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Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Majid-Seraj and General Mohammed Nazir Kabir Seraj posing with Operation Help recipients
Operation Help Coodrinating Committee members: Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Majid-Seraj, Minister of Public Health, Chairman of Operation Help Coordination Committee and General Mohammed Nazir Kabir Seraj, President of Army Logistics, Commanding General for Plans and Oprations.
Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Majid-Seraj and General Mohammed Nazir Kabir Seraj standing with Operation Help recipients
Operation Help Coodrinating Committee members: Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Majid-Seraj, Minister of Public Health, Chairman of Operation Help Coordination Committee and General Mohammed Nazir Kabir Seraj, President of Army Logistics, Commanding General for Plans and Oprations.
Operation Help final report
Final report, including photographs taken by PCVs Ron Dizon and James C. Hicks, from Operation Help. The Peace Corps and USAID send volunteers to participate in Operation Help, an Afghanistan government effort to provide relief to victims of severe drought. This program fed 250,000 before the winter of 1972.
Operation Help plan
Working plan for Operation Help created by the Coordination Committee. The Peace Corps and USAID send volunteers to participate in Operation Help, an Afghanistan government effort to provide relief to victims of severe drought. This program fed 250,000 before the winter of 1972.
Peace Corps Afghanistan Rural Public Works and Food for Work program description
Peace Corps document outlining the background and volunteer involvement for the Rural Public Works and Food for Work Program in Afghanastan.
Letter of recommendation for Ron Dizon written by Abe S. Ashcanase, 14 June 1973
Letter of recommendation written by Abe S. Ashcanase, Assistant Director for Management for the United States of American Agency for International Development, regarding Ron Dizon's involvement with the Peace Corps and the Operation Help report.
The Gospel According to Timothy and James
Account of The Either Or Otter Corps (EOOC) in Afghanistan during the 1972.
Peace Corps Afghanistan: 1964-1978
A 244 page document of personal stories and photographs from sixty-four returned Peace Corps Afghanistan Volunteers.
Afghanistan Black & White: Slideshow
Slide show of black and white photograhs taken in Afghanistan.
Title Slide for Afghanistan Black & White, by Ron Dizon
Title slide for Afghanistan Black & White by Ron Dizon.
Living on the Darzak Plains of the Hindu Kush, 1973 Famine Relief Tent Headquarters
Peace Corps Afghanistan volunteer Ron Dizon, sitting on a thin pillow on the floor, reading a book.
Darzak Plains of the Hindu Kush Mountains, Afghanistan, c. 1971-1973
View of the Darzak Plains with the Hindu Kush mountains in the distance.
The Boys of the Darzak Plains, c. 1971-1973
Group portrait of three boys, seated with their hands crossed in front of them, on the rocky ground of the Darzak Plains.
Tribal Wrestling Competition on the Darzak Plains, Afghanistan, c. 1971-1973
View of a tribal wrestling competition on the Darzak Plains. Two men wrestle against each other in front of a crowd spectators.
The Faces of Famine on the Hindu Kush Afghan Plateau 1971-1973: Title Slide
Title slide for The Faces of Famine on the Hindu Kush Afghan Plateau 1971-1973.
View of the Darzak Plains of the Hindu Kush Mountains, c. 1971-1973
View of the Darzak Plains on a cloudy day with the Hindu Kush mountains on the horizon.
Famine Relief Headquarters in Jawand, Afghanistan, Jim Hicks and Ron Dizon, c. 1971-1973
Peace Corps Afghanistan volunteers Jim Hicks and Ron Dizon at the Famine Relief HQ. Jim sits with his legs crossed and smoked a cigarette, while Ron leans on one elbow with his legs outstretched.
Jawand, Afghanistan, c. 1971-1973
Desert landscape with a small village at the foot of the mountains
Villagers in Jawand, Afghanistan, c. 1971-1973
Occupational portrait of a woman and girl doing laundry outside. The woman is seated on the ground and holds up a white garment, while the girl stands behind her.
The Famine of 1971-1973: The Darzak Plains of the Hindu Kush Mountains
A man wearing a turban and torn clothes sits on the ground.

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