U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Derek Nalewajko, Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktika executive officer, stands among a crowd of local children outside of Sar Hawza village in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 30. PRT Paktika is an integrated team of U.S. military and representatives from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which funds and evaluates Afghanistan reconstruction projects in effort of promoting self sufficiency, governance and better quality of life for the Afghan people.