Photo Credit:
Kevin Frayer
 
Photo Caption:
Afghan children gather around an Afghan National Police officer providing security for a shura or meeting between United States Marines from the 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines "Warlords", local government officials, and villagers in the Garmsir district of  the volatile Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. The meeting was part of an operation in the area to push out insurgents.
 
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