Afghan students, young and old, register for the first day of school with a Pashto linguist Jan. 18 at the Afghan national army compound just outside Forward Operating Base Geronimo. Only four younger children attended the open-invitation class hosted by Marines and Sailors of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The rest of the students who attended were a mix of teens and adults. School has a simple curriculum primarily focused around learning to read, write and count in Pashto, geography and art.