Soldiers with Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment provide security during an Afghan Peace and Reconciliation Program shura May 2 in Takhteh Pol district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The shura was held to distribute information about the reintegration program to district and village elders in southern Kandahar province. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann, 102nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)