Coalition Forces Meet With Afghan District Governor, Villagers

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Coalition forces maintain security during a meeting at an Afghan police compound in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. The forces assisted with security to allow a district governor to provide hero payments to families of Afghan police, who were killed in action. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
  • A Farah province district governor, center, speaks with Afghan security forcers, villagers and coalition forces in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
  • A father of an Afghan policeman killed in action signs for payment from a district governor in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
  • A young Afghan boy, whose father was an Afghan policeman killed in action, receives payment from a district governor in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
  • Afghan children crowd around a coalition force member maintaining security at an Afghan police compound in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
  • A coalition force member talks with Afghan children during a visit from a district governor in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
  • A young Afghan boy wears a coalition force member's helmet in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
  • An Afghan boy, whose father was killed in action while serving as an Afghan policeman, plays with Paris, a coalition force military working dog, in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
  • A coalition force member prepares to leave an Afghan police compound in Farah province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau