Provincial police headquarters opens in Uruzgan

News: Provincial police headquarters opens in Uruzgan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Afghanistan Engineer District - South

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Amir Mohammad Akhundzada, governor of Uruzgan province, (left) and Maj. Gen. Salim Ehsas, commander, Afghan Uniform Police Maiwand 404 (responsible for Kandahar, Uruzgan and Daykundi provinces) (right) tour the compound of a new provincial headquarters for the Afghan National Police in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan. Akhundzada and Ehsas were participating in a ceremony marking the opening of the new headquarters, May 31.

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Afghan National Police opened a new provincial headquarters in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province May 31.

Dignitaries at the ceremony included:

• Amir Mohammad Akhundzada, governor of Uruzgan province;
• Maj. Gen. Salim Ehsas, commander, Afghan Uniform Police Maiwand 404 (responsible for Kandahar, Uruzgan and Daykundi provinces);
• Maj. Gen. Mohammad Zafar, commander of the 48th Brigade of the Afghan National Army;
• Brig. Gen. Matiullah Khan, chief of police for Uruzgan province.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South contracted for and oversaw construction of the $4 million facility, which will accommodate more than 80 provincial police. The facility includes barracks, offices, a dining facility, clinic, motor pool and vehicle maintenance facilities.

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