NANGALAM, AFGHANISTAN – SEPTEMBER 12: Elders from the Shuryak Valley speak with US Army’s LTC Brian Pearl, 2nd right, battalion commander for the 4th Infantry Division’s 4th Brigade, 2 Battalion, 2 – 12 Infantry Regiment at a shura gathering in the Sub-District Governor’s office September 12, 2009 in Nangalam, Afghanistan. LTC Pearl had requested a meeting with the Shuryak elders and the local government representative, Mohammad Rahman Danish, center, to discuss construction projects the US Army wants to underwrite. Security issues with taliban forces prevent many work projects from being implemented. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
NANGALAM, AFGHANISTAN – SEPTEMBER 12: Elders from the Shuryak Valley speak with US Army’s LTC Brian Pearl, 2nd right, battalion commander for the 4th Infantry Division’s 4th Brigade, 2 Battalion, 2 – 12 Infantry Regiment at a shura gathering in the Sub-District Governor’s office September 12, 2009 in Nangalam, Afghanistan. LTC Pearl had requested a meeting with the Shuryak elders and the local government representative, Mohammad Rahman Danish, center, to discuss construction projects the US Army wants to underwrite. Security issues with taliban forces prevent many work projects from being implemented. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)