U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Emily Chilson, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team public affairs officer, interviews Abdullah Jan, a 14-year-old Afghan boy, during a Paktika youth shura held April 4. Chilson interviewed Jan to understand why he attended the Paktika Youth Shura. The provincial government, in coordination with the Ministry of Youth Affairs, held a youth shura for more than 300 of Paktika's youth, ages 12-25. The PRT works with the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan at the provincial level in order to support reconstruction and governance initiatives.