GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The Task Force White Eagle Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team met with the new Khwaja Omari District subgovernor and assessed projects underway in the village of Daulat Deh July 11.
The PRT met the new subgovernor Dost Ali Shams at the district center and made arrangements for future cooperation between coalition forces and local authorities.
"Thank you very much for your support for our region," said Dost Ali Shams. "People of my district have different needs. Some want bridges and other drains. However, initially the most important thing is to identify priorities and consider future projects."
PRT specialist team chief Polish army Lt. Col. Cezary Kiszkowiak said the PRT is planning their budget for the upcoming year so the next few meetings will concentrate on the shaping development plan for Khwaja Omari.
"I am pleased that the administration cares about the coalition forces to feel safe in their district. Both the previous and current subgovernors do not allow insurgents freedom of movement, and the chief of police is doing everything to prevent Taliban migration to Khwaja Omari," Kiszkowiak said.
After the meeting with district authorities, the PRT assessed several projects including the construction of a flood wall and relocation of a school.
"Work on the construction of the wall began in May. The project contractor is obliged to make it to the end of next month, until August. Works are going fairly smoothly, but I found that one section of the wall is wrong. Therefore, the contractor was asked to improve this element," explained the PRT specialist Polish army engineer Konrad Śmigielski.
The Polish in the district are not confined to infrastructure development. The team also organized a series of training classes for women of the villages in Khwaja Omari. The PRT established 15 centers in which women learn how to weave carpets.
“After the learning phase, (the women) will manufacture carpets. We hired the company that will provide products for weaving, and will sell and export carpets," explained PRT specialist Katarzyna Wojtusik.
| Date Taken: | 07.15.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 07.14.2011 16:22 |
| Story ID: | 73741 |
| Location: | GHAZNI PROVINCE, AF |
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