Ben Kauffeld, United States Agency for International Development Field Program Officer of the Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team, interacts with local children during ISAF Deputy Commander, British Lt. Gen. Nick Parker's attendance of a shura with Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials to assess the needs and capabilities of the people living in Qa Ryeh Sirakin, a village in Farah Province, April 7. Gen. Parker also met with Afghan, Italian and American forces during his two-day visit to the Farah Province.