Newly graduated Afghan Local Police members lay their hands on the Koran and recite an oath during a joint Afghan Local Police and Afghan Uniform Police graduation ceremony in Farah district, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2013. ALP complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence in order to enable conditions for improved security, governance and development. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Benjamin Tuck/Released)