Fishing in Fatigues: The Texas Guard in Afghanistan
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Afghanistan this week… talking strategy with Afghan president Hamid Karzai. NATO is preparing a major offensive on the Taliban-riddled city of Kandahar as early as this summer.
U.S. soldiers are taking on the Taliban off the battlefield as well. Members of the Texas National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team — or ADT — are trying to win the trust of Afghan civilians by helping them build a sustainable agricultural economy.
KUT Radio's series from Afghanistan continues with Douglas Wissing’s report on the team’s efforts to help Afghans build a fishing industry.
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