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KUNDUZ FIELD OFFICE: Crisis learning in Provincial Command Team Kunduz

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OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: “Police must be fit”

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AFGHAN POLICEWOMAN: Female cop searches for guns and drugs at Kabul’s main checkpoint page 5

New Crime Management College in 2013

Kabul. The Crime Management College

will get a new home. Recently, a Memoran-

dum of Understanding has been signed be-

tween the European Union Delegation in Ka-

bul and the Ministry of Interior to fund the

establishment of the new College. It is ex-

pected to open its doors for students by Sep-

tember 2013. Currently, the Crime Manage-

ment College is housed within the Central

Training Centre in Kabul. Since it was for-

mally opened by General Patang (then Head

of Afghan General Training Command) in

February 2012 over 1400 students have at-

tended training courses run by EUPOL’s

Training Component. This latest commitment

of over one million Euro will see the renova-

tion of two buildings within the Afghan Na-

tional Police Academy, which will have seven

classrooms, an interview training suite, and a

tactics training area. A comprehensive curricu-

lum is currently being trained at the Crime

Management College, jointly by EUPOL

trainers and Afghan trainers.

R ing, ring, ring... The phone is ringing at

the EUPOL Field Office in Pul-e-

Khomri (Pul-e-K), no one answers.

On the tenth of March this year it will be so

and EUPOL officer Zsolt Szalay, Head of

this Field Office and his team, will have left.

As their Afghan counterparts express their

gratitude and concern about the departure,

the EUPOL trainers will be sadly missed.

The beginning of March will be the final

curtain for this small but effective team in

Pul-e Khomri. Then, ‘Call 100,’ the phone

number for community outreach will be one

of the legacies of EUPOL’s presence.

EUPOL members trained the staff for this

police hotline - available 24/7 for the citizens

of Pol-e-K.

It is just one of the many legacies that the

Field Office team will leave behind. Pul-e-

Khomri, the Capital City of Baghlan Prov-

ince in North of Afghanistan, has a popula-

tion of approximately 60,000 with 2000 Af-

ghan National Police officers who serve

them. The EUPOL Field Office opened up in

May 2008, taking over from Hungarian mili-

tary police trainers who were themselves

preceded by a Dutch Provincial Reconstruc-

tion Team (PRT) that was in charge of police

training and security in the area.

The Head of the Field office, Zsolt

Szalay, although he is happy to go home to

see his wife and young son, is sad to leave.

“Of course, it is not an easy time, I am sorry

to have to go and end working with the Af-

ghans.”

He smiles as he speaks of his team, “the

old guys” as he himself is the youngest mem-

ber of the team. “I am so proud. We are five

very committed guys, plus a language assis-

tant, and I will miss them.”

He reflects on the changes he has seen

over the past two years. “Five years ago the

opening of EUPOLs Field Office was the

next important step to further build on the

work that was done previously by the Hun-

garian PRT.”

It meant more emphasis on mentoring

strategic partners and the development of

community policing.

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WHAT’S INSIDE

CLOSURE OF FIELD OFFICE PUL-E KHOMRI: The legacy of Pul-e Khomri

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EUPOL FIELD OFFICE KUNDUZ: Crisis learning in Provincial Command Team Kunduz

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AFGHAN POLICEWOMAN: Female cop searches for guns and drugs at Kabul’s main checkpoint

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MEETING AFGHAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE : “Police must be fit”

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BRIEFS 6-7

OVERVIEW: EUPOL Highlights 8

The legacy of Pul-e Khomri

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Zsolt regrets the departure of EUPOL: “It

is a pity that we cannot have a continued

presence in Pul-e-K anymore. It is sad, be-

cause I am proud of the good co-operation

and trust we have built with the Afghans. I

will really miss my discussions with the Po-

lice Chief on policing.” Zsolt’s international

colleagues thought he was becoming an Af-

ghan in a Hungarian Police uniform due to

his tireless commitment and engagement

with the Afghan police. The Acting Head of

the Field Component at EUPOL Headquar-

ters, Greg Laturnus, compliments the team,

saying, “From EUPOL’s side we are very

proud of this team – the Hungarian Five.

