Image Gallery 2010

14 May 2010
Shura in the Baluchi Valley

Within ten days of the close of Operation Jenub Fayda in the Mirabad Valley Region, Australian representatives from the 1st Mentoring Task Force (MTF1), AusAid and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade joined with Afghan government officials, Afghan Army and Police representatives as well as Dutch representatives and community leaders for a Shura to discuss security and development issues in the area.

The Shura, involving about 50 people proved a success with many of the discussions reaching agreement with a clear demonstration of a coming together of thoughts and goals between many of the attendees.

Jenub Fayda (Southern Advantage) was a major combined ANA and MTF1 security operation that was designed to facilitate Afghan government development opportunities in liaison with the local community. The operation, conducted in April 2010, helped set the conditions for enhanced development with a focus on education, health and works.

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(L-R) Private Ravi Pawar and Corporal Daniel Luxford from the 1st Mentoring Task Force, provided security at a recent Shura in the Southern Baluchi Valley Region that was a follow-up to key leadership meetings held during Operation Jenub Fayda (Southern Advantage).

(Date taken: 09 May 2010)
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Uruzgan Province Deputy Governor, Khoday Rahim, addressed local community leaders at a recent Shura in the Southern Baluchi Valley Region.

(Date taken: 09 May 2010)
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Uruzgan Province Deputy Governor, Khoday Rahim addressed local community leaders at a recent Shura held in the Southern Baluchi Valley Region.

(Date taken: 09 May 2010)
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Afghan National Army soliders led the security detail at a recent Shura held in the Southern Baluchi Valley Region as a follow-up to key leadership meetings held during Operation Jenub Fayda (Southern Advantage).

(Date taken: 09 May 2010)
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Local community leaders voiced their concerns at a recent Shura held in the Southern Baluchi Valley Region as a follow-up to key leadership meetings held during Operation Jenub Fayda (Southern Advantage).

(Date taken: 09 May 2010)
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Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Blain, participated in a recent Shura held in the Southern Baluchi Valley Region as a follow-up to key leadership meetings held during Operation Jenub Fayda (Southern Advantage).

(Date taken: 09 May 2010)
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Provincial Chief of Police in Uruzgan Province, General Juma Gul, addressed local community leaders at a recent Shura held in the Southern Baluchi Valley Region.

(Date taken: 09 May 2010)
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Local community leaders voiced their concerns at a recent Shura held in the Southern Baluchi Valley Region.

(Date taken: 09 May 2010)
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Commander Task Force - Uruzgan, Brigadier Kees Van Den Heuvel, and Deputy Governor of Uruzgan, Khoday Rahim sat side-by-side during a recent Shura held in the Southern Baluchi Valley Region.

(Date taken: 09 May 2010)
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A recent Shura held in the dasht in the Southern Baluchi Valley Region was a follow-up to key leadership meetings held during Operation Jenub Fayda (Southern Advantage).

(Date taken: 09 May 2010)
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