| KABUL (PAN): The newly built bridge in Bala Murghab in Baghdis province was inaugurated by local elders, ANSF officers and ISAF including Com. ISAF Gen. McKiernan at a shura on Sunday
Acc. to a press release by ISAF HQ on Monday the new bridge supplements an old cracked bridge across the river Murghab, uniting schools and hospitals on one riverside with the population on the opposite side of the river.
The bridge was built by the Afghan National Security forces, guided by ISAF engineers, and funded by ISAF.
However, the construction was not easy.
The work at the Bala Murghab bridge site has been very hard, said the bridges Italian field engineer, Officer Mario Giordano. At the beginning, it was an especially dangerous place to work. We had to build trust with the local population and assure them we were there to help.
General McKiernan meant the bridge was an example of the positive change that could take place in Afghanistan, adding that: This is about improving the lives and the security, the government and the economic programs in this particular district."
The shura took part near Forward Operating Base Columbus, Bala Murghab, and Afghan Security Forces and tribal elders continued to the bridge where the ribbons were cut. |