They have done a fantastic job delivering on

our mandate as

EUPOL ambassadors

at their best.” Being

from Canada and

meeting Hungarian

Police officers for the

first time he was im-

pressed with their

professionalism and

level of expertise in community policing.

Greg added, “Zsolt and his team were very

dedicated and self-motivated police officers.

Their contribution to the Mission and to the

development of the Afghan National Police

has been significant.”

Although EUPOL and its partners will

continue their work at Pul-e-K until the very

last day in mid-March, the official handover

ceremony took place at the end of February.

Present were the leadership of the Afghan

National Police, the Provincial Education

Department, EUPOL, the members of the

Police-e-Mardume (Community Policing)

team and Afghan media. “This is a very im-

portant event for our police,” the Chief of

Police HQ, General Sherzad, said underlining

the significance of the handover. “The aim of

the police is to enforce the law and not to

fight with AK assault rifles,” emphasizing

the community policing approach the

EUPOL Field Office implemented. He

thanked the EUPOL Mission for its support,

and in particular, the EUPOL officers for

their mentoring. General Sherzad is now a

true champion of the new “community polic-

ing” concept. “Police-e-Mardume, means we

have to serve the community by building a

bridge between police and people, which will

help the work of police and improve the lives

of Afghans.” EUPOL founded the Police-e-

Mardume project last summer with the help

of the international organizations IOM and

UNAMA. After a successful pilot, the pro-

gram was initiated for seven provinces and

the Minister of Interior (MoI), General

Patang, intends the program to be extended

throughout Afghanistan. It has become one

of the most important programs of the MoI.

The Provincial Chief of Police in Bagh-

lan, General Asadullah Sherzad, also ex-

pressed his appreciation for EUPOL’s train-

ing, material support, mentoring and projects.

One project in

particular was

very important

according to Sher-

zad. It was the

new office project

for the female

Afghan police

officers. “It is a

further significant step towards community

policing.” General Sherzad stressed the im-

portance of all the changes.

The EUPOL team in Pul-e-K delivered

the full package of EUPOL training courses

and identified suitable partners on the Afghan

side. Zsolt Szalay grins widely as he men-

tions that in Pul-e-K, each and every time, all

spots on their training courses were filled. He

knows this was not always the case in Kabul

and other field office locations. The Hungar-

ian Five managed to make the most of the

places available and at the same time man-

aged to organize and assist the Police stations

with IT equipment and basic IT-courses.

All of EUPOL’s accomplishments in Pul-

e-K wouldn’t have been possible without the

exceptional motivation and participation of

Pul-e-K Afghan counterparts. The ANP offi-

cers in Pul-e-K willingly accept the risks of

being associated with internationals in order

to learn new ways of policing.

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Editorial Staff

Christiane Buck, Edith Lommerse Aziz Basam, Andreas Horst

Mariam Asey

EUPOL Press and Public Information Office

[email protected]

www.eupol-afg.eu © 2013

“I will miss my discussions with the ANP chief in Pul-e Khomri on policing.”

- Zsolt Szalay

Beyond 2014

Our Mission-

mandate expires at

the end of next year.

The period after

2014 is now the most

important theme in

meetings with the EU

Delegation, the lead-

ership in NTM-A, the

EU ambassadors and

of course in our con-

tacts with the Minis-

ter of Interior. In close cooperation with the

EU Special Representative, EUPOL is now

working on a paper post 2014, to present sev-

eral scenarios and options for support. Possi-

bly this summer, Brussels will take a decision

on the kind of European support Afghanistan

can count on after 2014.

In the meantime this period also makes the

EUPOL members realize that it is important

to focus even more and use all our powers to

enlarge our contribution in developing the

Afghan National Police in the remaining time.

