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Blackanthem Military News
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May 20, 2012 - 4:51:44 PM |
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| U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Goss, Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, of Annapolis, Md., speaks at the opening of the Loy Bachi School at the Marawara District Center in the Marawara District, Afghanistan, June 9. The school was a two-year project of the PRT at a cost of $248,098. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chuck Walker) |
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team and the Marawara District government held a ceremony to commemorate the opening of the Loy Bachi School at the Marawara District Center in the Marawara District of Afghanistan, June 9.
The school was a two-year PRT project that cost $248,098 and can hold up to 300 students.
U.S. Navy Lt. David Pfaefflin, an engineer with the PRT and officer in charge of the school project, of Gales Ferry, Conn., said the school will be a good resource for the region.
"I'm glad it's done, because none of the kids in that area had a place to go to school," Pfaefflin said. "This school can house up to 300 students, so it will be a good resource for that village. That village is in a tough region, where the insurgents have a lot of influence. Education is going to be part of the key to generating peace in there."
Marawara District Gov. Qazi Habibul Rahman thanked the PRT and the United States for the school and said he hoped the school would help make his district a safer and better place.
"We are very grateful to the PRT Team and the engineers and the USA with the help they provided with the budget and the funds for this new school," said Rahman. "They sacrifice themselves and their soldiers for our safety. We are all seeking for our kids, a safer and a better place to live. Hopefully this school will be the key to the new generation to bring peace to our area."
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Goss, PRT commander, of Annapolis, Md., told the people of Marawara that he felt like a part of their family during his year in the province and said security would be the key to them seeing progress in their district.
"Education is very important for children and very important to the people of Marawara," Goss said. "I want to continue to help Afghans and continue to develop around Kunar. But it is up to you. You have to secure the population."
Ustaad Farid, a master teacher at the school, expressed his hope that the new school would allow more children to be educated in the district and would be a cause for the people to rally to make the region more safe and secure.
"We are facing a lot of problems in our district and in our community with security," said Farid. "Marawara has fewer kids educated than any other district. Elders from each village need to fix these problems so we can have a better and safer community for all of us, especially our children."
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| Marawara District Gov. Qazi Habibul Rahman speaks at the opening of the Loy Bachi School at the Marawara District Center in the Marawara District of Afghanistan, June 9. The school will house up to 300 students. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chuck Walker) |
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