Afghan residents line up to register for a new school

Afghan residents line up to register for a new school in the Khan Neshin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2009. Afghan tribal and religious leaders worked with U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan and officials with the Afghan Ministry of Education to get schools up and running to provide Afghan children with educational opportunities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Gomez/Released)