More and more Afghan Police Officers are

able to deliver the training courses EUPOL

developed and more and more EUPOL Staff is

therefore available to mentor and advise on

strategic and tactical levels. That is why, fol-

lowing the needs of our Afghan Counterparts,

EUPOL has chosen to emphasize on five pri-

orities until the end of 2014: Management/

Leadership; Community Policing; Anti-

Corruption; Female Police Officer Recruit-

ment and Crime Investigative Capabilities. It is good to experience that all the efforts

to develop a civilian police are starting to pay

off. This spring a multi stakeholder’s confer-

ence will be held on the project of the MOI to

recruit more female police officers; EUPOL is

assisting in coordinating the project. Last but

not least: EUPOL will assist the Minister of

Interior in developing an independent Anti-

Corruption Institute that will be a centre of

knowledge and excellence. It is an honour to

be Deputy Head of Mission in such a chal-

lenging time.

Pieter Deelman

EUPOL Deputy Head of Mission

The Hungarian Five (from left):

Jozsef Hrabovszki, Zsolt Szalay,

Balazs Velenyi, Tamas Fekete,

Gabor Kemenyi

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As is the case with Sergeant Mohammad

Yaqoob, a Police-e-Mardume officer and a

EUPOL-trained Afghan instructor of the

‘Code of Conduct’ and ‘Community Policy’

training courses. Zsolt is very taken with

Sergeant Mohammad Yaqoob who has, at

times, delivered training courses without

pay.

“Afghanistan needs men like this police

officer; professional, eager to learn and hon-

est. Due to men like him, the ANP in Pul-e-k

enabled itself and EUPOL to write another

successful episode” the Head of the Field

office Pul-e-K emphasizes.

Sergeant Mohammad Yaqoob undertook

Police-e-Mardume tasks in addition to his

very busy job in operations. This Afghan

police trainer didn’t need many words to

explain his commitment: “My aim in this

life is to work hard ‘from the heart’ for a

better future for Afghanistan and its people.”

Another partner without whom success

would not have been possible is 1st Lt.

Mohammad Musa, Deputy Head of Educa-

tion, and in charge of the planning and deliv-

ery of training courses. 1st Lt. Mohammad

Musa was mentored by EUPOL and feels he

is now better skilled to do his duties. He

compliments the EUPOL-team, “I highly

appreciate the excellent co-operation I have

had with our European friends”.

Acting Head of EUPOL’s Field Office

Component, Greg Laturnus, saw it all hap-

pen from a distance. “It is truly remarkable

what the Pul-e-K team accomplished with

only five people”. He is equally impressed

by the commitment of Afghan police offi-

cers who perform their daily duties in a very

challenging environment, risking their lives

all the time: “The courage and commitment

of these heroes and their desire to move for-

ward will no doubt lead to a brighter future

for Afghanistan and its people.”

Pul-e-Khumri is one of four field offices

that will close in 2013. The field offices in

Chaghcharan, Kunduz and Lashkar Gah will

follow. EUPOL intends to continue provid-

ing its services in the regions and is explor-

ing every possible option to maintain the

momentum made by EUPOL in areas where

field offices are to close. Greg Laturnus

commented, “Part of the future plan is to

continue to build capacity and identify Af-

ghan National Police officers to be trained as

trainers within an Afghan driven ‘train the

trainer’ program. Another option being ex-

plored is the possibility of EUPOL Mobile

Training Teams delivering courses within

secure areas.”

Throughout Afghanistan the departure of

international organizations and troops give

rise to feelings of abandonment and con-

cerns. The Provincial Chief of Police in

Baghlan, General Asadullah Sherzad, re-

flecting on the future says, “The Afghan

National Police in Baghlan needs continuous

support and training, even if it is at distance.

We also need material support.” Being part-

ners in developing policing for so long, it is

not surprising that Zsolt shares more or less

the same view, “I believe we should do eve-

rything possible not to be seen as abandon-

ing the ANP in Pul-e-K. There has been a lot

of progress made, but still they need to be

supported from outside.”

