Helmand Provincial Governor Gulab Mangal speaks to a group of local elders during a wheat distribution shura October 8, 2011 at the district center in Garmsir District, Afghanistan. The event was part of a series of shuras held throughout Helmand by Mangal to promote the growth of wheat and other licit crops ahead of the coming poppy season.

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Helmand Provincial Governor Gulab Mangal speaks to a group of local elders during a wheat distribution shura October 8, 2011 at the district center in Garmsir District, Afghanistan. The event was part of a series of shuras held throughout Helmand by Mangal to promote the growth of wheat and other licit crops ahead of the coming poppy season.

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Size: 4000px × 3158px
Location: Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan
Photo credit: © US Army Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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