A young boy leans over a wall trying to get the attention of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jayson Allen, Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, as he hands out school supplies to a group of children while on a patrol in Mehtar Lam district, Laghman province, Oct. 14. The PRT traveled to the village of Deh E Ziarat to meet with the village elder and the people to talk about their community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane, Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)