Fear for Safety

Language Assistant Nael Rasteen, played a

special part in the Field Office Pul-e-K. With-

out him close contact with the Afghan Police

would not have been possible. In over twelve

years he built up extensive international experi-

ence working with various organisations and in

doing this, worked towards a secure and pros-

perous future for Afghanistan, his family and

his son. His future has changed dramatically

now the Field Office closes, without the protec-

tion of the internationals he fears for his per-

sonal safety and that of his family. Now he

hopes for a job in Kabul.

“The courage and commit-ment of these heroes and their desire to move forward will no doubt lead to a brighter future for Afghanistan and its people.”

- Greg Laturnus

General Asadullah Sherzad Chief of Baghlan Police (left), Zsolt Szalay EUPOL Head of Field Office Pul-e Khomri and Afghan counterparts


I never said that, these

people don’t speak the

truth!” The Criminal Inves-

tigation Chief looks at his

colleagues of the Provincial

Command Team in Kunduz

searching for support and a

glimpse of encouragement in

the eyes of EUPOL Mentor

Hanneke Brouwer.

It is ice and ice cold in

the classroom and the tem-

perature drops a few degrees

more, while the CID-chief

apologizes for insulting the

mentor of General Andarabi,

his boss, the Provincial

Chief of Kunduz.

Yesterday the CID-chief

left angry because he was

subjected to a body search

against earlier assurances

that this wouldn’t be the

case. Assurances the mentor

supposedly had given. Now

he is back and apologizes.

The Dutch EUPOL Offi-

cer looks a bit wary and

doesn’t show any sign of

encouragement, she also

waits for more to come. “I

didn’t say any bad words

about you, I respect you”,

the experienced CID-er has

lost his earlier bravura.

He looks for a sign from

the EUPOL mentor, a sign to

say it is okay, he is off the

hook. “I was angry, yes that is

true and maybe I raised my

voice but what they say I said,

I didn’t say.” The members of the Provin-

cial Command Team start nodding and look

very relieved when EUPOL mentor Hanneke

shows a glimpse of a smile.

She turns the agonizing moment into a

learning experience for the whole team.

“Thank you for saying this and thank you for

letting the team know what happened, it is

good to have open discussions and acknowl-

edge mistakes so we can all learn from it.”

Still she doesn’t let the Police Chief of the

hook: “Now we have two versions of what

happened and I will ask these other people

again what went on”, EUPOL mentor Han-

neke answers.

It is the second day of the four weeks

Provincial Command Training in Kunduz,

especially for the team as a whole. It in-

volves teachers from the Staff College trav-

elling to Kunduz to give courses on several

subjects like Rule of Law, Leadership, Com-

munication, Strategy etcetera. The Provin-

cial Commander is happy with this outcome

of some negotiations with the Staff College:

“The advantage is that we learn as a team

and we can use the lessons to develop our

plans for the future, learn together and get

to know more about one another”, he says as

he gazes around the 16 men of his team.

EUPOL mentor Hanneke Brouwer came up

with the suggestion as a way to support the

Provincial Command Team. “It is also prac-

tical for the team as everybody knows the

same subjects at the same time and finishes

the course at the same time.

Otherwise it would have

taken much longer to have

the whole team on the same

level. Normally only half or

a third of the team can go to

a course at the Staff College

at the same time. The first

part of the Provincial Com-

mand Course is about Rule

of Law. EUPOL trainers Jan

Gras and Kees Poelma are

specialists in that field and

are merciless when the po-

lice chiefs present their state-

ments. “Nobody will be con-

victed”, EUPOL trainer Kees

Poelma comments.

Why not? EUPOL trainer

Jan Gras a former prosecutor

explains: “You have to have

all the seven steps in your

statement. Where does it say

anything about the injury,

where is the intention?” The

Chiefs are not convinced.

“This is only the first state-

ment”, one of them claims,”

We will investigate further!”

The EUPOl trainers press on:

“Of course it is good to in-

vestigate further but you

have to seize the moment

when the subject first starts

talking. Get as much informa-

tion as possible then you have

saved a lot of time and effort.”

