GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Ghazni province has the potential to serve as a model for regional peace and stability, the provincial governor said during a validation shura Aug. 15 in Gelan district.
Ghazni provincial officials hosted the shura to nominate their best and brightest sons from the district to begin training for the Gelan Afghan Local Police program. Provincial Governor Musa Khan congratulated local leaders on their decision to discuss plans for implementing the ALP program.
“Ghazni province is a crucial province for Afghanistan,” said Khan. “If we can achieve security throughout the province, Ghazni will become an example for others to follow.”
ALP compliment 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.
Ghazni province is a vital province of Afghanistan due to its large urban centers and proximity to the Afghan-Pakistan border.
More than 100 elders throughout the district expressed their approval, as well as concerns for ALP in their region.
“We need ALP for our district,” shouted one elder. “Without it, what future do we have? What future do our families have?”
Nearby Muqor district implemented a successful ALP program. District Governor Sahib Khan attended the shura and affirmed that Gelan could also benefit from such a program.
“What is the importance of ALP?” Khan asked. “It is to prevent the infiltration of our villages from insurgents, and it allows security to prevail.”
Ghazni provincial police chief Gen. Zahid gave an emotional speech, which was well-received by those in attendance.
“The pain I have in my heart as a fighter, and the love I have for my country is too great to be extinguished,” said Zahid. “You elders and the youth, indeed all of us, share this responsibility. Silence is consent for tyranny.”
One by one, each elder expressed their approval of the ALP program.
“For the past 30 years, there has been war in Afghanistan,” said an elder. “Our infrastructure needs repaired, and brick by brick, we can build it back. We all have one thing in common to help us work together, and that is our Afghan identity.”
| Date Taken: |
08.17.2013 |
| Date Posted: |
08.17.2013 04:21 |
| Story ID: |
112164 |
| Location: |
GHANZI, AF |
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