forces. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0095 A Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force crosses Irish Bridge. The bridge was one of the first reconstruction tasks for soldiers, when the Australian Defence Force operations commenced in Tarin Kowt in 2006. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0112 A young Afghan watches from his roadside stall as Australian soldiers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force make their way through Tarin Kowt in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0117 In the bustling bazaar in Tarin Kowt, young Afghans watch with interest as Australian forces return to their nearby base. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0119 The Tarin Kowt roundabout is a location familiar to most Australian soldiers operating in Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0138 A resident of Tarin Kowt goes about his daily business, oblivious to the Australian convoy moving through his town in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0159 An Afghan National Army Soldier gives an enthusiastic wave as Australian soldiers pass his check point in Tarin Kowt, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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