Minister Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, chief executive of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program, addresses more than 250 village and district representatives from throughout Zabul province during a jirga held May 7 in the capital city of Qalat. During the minister's visit to the province, he met with with Provincial Governor Mohammad Ashraf Naseri with the focus on their discussions centered around security, peace, and reintegration programs, and the future of the people in the province and the country. The two-day visit yielded several productive meetings regarding the local provincial peace council and the future reintegration of Taliban commanders and fighters, and the contract signing of the Provincial Joint Secretariat Team. Other key officials from Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security and High Peace Council, the Afghan National Army and Police, several provincial district governors, members of the newly approved Zabul Provincial Joint Secretariat Team, as well as members of the local provincial reconstruction team and the International Security Assistance Force were also present.