Army and Air Force members from the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team, and children from the local community stretch before they play soccer together at the PRT forward operating base in Jalalabad, Nov. 9, 2007. The Nangarhar PRT is a joint team of Airmen, Soldiers, and representatives from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The team is responsible for helping the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan improve security, governance and promote reconstruction in Nangarhar province. The PRT assesses community needs and then builds schools, government centers, roads, medical capability and basic infrastructure throughout Nangarhar; they also personally mentor Afghan government officials and security forces to provide the Afghan people with the state representation and security they need.