For EUPOL mentor Hanneke

Brouwer, the kick off for the

Provincial Command Course

was a success although a chal-

lenge. “It wasn’t easy not to take the insult

personally and of course it made me aware

of the fragility of a mentoring relationship”,

Hanneke comments. Still the general stood

by her and took the incident serious by in-

sisting on a public apology. Being a female

advisor in a country like Afghanistan is spe-

cial and rare.

Hanneke has two generals in her life, as

she puts it herself and while the first one was

asked if a female Police Commissioner

would be acceptable, the current Provincial

Commander General Andarabi was con-

fronted with her when he was appointed last

November. Hanneke: “Of course it makes a

difference that a Language Assistant is al-

ways present when I meet the general and I

have the impression he and the team view

me as a kind of special type. We have a re-

spectful and friendly relationship”.

For Christmas the general gave Hanneke

a beautifully embroidered Afghan dress,

showing that he has indeed eyes for the fe-

male side of his mentor.

General Andarabi and his EUPOL Mentor Hanneke Brouwer

Crisis learning in Kunduz


Kabul. Each day, 3rd Sergeant Nadia

Gul Alam, stands guard in the freezing cold

at Kabul’s East Gate Checkpoint. A bus with

women and children arrives. Nadia checks

them thoroughly – this time, she finds noth-

ing suspicious – no guns or bags with

opium.

Her job is dangerous at the checkpoint

close to the highway to Wardak province,

about 1,5 hours away from Kabul city.

Nadia is one of the very few policewomen

serving at this Ring of Steel checkpoint.

Much more women like her are needed.

Nadia works at the Arghandi checkpoint,

one of Kabul’s key main gates as everyday

cars and passengers are entering Kabul form

Wardak, Ghazni, Kandahar, Helmand, and

Herat provinces. It is also route for insur-

gents crossing the border from Pakistan and

heading for Kabul. As one car after another

attempts passage through Arghandi, Nadia

searches women (but also men) trying to

enter Kabul.

She enters physically a bus which arrives

at the checkpoint, shows her Police ID, pulls

up the burqas and pats them thoroughly for

concealed guns or contrabands. Kindly she

asks to open their bags, Nadia goes through

clothes, apple, sweets, toys and documents.

Sometimes she is successful: “From the time

that I started working at police check points

a year ago I have arrested several women

carrying hashish," Nadia says with pride. In

Afghanistan, this 21-year-old is a rarity - one

of about only 1,500 female police officers in

a country with a police force of more than

150,000, not much more than one percent of

the force. Even more unique she is in her

own unit, the Ring of Steel Bataillon, re-

sponsible to secure the city of Kabul: she is

one of 16 females in the overall force of 890.

But while Nadia's male counterparts can

easily pull male passengers from their vehi-

cles and pat them down, women are off lim-

its to them.

Whilst she is taking great pride in her

work, the brave woman admits that from

time to time, she is also afraid: “There is this

constant fear that there might be a terrorist in

the car who blows himself off.” Her fear is

certainly justified: in the past, to avoid

checkpoint searches by male officers, armed

male terrorists often cloak themselves in

head-to-toe burqas that typically are worn by

women.

This is one reason why more females are

needed at the checkpoints, says Colonel

Nezamuddin Ghori, the Ring of Steel Com-

mander. He acknowledges that most of his

female colleagues are working in the head-

quarters, but he would like to recruit more

women for the checkpoints: “We need more

policewomen, especially for searching fe-

males because the men are not allowed to

search females. With more women, we could

increase the security of the city.” This feel-

ing is also shared by the Ministry of Interior

who wants 5,000 police women on the job

by 2014. They are essential not only at

checkpoints but also to search female quar-

ters of civilian compounds where insurgents

often hide or to interview women in cases of

domestic violence.

For Nadia taking up dangerous profes-

sion like this is almost a patriotic act: "It is

very important for the females to work as

policewomen, to serve her country and to

bring peace into her country."

