Afghan and coalition forces hold shura in Shahid-e-Hassas District

URUZGAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

04.28.2011

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class trevor andersen 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

URUZGAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces and coalition special operations forces met with local Afghan citizens at the Oshay District Center in the Shahid-e-Hassas District of Uruzgan province, April 28.

The shura was held as part of an initiative by the Afghan Provincial government to stay engaged with district leaders in Uruzgan. Village elders and district leaders discussed security and governance in the province as well as future security plans for the area.

Among those in attendance were representatives from Yakhdan village, which had not been represented at a district shura since last year.

“We came to this shura because we have seen the improved security in Uruzgan,” said a village elder at the event. “We are no longer afraid for our voices to be heard.”

• Date Taken: 04.28.2011
• Date Posted: 04.30.2011 02:50
• Story ID: 69611
• Location: URUZGAN PROVINCE, AF