Terry Hutchens, the Project Director for Texas A&M AgriLife on the ground in Kabul, joined by the Institute’s Livestock Officers from Parwan, Herat, and Kabul Provinces, provide insight into the AEPII Project and its extension model, share emerging success stories from the field, and express the future needs for extension and livestock production in Afghanistan. Since the project began in October 2015, the Borlaug Institute in partnership with four other U.S. universities to help improve the lives and livelihoods of farmers in Afghanistan. The Institute leads the livestock component of the project with focused research and extension capacity building. AAEPII’s objectives include building the technical capacity of public extension service providers; increasing household incomes; improving nutrition at a household level; and promoting increased engagement of women in the agricultural and public extension sectors.