To get respect and acceptance for her

career ambitions, the single woman faced

resistance from her family but she had one

great supporter, says Nadia: “Luckily, my

father who is now a retired general was al-

ways on my side and approved my choice.”

This is what counts for Nadia: “I am glad

that he is happy but I most of all I love my

job.”

Female cop checks for drugs

“There is this constant fear that there might be a terrorist in the car who blows himself off.”

- Nadia Gul Alam

Police women Nadia Gul Alam :”My father was always on my side.”


BRIEFS

Kabul. The rather poor fitness level of

the Afghan National Police (ANP) was at the

heart of the first meeting between the Presi-

dent of the Afghan Olympic Committee,

Mohammad Zaher Aghbar and EUPOL Head

of Mission, Karl Åke Roghe. “Especially the

leadership of the police and also our army

gained weight and we have to slim” said

Aghbar and promised the Afghan police to

provide them fitness coaches for free of

charge. “The police must be fit for fight, oth-

erwise they are not able to conduct their

tasks and operations properly.” Sports could

also be important for the future of the police

to prevent crime and gain trust of their com-

munities. He mentioned a friendship football

tournament in the Taliban controlled prov-

ince of Logar where the opposition, the

army, the police, the NDS and local commu-

nities brought them peacefully together.

“This is just another tool to bring all sides

together and talk.”

Roghe promised to “work together on a sys-

tematic approach” with the Olympic Com-

mittee and also mentioned that EUPOL will

organise with the Afghan National Police for

the Afghan Youth a football tournament this

year. Full story: www.eupol-afg.eu

Kabul. Traffic anarchy is one of the ma-

jor problems in Afghanistan, especially in its

capital Kabul with a population of over five

millions citizens and a rising number of cars

jamming the streets.

Traffic lights are non-existent or not

working, and pedestrians are often run over

by cars whilst crossing the busy streets. 2172

traffic accidents have been registered in the

past nine months, according to the Traffic

Department of Afghanistan. 832 Afghans

lost their lives in course, out of which 181

are children.

To increase the safety of children,

EUPOL is now financing a Road Safety

Campaign for 72 schools in Kabul and in

other eleven key provinces where EUPOL

Afghanistan has or had presence before. The

campaign includes the display of traffic

campaign posters in ten schools of each of

the 12 selected provinces.

“This is a small step but an essential one

to save the lives of the younger ones,” says

EUPOL project manager Ion Gane.

The Afghan Traffic Police is well aware

of all the risks for the children and cares

about prevention. Its chief, Brigadier Gen-

eral Nezamuddin Dad “Khawah”, has more

plans on his hand: “We even want to include

it the training curriculum of the schools but

the approval is still pending at the Afghan

Ministry of Education.” But he is also realis-

tic when it comes to the capacity of the Traf-

fic Police: “Throughout Afghanistan, we

only have 3711 traffic police sergeants and

officers.

With the construction of new towns, in-

stitutions and the increasing number of vehi-

cles it is clear that the present number of

personnel is insufficient to provide traffic

services.”

Full story: www.eupol-afg.eu

Road safety campaign in Kabul and 11 provinces

Olympic Committee supports Police

Karl Ake Roghe, Head of Mission, meets the players of the Afghan National football team.

CMC student survey:

Course 90% relevant Kabul. One hundred Afghan police past

students of the EUPOL CMC (Crime Manage-

ment College) from 25 different Provinces

have been interviewed to assess the impact of

their training on their daily work, with spec-

tacular results. Over 90 percent said the

courses were relevant to their job and would

recommend the training to others. The EUPOL

Chief of the College Superintendent David

Thomson said: “We were pretty confident that

the training we provide is relevant and useful

because the curriculum was built in close co-

operation with the Police and Ministry of Inte-

rior. It is not enough merely to train, we need

to know the outcome of our work to ensure that

what we do meets the needs of the students and

directly benefits the Afghan communities.”

Mohammed Ibrar from Baghlan had attended a

Senior Detectives’ Leadership course last year

and said: “This course actually showed us a lot.

