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EUPOL EUPOL EUPOL --- Serving AfghanistanServing AfghanistanServing Afghanistan
Newsletter of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan Newsletter of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan
KUNDUZ FIELD OFFICE: Crisis learning in Provincial Command Team Kunduz
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OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: “Police must be fit”
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AFGHAN POLICEWOMAN: Female cop searches for guns and drugs at Kabul’s main checkpoint page 5
New Crime Management College in 2013
Kabul. The Crime Management College
will get a new home. Recently, a Memoran-
dum of Understanding has been signed be-
tween the European Union Delegation in Ka-
bul and the Ministry of Interior to fund the
establishment of the new College. It is ex-
pected to open its doors for students by Sep-
tember 2013. Currently, the Crime Manage-
ment College is housed within the Central
Training Centre in Kabul. Since it was for-
mally opened by General Patang (then Head
of Afghan General Training Command) in
February 2012 over 1400 students have at-
tended training courses run by EUPOL’s
Training Component. This latest commitment
of over one million Euro will see the renova-
tion of two buildings within the Afghan Na-
tional Police Academy, which will have seven
classrooms, an interview training suite, and a
tactics training area. A comprehensive curricu-
lum is currently being trained at the Crime
Management College, jointly by EUPOL
trainers and Afghan trainers.
R ing, ring, ring... The phone is ringing at
the EUPOL Field Office in Pul-e-
Khomri (Pul-e-K), no one answers.
On the tenth of March this year it will be so
and EUPOL officer Zsolt Szalay, Head of
this Field Office and his team, will have left.
As their Afghan counterparts express their
gratitude and concern about the departure,
the EUPOL trainers will be sadly missed.
The beginning of March will be the final
curtain for this small but effective team in
Pul-e Khomri. Then, ‘Call 100,’ the phone
number for community outreach will be one
of the legacies of EUPOL’s presence.
EUPOL members trained the staff for this
police hotline - available 24/7 for the citizens
of Pol-e-K.
It is just one of the many legacies that the
Field Office team will leave behind. Pul-e-
Khomri, the Capital City of Baghlan Prov-
ince in North of Afghanistan, has a popula-
tion of approximately 60,000 with 2000 Af-
ghan National Police officers who serve
them. The EUPOL Field Office opened up in
May 2008, taking over from Hungarian mili-
tary police trainers who were themselves
preceded by a Dutch Provincial Reconstruc-
tion Team (PRT) that was in charge of police
training and security in the area.
The Head of the Field office, Zsolt
Szalay, although he is happy to go home to
see his wife and young son, is sad to leave.
“Of course, it is not an easy time, I am sorry
to have to go and end working with the Af-
ghans.”
He smiles as he speaks of his team, “the
old guys” as he himself is the youngest mem-
ber of the team. “I am so proud. We are five
very committed guys, plus a language assis-
tant, and I will miss them.”
He reflects on the changes he has seen
over the past two years. “Five years ago the
opening of EUPOLs Field Office was the
next important step to further build on the
work that was done previously by the Hun-
garian PRT.”
It meant more emphasis on mentoring
strategic partners and the development of
community policing.
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February 2013 02/13
WHAT’S INSIDE
CLOSURE OF FIELD OFFICE PUL-E KHOMRI: The legacy of Pul-e Khomri
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EUPOL FIELD OFFICE KUNDUZ: Crisis learning in Provincial Command Team Kunduz
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AFGHAN POLICEWOMAN: Female cop searches for guns and drugs at Kabul’s main checkpoint
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MEETING AFGHAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE : “Police must be fit”
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BRIEFS 6-7
OVERVIEW: EUPOL Highlights 8
The legacy of Pul-e Khomri
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Continued from page 1
Zsolt regrets the departure of EUPOL: “It
is a pity that we cannot have a continued
presence in Pul-e-K anymore. It is sad, be-
cause I am proud of the good co-operation
and trust we have built with the Afghans. I
will really miss my discussions with the Po-
lice Chief on policing.” Zsolt’s international
colleagues thought he was becoming an Af-
ghan in a Hungarian Police uniform due to
his tireless commitment and engagement
with the Afghan police. The Acting Head of
the Field Component at EUPOL Headquar-
ters, Greg Laturnus, compliments the team,
saying, “From EUPOL’s side we are very
proud of this team – the Hungarian Five.
They have done a fantastic job delivering on
our mandate as
EUPOL ambassadors
at their best.” Being
from Canada and
meeting Hungarian
Police officers for the
first time he was im-
pressed with their
professionalism and
level of expertise in community policing.
