How Little America was built in Afghanistan
Witness History15 Mar 2019

How Little America was built in Afghanistan

In the 1950s, US engineers were sent to Afghanistan to build a huge dam.

The aim was to irrigate the deserts of Helmand.

The town of Lashkar Gah was built to house the workers.

Photo: Lashkar Gah from the air, 1957.

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