KABUL, Afghanistan — The new Police District 3 Headquarters facility opened in Herat province yesterday.
The two-story building, surrounded by a solid brick wall, has a total area of 1,000 square meters (10,763 square feet) and contains 20 offices, a guard house, and a mosque.
The building, completed in five months by local contractors and the Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team, cost €80,000 which was donated by the Italian Ministry of Defense.
The deputy governor of Herat province, the Deputy Commander of the Provincial Afghan national police, the Regional Command West commander and the commander of the Italian PRT attended the ceremony.