As cities have grown rapidly across the nation, many have neglected infrastructure projects and paved over green spaces that once absorbed rainwater. That has contributed to sewage backups into more than 400,000 basements and spills into thousands of streets, according to data collected by state and federal officials.
Members of the Kentucky Army and Air National Guard deployed recently to Afghanistan as the Agriculture Development team. The teams main mission is to teach the people of Afghanistan to become self-sufficient and be able to create their own agricultural marketplace by teaching them modern farming methods. Here are some photos my friend has taken during his deployment.