For US troops, a little parenting is part of the mission
Soldiers in Qalat, the capital of Zabul Province, take a different approach to kids who throw rocks at passing military vehicles than soldiers in Kandahar City. When a boy hurls a rock at a Stryker belonging to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, they stop and look for the kid who threw it.
On Aug. 5, it wasn’t hard to find the perpetrator – all his friends were eager to point him out.
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| Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, investigate who threw a rock at their vehicle in Qalat Aug. 5. (Photo by Ben Brody for GlobalPost) |
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| An interpreter working for the U.S. Army accuses a boy in Qalat of throwing a rock at a soldier's vehicle. (Photo by Ben Brody for GlobalPost) |
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(Photo by Ben Brody for GlobalPost) |
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| An Afghan Army sergeant threatens to arrest a boy in Qalat who threw a rock at an American military vehicle. (Photo by Ben Brody for GlobalPost) |
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(Photo by Ben Brody for GlobalPost) |
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| The boy apologizes, through an interpreter, to the soldiers whose Stryker he threw a rock at. The soldiers then let him go. (Photo by Ben Brody for GlobalPost) |
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| An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard near a busy intersection in Qalat Aug. 5. (Photo by Ben Brody for GlobalPost) |
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