U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wade Carmichael, center, the executive officer of the Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), shakes hands with boys at the Farah City Orphanage in Farah, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2009. Members of the PRT and Italian soldiers with Task Force South visited the orphanage to distribute donated coats, shoes, school uniforms, candy and school supplies to the children. The PRT?s mission was to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels throughout Farah province. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco/Released)