“Afghan children pose for a photograph beneath graffiti, with writing that reads, ‘freedom’ in Kabul, on June 22, 2012.”
“A soldier from the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, takes pictures of an Afghan resident during a patrol in a village in Kherwar district in Logar province, eastern Afghanistan, May 27, 2012.”
“An Afghan policeman carries a poppy flower in the barrel of his gun, in the Maiwand district of Kandahar province, on April 9, 2012.”
This day in history:
In a speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, George W. Bush announces the end of “major combat operations” in Iraq less than two months after the start of the Iraq War.
In a different announcement on the same day, Donald Rumsfeld announces the end of major combat activity in Afghanistan, stating “we clearly have moved from major combat activity to a period of stability and stabilization and reconstruction activities.”
May 1, 2003 - 9 years ago today.
“Tarana Akbari (in green) and other Shia Muslims cry near dead and injured after explosions during a religious ceremony in the center of Kabul on December 6, 2011.”
“Afghan security forces escort Taliban militants clad in Afghan women dresses to be presented to the media at the Afghan intelligence department in Mehterlam, Laghman province, on March 28, 2012.”
“A recruit at a police training center, in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011.”
“Children in Afghanistan are now able to start their education as millions of preschoolers around in the world have: by watching Sesame Street on TV.”
