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TARIN KOT, Afghanistan - Key issues for the future of the Police Training Centre in Uruzgan were discussed during an inspection of the Tarin Kot facilities by ISAF and Afghan leaders on Oct. 10.
Canadian Maj-Gen. Dean J. Milner, Deputy Commander for Operations of the NATO Training Mission, Afghan Maj-Gen. Mahshooq A. Salab, Ministry of Interior (MoI) Training Commander and Australian Army Brig-Gen. Patrick Kidd, Deputy Commanding General Force Development for Regional Command (South), toured the training centre joined by the Uruzgan Provincial Chief of Police, Brig-Gen. Matiullah Khan.
Since 2009 the Police Training Centre in Uruzgan has trained close to 3,000 students on the basic patrolman’s course, though in April this year it was temporarily closed by the Ministry of Interior in order to support the regional training centres.
Specialised training started in July this year and since then 63 Afghan Local Police (ALP) and 42 Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) have taken a condensed basic patrolman’s course.
Afghan police personnel were also taught on the evidence based operation course, explosive hazard mitigation and counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) training.
U.S. Maj. Mark A. Correa, 184 Security Force Assistance Team (SFAT), said Brig-Gen Khan agreed to send future students to the regional police training centre in Kandahar for the basic patrolman’s course while Maj-Gen Salab approved the centre in Uruzgan to continue with specialised courses.
“Future courses will include critical skills such as logistics, medical, evidence collection and C-IED training and the centre is also capable of conducting the ALP basic patrolman’s course,’ he said.
“This means the Police Training Centre in Uruzgan will stand as an enduring foundation for the province and continue to increase the professionalism of the Afghan police organisation.”
Since July 2011, Afghan security authorities have been assuming responsibility for law and order and by 2014 will be in a position to ensure Afghanistan’s security without international assistance.
The AUP is the largest component of the Afghan national police and is responsible for general policing duties.
Of the 2013 total of nearly 157,000 national police, 73 percent are uniformed police.
In Uruzgan there are close to 5,700 AUP.
The AUP is assigned mainly to police stations and check points throughout Afghanistan and is frequently the first response when an incident occurs.
There are police headquarters in each of the provinces, and a police station in each of the 364 districts of Afghanistan.
Maj. Correa said that with continued MoI support, the Police Training Centre in Uruzgan could train up to 150 students at once on the specialty courses.
“The police force is becoming more professional and at the moment there are three ANP certified to teach the basic patrolman’s course,” he said.
“We are also looking at ways this could be a cross-pillar training center for the Afghan National Security Forces with Afghans instructing Afghans.
“The U.S. SFAT has just over one month left to impart as much training as we can and our goal is to set up the sustainability of this centre before our end of mission.”
| Date Taken: | 10.10.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 10.20.2013 07:21 |
| Story ID: | 115430 |
| Location: | TARIN KOWT, AF |
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