The Pied Piper of Purchaman

By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | September 29, 2011 | +

U.S. Army Specialist Michael Leone is joined by Afghan kids as he patrols the Purchaman district in Farah province on Monday / Air Force photo by Alexandra Hoachlander

FARAH, Afghanistan 110926-F-JP934-073 / U.S. Army Spc. Michael Leone, from Quincy, Mass., of 1-182 Infantry Regiment, Charlie Company, security force for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, provides security while on patrol, Purchaman District, Farah Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26. PRT members escorted members of Farah's Provincial Government to a shura where elders resolve community issues and communicate concerns to the provincial government. PRT Farah attends shuras throughout Farah Province to demonstrate support for the shura elders, the district governor and provincial governance. (ISAF photo/ USAF SrA Alexandra Hoachlander)

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