Greg added, “Zsolt and his team were very
dedicated and self-motivated police officers.
Their contribution to the Mission and to the
development of the Afghan National Police
has been significant.”
Although EUPOL and its partners will
continue their work at Pul-e-K until the very
last day in mid-March, the official handover
ceremony took place at the end of February.
Present were the leadership of the Afghan
National Police, the Provincial Education
Department, EUPOL, the members of the
Police-e-Mardume (Community Policing)
team and Afghan media. “This is a very im-
portant event for our police,” the Chief of
Police HQ, General Sherzad, said underlining
the significance of the handover. “The aim of
the police is to enforce the law and not to
fight with AK assault rifles,” emphasizing
the community policing approach the
EUPOL Field Office implemented. He
thanked the EUPOL Mission for its support,
and in particular, the EUPOL officers for
their mentoring. General Sherzad is now a
true champion of the new “community polic-
ing” concept. “Police-e-Mardume, means we
have to serve the community by building a
bridge between police and people, which will
help the work of police and improve the lives
of Afghans.” EUPOL founded the Police-e-
Mardume project last summer with the help
of the international organizations IOM and
UNAMA. After a successful pilot, the pro-
gram was initiated for seven provinces and
the Minister of Interior (MoI), General
Patang, intends the program to be extended
throughout Afghanistan. It has become one
of the most important programs of the MoI.
The Provincial Chief of Police in Bagh-
lan, General Asadullah Sherzad, also ex-
pressed his appreciation for EUPOL’s train-
ing, material support, mentoring and projects.
One project in
particular was
very important
according to Sher-
zad. It was the
new office project
for the female
Afghan police
officers. “It is a
further significant step towards community
policing.” General Sherzad stressed the im-
portance of all the changes.
The EUPOL team in Pul-e-K delivered
the full package of EUPOL training courses
and identified suitable partners on the Afghan
side. Zsolt Szalay grins widely as he men-
tions that in Pul-e-K, each and every time, all
spots on their training courses were filled. He
knows this was not always the case in Kabul
and other field office locations. The Hungar-
ian Five managed to make the most of the
places available and at the same time man-
aged to organize and assist the Police stations
with IT equipment and basic IT-courses.
All of EUPOL’s accomplishments in Pul-
e-K wouldn’t have been possible without the
exceptional motivation and participation of
Pul-e-K Afghan counterparts. The ANP offi-
cers in Pul-e-K willingly accept the risks of
being associated with internationals in order
to learn new ways of policing.
Continued on page 3
Editorial Staff
Christiane Buck, Edith Lommerse Aziz Basam, Andreas Horst
Mariam Asey
EUPOL Press and Public Information Office
www.eupol-afg.eu © 2013
“I will miss my discussions with the ANP chief in Pul-e Khomri on policing.”
- Zsolt Szalay
Beyond 2014
Our Mission-
mandate expires at
the end of next year.
The period after
2014 is now the most
important theme in
meetings with the EU
Delegation, the lead-
ership in NTM-A, the
EU ambassadors and
of course in our con-
tacts with the Minis-
ter of Interior. In close cooperation with the
EU Special Representative, EUPOL is now
working on a paper post 2014, to present sev-
eral scenarios and options for support. Possi-
bly this summer, Brussels will take a decision
on the kind of European support Afghanistan
can count on after 2014.
In the meantime this period also makes the
EUPOL members realize that it is important
to focus even more and use all our powers to
enlarge our contribution in developing the
Afghan National Police in the remaining time.
More and more Afghan Police Officers are
able to deliver the training courses EUPOL
developed and more and more EUPOL Staff is
therefore available to mentor and advise on
strategic and tactical levels. That is why, fol-
lowing the needs of our Afghan Counterparts,
EUPOL has chosen to emphasize on five pri-
orities until the end of 2014: Management/
Leadership; Community Policing; Anti-
Corruption; Female Police Officer Recruit-
ment and Crime Investigative Capabilities. It is good to experience that all the efforts
to develop a civilian police are starting to pay
off. This spring a multi stakeholder’s confer-
ence will be held on the project of the MOI to
recruit more female police officers; EUPOL is
assisting in coordinating the project. Last but
not least: EUPOL will assist the Minister of
Interior in developing an independent Anti-
Corruption Institute that will be a centre of
knowledge and excellence. It is an honour to
be Deputy Head of Mission in such a chal-
lenging time.