I think I am more professional than before. It

was very relevant for a detective investigator.”

When asked if they had noticed a difference in

their performance in the work place, a stagger-

ing 95% of respondents believed they had im-

proved, with 69 of those citing a major im-

provement. Full story: www.eupol-afg.eu

http://www.eupol-afg.eu




Helpline introduced in Baghlan province

Baghlan. A new Helpline “Call 100” for

community outreach was introduced in a cere-

mony at the police headquarter of Baghlan

Province. The Helpline is a big step forward

and established by EUPOL as a support to Po-

lice-e Mardume (Community Policing) process.

Crimes, corruption cases, other violations of

law and fire emergency can be reported.

Citizens of Baghlan can call 100 and a po-

lice officer will answer the call 24/7, giving

assistance and help for the people living or trav-

elling across the province. EUPOL Field Office

Pul-e Khomri supported the project by deliver-

ing training courses to the police officers work-

ing in the Helpline unit. The Hungarian Provin-

cial Reconstruction Team also supported the

Helpline, financing the procurement of ten

thousand pieces of pens, which advertise the

new emergency number.

Dutch Minister of

Justice and Security

visits EUPOL Kunduz. Dutch Minister of Justice and Se-

curitz, Ivo Opstelten, visited EUPOL in Febru-

ary 2013 and observed a part of the Provincial

Command Course in Kunduz. Before that the

Minister visited the Staff College in Kabul to

experience the leadership courses that are con-

ducted there. Opstelten was impressed and

complimented the Dutch Police officers with

their work in EUPOL Afghanistan.

Mazar-e Sharif. To practice making

contact with the citizens while patrolling the

streets, was the purpose of the joint patrols of

Afghan National Police and EUPOL men-

tors. These patrols in Mazar’s Police District

underlined that the Afghan National Police in

Mazar are able to facilitate Police-e Mar-

dume (community policing). During the joint

patrols, EUPOL members observed first-

hand interactions with the public, the elders

and shopkeepers. The patrol team also vis-

ited schools and mosques as a part of interac-

tive police work. “It is rewarding for us to

see that the 10-men strong patrol was suc-

cessfully interacting with the people”, says

EUPOL Mentor Gareth Joels at the end of a

three-hour joint police patrol. The Chief of

Police District 1, Hussein Ali, appreciated

the visible outcome of the Police-e Mardume

training very much: “The trust of our com-

munity in the police has increased; it shows

the importance of EUPOL’s Police-e Mar-

dume approach.” The elders have a weekly

meeting with the Chief of Police District 1 in

order to exchange information and to work

together. One of the elders emphasises the

progress: “The police has started to build

bridges to the people, so we will build up

trust in each other, enabling the police to

provide security for our streets.”

Kabul. During a flying visit to Kabul

February 2013 the Home Secretary Theresa

May MP visited the EUPOL Police Staff

College in the city. The Staff College began

life in 2010 and to date over 5,000 students

from the Afghan National Police have gradu-

ated.

During her visit the Secretary of State

was briefed and shown the facilities by Su-

perintendent Ralph Logan, Head of the

EUPOL Staff College project. She was able

to observe two classes under instruction and

to enter into conversations with the students.

Superintendent Ralph Logan: “Of course it’s

a great privilege to meet with the Home Sec-

retary, especially during such a brief visit to

Kabul. I’ve been here for two years now, and

despite the extremely challenging security

situation, I know by developing the profes-

sional ability of the Afghan Police, I am

helping to reduce the likelihood of terrorist

action taking place on the streets of Newcas-

tle, or London, or any other European city.”

The Home Secretary was particularly inter-

ested in the role of female officers in the

police and how investigative training was

developing, and of course, in the future ability

of the police here in Afghanistan to be a commu-

nity focused service.

More police in Mazar-e Sharif

UK Secretary of State for

the Home Office visits

Police Staff College

Reaching out to the public to gain trust and support as part of Police-e Mardume

EUPOL Highlights

In EUPOL Field Office (FO) Chaghcha-

ran, EUPOL, together with the Afghan

counterparts finalised the training plan

for the first half of 2013.

