You Can't Clap with One Hand: More pictures in Herat

Welcome to my blog!

Possibly confusing acronyms and key terms:

ADT- Agribusiness Development Team

ANA- Afghan National Army

ANP- Afghan National Police

ANSF- Afghan National Security Forces

CA- Civil Affairs

CDCs- Community Development Councils

CO- Commanding Officer

COIN- Counter Insurgency

DoS- US Department of State

FOB- Forward Operating Base

GIRoA- Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

HTA- Human Terrain Analyst- My job title

HTS- Human Terrain System

HTT- Human Terrain Team

IED- Improvised Explosive Device

MRAP- Mine Resistant Anti-Penetration vehicle

NGO- Non-Governmental Organization

PRT- Provincial Reconstruction Team- what I'm working for/with

RC-W- Regional command West, including provinces of Farah, Herat, Ghor, and Badghis

SecFor- Security Forces- the guys who protect us al.

Shura- An Afghan community or town hall meeting

SME- Subject Matter Expert

TL- Team Lead- Leader a Human Terrain Team

USAID- The United States Agency for International Development

USDA- US Department of Agriculture