Muhammad Ashraf Naseri, provincial governor of Zabul, speaks with Army Col. John Evans, deputy commander, Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command - Afghanistan, before an Afghan Local Police validation ceremony in Tarnak Wa Jaldak district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 28. The ceremony represents the final step in the Ministry of Interior's official endorsement and establishment of a district's ALP program. With a validated program, districts are authorized to recruit, train and arm ALP members.