Afghan women attend a shura

Afghan women attend a shura, or meeting, hosted by U.S. Marine Corps female engagement team members assigned 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team (RCT) 2 at Forward Operating Base Jackson in Sangin district, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2011. The topics discussed were personal hygiene and health, occupations, and what tribes and villages the women come from. RCT-2’s mission was to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Force. (DoD photo by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)