Inaugurata una nuova scuola a Bala Baluk

A third-grader at Kohak School in Bala Baluk reads to his class. Representatives from the Farah ministry of education, local village elders and the International Security Assistance Force participated in a ceremony to inaugurate the school Nov. 13. The Italian Task Force South and Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah funded the four-month, $125,000 project. Afghan contractors built the school while the local government and PRT engineers provided oversight and quality assurance of the project. With a staff of three teachers, the school can accommodate more than 200 students in smaller group sessions throughout the day. The curriculum includes Pashto literacy, math, drawing and sports.

ISAF photo by U.S. Air Force Capt. Candace N. Park