From left, Khakrez District Gov. Haji Abdul Qayum Khan, Khakrez Chief of Police Mullah Gul, and Afghan National Army Maj. Mohamed Nabullah, meet with village elders during a local shura in Kandahar province's Khakrez District, April 13, 2011. Khan coordinated the shura with village elders in order to discuss ways to improve quality of life and how to best connect those living in eastern Khakrez to the district resources like schools and clinics.