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U.S. Army Capt. Maxwell Pappas (left), district support unit leader of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team, speaks with Shah Joy district Chief Abdul Qayum before a shura near Forward Operating Base Bullard in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 7, 2010. During the shura, Qayum spoke to elders about the upcoming provincial parliamentary elections.

Capt. Maxwell Pappas speaks with Shah Joy district Chief Abdul Qayum before a shura.

U.S. Army Capt. Maxwell Pappas (left), district support unit leader of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team, speaks with Shah Joy district Chief Abdul Qayum before a shura near Forward Operating Base Bullard in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 7, 2010. During the shura, Qayum spoke to elders about the upcoming provincial parliamentary elections.

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