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Afghan government officials, along with International Security Assistance Force members, take part in a shura with village elders during a trip to Safidar village, Afghanistan, Feb. 1, 2011. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shinkai Detachment, visited the village to talk with village elders and help Afghan National Security Forces distribute winter supplies.

SAFIDAR SHURA

Afghan government officials, along with International Security Assistance Force members, take part in a shura with village elders during a trip to Safidar village, Afghanistan, Feb. 1, 2011. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shinkai Detachment, visited the village to talk with village elders and help Afghan National Security Forces distribute winter supplies.

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