In Field Office Lashkar Gah, EUPOL vis-

ited the Afghan Uniform Police (AUP)

general detention cells. The cells were in

good order and a daily detainee record

sheet had been prepared and circulated

as advised by EUPOL.

The Train-the-Trainers course as a part

of the Coordination of Police and Prose-

cutor (CoPP) project under which a total

of 30 persons have been trained.

One Justice and Criminal Procedure

(JCP) Training course;

Two Leadership and Management

courses at the Police Staff College (PSC);

Source Handling training course;

A four-week Commanders Development

Programme at the PSC;

A one-week Advanced Police Communi-

cation course for Senior Officers in man-

agement positions at Police Staff College;

A two-week CoPP (Cooperation between

Police and Prosecutors) course,

A two-week Trainers Workshop at the

Crime Management College (CMC);

A Train the Trainer course and the De-

velopment of Regional Anti Corruption

(DORA) course was equally addressed to

police officers from the anti-corruption

units.

An Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) basic

Train the Trainers course for 28 stu-

dents;

The third National Information Manage-

ment System (NIMS) course for ten pro-

vincial analysis officers in the Police Intel-

ligence Training Centre;

A three-day basic ILP Train the Trainer

Course in Herat for 26 students;

A four-day Police, Command Control

and Communication course in Herat;

A Police-e Mardumi /Community Polic-

ing course for six participants

A Provincial Commanders course in

Kunduz;

A CID Train the Trainer course deliv-

ered by Afghan trainers under EUPOL

guidance in Kunduz;

A Basic ILP Course at PD1 in Mazar-e

Sharif with the presence of two former

students who were assisting EUPOL in

order to be able to take over the course in

the next future;

A ten-day Crime Scene Examination

course in Mazar-e Sharif;

A Justice and Criminal Procedure train-

ing for prosecutors and police officers was

held in Kabul.

A Basic IT training VIII in Pul-e Komri;

A Code of Conduct training and Com-

munity Policing training in Pul-e Komri

delivered by EUPOL-trained local trainer;

A Road Safety Campaign for Pupils in-

volving 120 schools in 12 provinces;

A two-week Violence against women

course for eleven ANP officers at the

Crime Management College;

An Advanced Command Skills course at

the Police Staff College.

On 9 February, the Head of Police-e Mar-

dume Unit presented to EUPOL an im-

plementation plan for the next three

months resulting from the last three men-

toring sessions with EUPOL.

On 13 February, 150 Afghan National

Police Captains graduated from the 12-

week Captain to Major promotion course held at the Police Staff College.

Basic Criminal Investigators course and

a Basic Intelligence-led policing (ILP)

Introduction course in Chaghcharan;

A two-day course on Basic ILP and

Crime Scene Preservation at ANP Pro-

vincial Headquarters in Herat;

A Code of Conduct training for all ANP

officers in Mazar-e Sharif;

A two-week Provincial Command

Course for commanders and a workshop

on Enhanced Cooperation between Police

and Prosecutors dealing with cases on vio-

lence against women was conducted in

Kunduz;

A Workshop on Future Mentoring Ac-

tivities for the Afghan Independent Human

Rights Commission and Office of Police

Ombudsman;

A workshop at the Ministry of Justice to

assist the Deputy Minister of Justice in

developing an implementation plan of the

National Action Plan for Combating

Crimes of Abduction and Human Traffick-

ing;

A two-week elimination of Violence

against women course; a Basic Surveil-

lance Course; an ILP Course for 11 offi-

cers;


Afghan National Police

outreach to schools in

Pul-e-Khomri: To explain their tasks and duties,

the Afghan National Police met

with staff and children of the

Ferdawsi School in Pul-e

Khomri. The organiser of the

meeting, EUPOL’s

Police-e Mardume team

donated schoolbags and station-

ary to the students of the school.

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