Soldiers Engage Afghan Tribal Leaders

By • on December 2, 2009

Soldiers Engage Afghan Tribal Leaders

By Army Sgt. Tracy J. Smith
Special to American Forces Press Service
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Dec. 2, 2009 – U.S. soldiers and their Afghan partners bedded down for the night at the Afghan National Police Achin District Center here Nov. 18 in preparation for a meeting with Shinwari tribal elders and Afghan security personnel.

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Draped in the architectural history of Afghanistan, 108th Cavalry soldiers share a meal with local government, security force and tribal leaders in Nangarhar province, Nov. 15, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tracy J. Smith