Pieter Deelman
EUPOL Deputy Head of Mission
The Hungarian Five (from left):
Jozsef Hrabovszki, Zsolt Szalay,
Balazs Velenyi, Tamas Fekete,
Gabor Kemenyi
EUPOL-Serving Afghanistan, February 2013 3
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As is the case with Sergeant Mohammad
Yaqoob, a Police-e-Mardume officer and a
EUPOL-trained Afghan instructor of the
‘Code of Conduct’ and ‘Community Policy’
training courses. Zsolt is very taken with
Sergeant Mohammad Yaqoob who has, at
times, delivered training courses without
pay.
“Afghanistan needs men like this police
officer; professional, eager to learn and hon-
est. Due to men like him, the ANP in Pul-e-k
enabled itself and EUPOL to write another
successful episode” the Head of the Field
office Pul-e-K emphasizes.
Sergeant Mohammad Yaqoob undertook
Police-e-Mardume tasks in addition to his
very busy job in operations. This Afghan
police trainer didn’t need many words to
explain his commitment: “My aim in this
life is to work hard ‘from the heart’ for a
better future for Afghanistan and its people.”
Another partner without whom success
would not have been possible is 1st Lt.
Mohammad Musa, Deputy Head of Educa-
tion, and in charge of the planning and deliv-
ery of training courses. 1st Lt. Mohammad
Musa was mentored by EUPOL and feels he
is now better skilled to do his duties. He
compliments the EUPOL-team, “I highly
appreciate the excellent co-operation I have
had with our European friends”.
Acting Head of EUPOL’s Field Office
Component, Greg Laturnus, saw it all hap-
pen from a distance. “It is truly remarkable
what the Pul-e-K team accomplished with
only five people”. He is equally impressed
by the commitment of Afghan police offi-
cers who perform their daily duties in a very
challenging environment, risking their lives
all the time: “The courage and commitment
of these heroes and their desire to move for-
ward will no doubt lead to a brighter future
for Afghanistan and its people.”
Pul-e-Khumri is one of four field offices
that will close in 2013. The field offices in
Chaghcharan, Kunduz and Lashkar Gah will
follow. EUPOL intends to continue provid-
ing its services in the regions and is explor-
ing every possible option to maintain the
momentum made by EUPOL in areas where
field offices are to close. Greg Laturnus
commented, “Part of the future plan is to
continue to build capacity and identify Af-
ghan National Police officers to be trained as
trainers within an Afghan driven ‘train the
trainer’ program. Another option being ex-
plored is the possibility of EUPOL Mobile
Training Teams delivering courses within
secure areas.”
Throughout Afghanistan the departure of
international organizations and troops give
rise to feelings of abandonment and con-
cerns. The Provincial Chief of Police in
Baghlan, General Asadullah Sherzad, re-
flecting on the future says, “The Afghan
National Police in Baghlan needs continuous
support and training, even if it is at distance.
We also need material support.” Being part-
ners in developing policing for so long, it is
not surprising that Zsolt shares more or less
the same view, “I believe we should do eve-
rything possible not to be seen as abandon-
ing the ANP in Pul-e-K. There has been a lot
of progress made, but still they need to be
supported from outside.”
Fear for Safety
Language Assistant Nael Rasteen, played a
special part in the Field Office Pul-e-K. With-
out him close contact with the Afghan Police
would not have been possible. In over twelve
years he built up extensive international experi-
ence working with various organisations and in
doing this, worked towards a secure and pros-
perous future for Afghanistan, his family and
his son. His future has changed dramatically
now the Field Office closes, without the protec-
tion of the internationals he fears for his per-
sonal safety and that of his family. Now he
hopes for a job in Kabul.
“The courage and commit-ment of these heroes and their desire to move forward will no doubt lead to a brighter future for Afghanistan and its people.”
- Greg Laturnus
General Asadullah Sherzad Chief of Baghlan Police (left), Zsolt Szalay EUPOL Head of Field Office Pul-e Khomri and Afghan counterparts
4 EUPOL-Serving Afghanistan, February 2013
I never said that, these
people don’t speak the
truth!” The Criminal Inves-
tigation Chief looks at his
colleagues of the Provincial
Command Team in Kunduz
searching for support and a
glimpse of encouragement in
the eyes of EUPOL Mentor
Hanneke Brouwer.
It is ice and ice cold in
the classroom and the tem-
perature drops a few degrees
more, while the CID-chief
apologizes for insulting the
mentor of General Andarabi,
his boss, the Provincial
Chief of Kunduz.
Yesterday the CID-chief
left angry because he was
subjected to a body search
against earlier assurances
that this wouldn’t be the
case. Assurances the mentor
supposedly had given. Now
he is back and apologizes.
