Afghan, American Chaplains Discuss Evolving Partnership
A DoD news release describes visits between US military chaplains and what are apparently their Afghan equivalents: “religious and cultural advisors” in the Afghan Army.
The article chose an interesting contrast in highlighting the roles each nation’s “chaplains” filled.
From the Americans:
To demonstrate how the chaplains nurture the living, [Chaplain (Maj) Brian] Curry and his team showed the Afghan RCAs a coffee shop that was built and is operated by the religious support teams…It provides a place for Soldiers to take a break from their work, watch movies, read books, play games, or use computers or phones to talk to their families in the United States.
From the Afghans: Read more