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U.S. Marines check their radios while conducting a shura for Afghan civilians.
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, check their radios while conducting a shura for Afghan civilians in Boldak, Afghanistan, on July 14, 2010. The shura was held so village elders could talk about the upcoming parliamentary elections and discuss agricultural, educational and medical issues with Nad' Ali District officials.