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FARAH, Afghanistan 110926-F-JP934-007 / U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Joel Beaulieu, from Swansea, Mass., of 1-182 Infantry Regiment, Charlie Company, security force for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, watches as a CH-47 Chinook arrives with members of Farah’s Provincial Government and the PRT to attend a shura with local elders, Purchaman District, Farah Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26. In shuras, elders resolve community issues and communicate concerns to the provincial government. PRT Farah attends shuras throughout Farah Province to demonstrate support for the shura elders, the district governor and provincial governance. (ISAF photo/ USAF SrA Alexandra Hoachlander)