The Ahmad Abad District Afhgan Uniform Police Chief,

The Ahmad Abad District Afhgan Uniform Police Chief, along with village elders, hand out backpacks to young boys as part of a school opening ceremony in Ahmad Abad, Afghanistan, May 29. Officials from the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and AUP partnered with the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team for the event, which was part of a province-wide education initiative to promote education and help increase trust and support for the government and Afghan national security forces. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sybil Taunton, Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)