Photos: US rebuilds mosque in Afghanistan

GlobalPost

A boy stands next to a mosque in Sangsar that U.S. troops paid to have refurbished. The mud brick structure is painted white, though it is a rarity to paint any mud building in Kandahar.

Outside a mosque in Zhari District, a boy speaks with Afghan troops while pumping water from a well.

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