Afghan boys smile for a photo while practicing their saluting techniques during Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktika's visit to an orphanage in Sharana, Afghanistan, Dec. 5. Several of the young boys shared their stories, explaining their presence at the orphanage. Many of their parents had been killed by the Taliban. They also expressed their desire to be "ordu mili" or military police or government officials when they grow up. 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 and better quality of life for the Afghan people.