Afghans rebuild what the US wiped out

Reuters Published April 15, 2011
Villagers of Tarok Kalache rebuild their destroyed home.
Villagers of Tarok Kalache rebuild their destroyed home.
Workmen begin construction work.
Workmen begin construction work.
Workmen build new houses for their families.
Workmen build new houses for their families.
Craters from a US bomb strike pock the landscape of the village.
Craters from a US bomb strike pock the landscape of the village.
Workmen rebuild their ruined home.
Workmen rebuild their ruined home.
US Army Lieutenant Colonel David Flynn (L), commander of the 1-320 Field Artillery Regiment, speaks to soldiers during an awards ceremony at Strongpoint Lugo.
US Army Lieutenant Colonel David Flynn (L), commander of the 1-320 Field Artillery Regiment, speaks to soldiers during an awards ceremony at Strongpoint Lugo.
US Army Col Patrick Frank (L) shakes hands with a local youth as he walks with Lt Col Mike Kirkpatrick (C) and Lt Col David Flynn near Combat Outpost Nolen.
US Army Col Patrick Frank (L) shakes hands with a local youth as he walks with Lt Col Mike Kirkpatrick (C) and Lt Col David Flynn near Combat Outpost Nolen.
A boy watches as a US Army soldier walks past him.
A boy watches as a US Army soldier walks past him.
US Army soldiers walk back to their base after a patrol.
US Army soldiers walk back to their base after a patrol.
An Afghan National Army soldier sits on the roof of his outpost.
An Afghan National Army soldier sits on the roof of his outpost.

Tarok Kalache, a village in the Arghandab Valley of Afghanistan, was destroyed by US war planes on October 6, 2010, after US Army commanders determined it was being used as a base for operations by Taliban fighters. Soldiers on patrol stayed off the roads and cut through grape fields and pomegranate orchards in an effort to avoid lethal missteps. In just one four-day period of intense fighting, three men died and 20 were injured.

The US government is now paying for the rebuilding of this village and two others that were also hit by the US air strikes. – Photos by Reuters

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