An Alasai village elder and high school teacher exhorts a crowd of nearly 100 government, tribal, and religious leaders to have faith in the newly appointed sub-governor of Alasai District in Kapisa province, March 17. The elder was speaking at a shura held at Forward Operating Base Morales Frasier, Nijrab District, in southern Kapisa. The shura was held to address operations in Alasai and the recent replacement of the sub-governor there.