page_title: Provincial Reconstruction Team Logar
section_title: Awards and decorations
hierarchical_section_title: Provincial Reconstruction Team Logar / Awards and decorations
caption_attribution_description: English: Czech soldiers from the 42nd Mechanical BN Force Rapid Deployment Brigade, demonstrate squad tactics to Afghan National Police in Logar province, Afghanistan, on Dec. 22, 2009. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Matthew Freire / Released)
context_page_description: Provincial Reconstruction Team Logar was a Provincial Reconstruction Team that was part of the International Security Assistance Force - an international military force in Afghanistan. PRT Logar was subordinated to ISAF Regional Command East, responsible for the eastern provinces of Afghanistan. Regional Command East with its HQ in Bagram was a U.S.-run Operational Command containing units from several other NATO and non-NATO countries. The task of PRT Logar was to help the Afghan government rebuild and further develop Logar province.
  The PRT combined civilian experts from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Czech Army military, whose role was to maintain a secure environment for reconstruction projects. The Czech PRT had proportionally one of the highest numbers of civilian experts in PRT.
  The members of the civilian team included construction engines, development specialists and experts in areas such as agriculture, security, media or veterinary medicine.
context_section_description: Czech soldiers who deploy to Afghanistan (for at least 30 consecutive days) receive Medal of the Minister of Defense for Service Abroad - Afghanistan. Also, Czech soldiers are eligible for NATO Non-Article 5 Medal after 30 either continuous or accumulated days on deployment in Afghanistan.
caption: Czech soldiers demonstrate squad tactics to Afghan National Police
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