A Meet with the elders

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian Pearl, the commander of 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, and Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Kohistani, the commander of the 1st Commando Kandak, speak with elders in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan April 10, 2010. International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and Afghan National Security Forces are repositioning forces into more populated areas in accordance with the ISAF counterinsurgency strategy. (DoD photo by Spc. Victor Egorov, U.S. Army/Released)