NewsMan
01-22-2006, 11:43 AM
DoD Release
Afghan workers complete U.S.-funded hygiene facilities in Uruzgan province
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan construction workers completed male and female hygiene facilities and a fresh water well at a local boy’s school in central Afghanistan this week.
U.S. forces funded the projects which cost more than $30,000 and employed eight Afghans for a period of two months. The hygiene facilities were built over existing hot springs allowing local residents to enjoy hot water in a building where electrical water heaters are not available.
“The construction of these facilities not only provide jobs and much needed currency for the local residents, but they also show the Afghan people that Coalition and U.S. forces are here to help,” said Lt. Col. Jerry O’hara Combined Joint Task Force-76 spokesman.
There are currently more then 90 construction and renovation projects underway in the Uruzgan province totaling more than $6 million.
Afghan workers complete U.S.-funded hygiene facilities in Uruzgan province
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan construction workers completed male and female hygiene facilities and a fresh water well at a local boy’s school in central Afghanistan this week.
U.S. forces funded the projects which cost more than $30,000 and employed eight Afghans for a period of two months. The hygiene facilities were built over existing hot springs allowing local residents to enjoy hot water in a building where electrical water heaters are not available.
“The construction of these facilities not only provide jobs and much needed currency for the local residents, but they also show the Afghan people that Coalition and U.S. forces are here to help,” said Lt. Col. Jerry O’hara Combined Joint Task Force-76 spokesman.
There are currently more then 90 construction and renovation projects underway in the Uruzgan province totaling more than $6 million.