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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Paul Knudtson speaks to a Shah Joy village elder during a shura at the Shah Joy District Center in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Jan. 26, 2011. District and provincial leaders attended the shura to discuss and request support for the new Afghan local police program. Lieutenant Knudtson is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

SHAH JOY SHURA

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Paul Knudtson speaks to a Shah Joy village elder during a shura at the Shah Joy District Center in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Jan. 26, 2011. District and provincial leaders attended the shura to discuss and request support for the new Afghan local police program. Lieutenant Knudtson is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

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