Photo: Jon Rose (“Perhaps the first clean cup of water in this Afghan girl’s life,” explains Rose.)

About six months ago a U.S. Army Captain by the name of Michael Brabner reached out to us (Waves For Water) through our website. His battalion, called The Wolfhounds, is stationed in Northern Afghanistan in the Kunar Provence. He contacted us to see if we’d be interested in doing a project to help the Afghan communities in his unit’s area of operation. He said that there were about five villages in his area and none of them had access to potable water. Apparently the Kunar River, which every village is built along, is their only source of water. And since everything (I mean EVERYTHING) is dumped into it, waterborne illnesses cripples these communities. I knew right away this Afghan project would be significant, but today was hands down one of the best experiences I’ve had since starting Waves For Water (W4W). We’ve spent the last three days embedded with the Wolfhounds, learning all about life in a war-zone — living in their barracks, eating with them, etc. Cpt. Brabner had a relatively simple question: would our program work there?

Photo: Jon Rose (Crossing the bridge into the village of Nari.)

Photo: Jon Rose (The Wolfhouds securing the school where the water filter demonstration would take place.

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