Afghan students at the Safar School listen to town elders speak about security and education in the Garmsir district during a shura, or meeting, in Safar, Afghanistan, March 18, 2012.
Approximately 40 elders and 150 students met with Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment at the newly constructed school to discuss the growth of education in the district. (DoD photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder, U.S. Marine Corps/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr