An Afghan man listens as a member of the Afghan national police speaks during a shura, Jan. 9. Third Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment recently blended the old with the new when they hosted a large shura, Jan. 9, where tribal elders from the city of Delaram, surrounding villages including those from towns situated in the nearby provinces of Farah and Helmand came to talk with one another about local concerns and hear from the local government.