A tribal elder prepares to apply his ring stamp over his signature, thereby agreeing to the mandates of an anti-Taliban Shinwari Pact during a Shinwari tribal meeting in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, Jan. 21. More than 170 Maliks, or village elders, met for the traditional Afghan council hosted by Nangarhar province's Afghan border police's 6th Kandak. The Shinwari sub-tribes gathered to show unity in providing security and economic progression in their communities.