A shura meeting in Zabul province, Afghanistan

Afghan government and International Security Assistance Force officials take part in a shura or meeting, with elders in Safidar village, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 1, 2011. The Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team, Shinkai Detachment visited the village to talk with elders and help Afghan National Security Forces distribute winter supplies. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson, U.S. Air Force/Released)