HEROES; Afghans Learn Construction Skills

The seven-day course consisted of lectures in job safety, tools and their proper uses, as well as basic carpentry. The event culminated with a competition, with the students divided into groups of 10 and each group building a tool shed. At the end of the course, the students received the tools they used during their classes and a certificate of training.

“I think that this skill labor workshop is important for the development of Afghanistan,” said Qassem, 22, another student at the workshop. “It was amazing to build the tool shed, especially the trusses on the roof.”

This was the task force’s second workshop this year. The course includes meals, tools and materials financed through U.S. Commander’s Emergency Response Program funds.

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