Soldiers in Afghanistan using the skills they learned at Jeff Weiss's Negotiation for Leaders course. Here, a U.S. platoon leader discusses a medical project and enemy activity in the area with a village elder in Kandahar province.
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A U.S. platoon leader conducts a shura, or council meeting, with village elders in Payo Kalay, Afghanistan, following an IED strike in December. The Negotiation for Leaders course led to the development of the West Point Negotiation Project.
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A U.S. platoon leader inquires about a mullah's name ahead of a key meeting with local leaders.
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U.S. soldiers shelter in the shade of a Stryker fighting vehicle as they discuss poppy eradication with elders from Barbary Soznay, Afghanistan.
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U.S. soldiers remind villagers in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, about an upcoming shura, or council meeting.