The Dutch EUPOL Offi-
cer looks a bit wary and
doesn’t show any sign of
encouragement, she also
waits for more to come. “I
didn’t say any bad words
about you, I respect you”,
the experienced CID-er has
lost his earlier bravura.
He looks for a sign from
the EUPOL mentor, a sign to
say it is okay, he is off the
hook. “I was angry, yes that is
true and maybe I raised my
voice but what they say I said,
I didn’t say.” The members of the Provin-
cial Command Team start nodding and look
very relieved when EUPOL mentor Hanneke
shows a glimpse of a smile.
She turns the agonizing moment into a
learning experience for the whole team.
“Thank you for saying this and thank you for
letting the team know what happened, it is
good to have open discussions and acknowl-
edge mistakes so we can all learn from it.”
Still she doesn’t let the Police Chief of the
hook: “Now we have two versions of what
happened and I will ask these other people
again what went on”, EUPOL mentor Han-
neke answers.
It is the second day of the four weeks
Provincial Command Training in Kunduz,
especially for the team as a whole. It in-
volves teachers from the Staff College trav-
elling to Kunduz to give courses on several
subjects like Rule of Law, Leadership, Com-
munication, Strategy etcetera. The Provin-
cial Commander is happy with this outcome
of some negotiations with the Staff College:
“The advantage is that we learn as a team
and we can use the lessons to develop our
plans for the future, learn together and get
to know more about one another”, he says as
he gazes around the 16 men of his team.
EUPOL mentor Hanneke Brouwer came up
with the suggestion as a way to support the
Provincial Command Team. “It is also prac-
tical for the team as everybody knows the
same subjects at the same time and finishes
the course at the same time.
Otherwise it would have
taken much longer to have
the whole team on the same
level. Normally only half or
a third of the team can go to
a course at the Staff College
at the same time. The first
part of the Provincial Com-
mand Course is about Rule
of Law. EUPOL trainers Jan
Gras and Kees Poelma are
specialists in that field and
are merciless when the po-
lice chiefs present their state-
ments. “Nobody will be con-
victed”, EUPOL trainer Kees
Poelma comments.
Why not? EUPOL trainer
Jan Gras a former prosecutor
explains: “You have to have
all the seven steps in your
statement. Where does it say
anything about the injury,
where is the intention?” The
Chiefs are not convinced.
“This is only the first state-
ment”, one of them claims,”
We will investigate further!”
The EUPOl trainers press on:
“Of course it is good to in-
vestigate further but you
have to seize the moment
when the subject first starts
talking. Get as much informa-
tion as possible then you have
saved a lot of time and effort.”
For EUPOL mentor Hanneke
Brouwer, the kick off for the
Provincial Command Course
was a success although a chal-
lenge. “It wasn’t easy not to take the insult
personally and of course it made me aware
of the fragility of a mentoring relationship”,
Hanneke comments. Still the general stood
by her and took the incident serious by in-
sisting on a public apology. Being a female
advisor in a country like Afghanistan is spe-
cial and rare.
Hanneke has two generals in her life, as
she puts it herself and while the first one was
asked if a female Police Commissioner
would be acceptable, the current Provincial
Commander General Andarabi was con-
fronted with her when he was appointed last
November. Hanneke: “Of course it makes a
difference that a Language Assistant is al-
ways present when I meet the general and I
have the impression he and the team view
me as a kind of special type. We have a re-
spectful and friendly relationship”.
For Christmas the general gave Hanneke
a beautifully embroidered Afghan dress,
showing that he has indeed eyes for the fe-
male side of his mentor.
General Andarabi and his EUPOL Mentor Hanneke Brouwer
Crisis learning in Kunduz
EUPOL-Serving Afghanistan, February 2013 5
Kabul. Each day, 3rd Sergeant Nadia
Gul Alam, stands guard in the freezing cold
at Kabul’s East Gate Checkpoint. A bus with
women and children arrives. Nadia checks
them thoroughly – this time, she finds noth-
ing suspicious – no guns or bags with
opium.
Her job is dangerous at the checkpoint
close to the highway to Wardak province,
about 1,5 hours away from Kabul city.
Nadia is one of the very few policewomen
serving at this Ring of Steel checkpoint.
Much more women like her are needed.
Nadia works at the Arghandi checkpoint,
one of Kabul’s key main gates as everyday
cars and passengers are entering Kabul form
Wardak, Ghazni, Kandahar, Helmand, and
Herat provinces. It is also route for insur-
gents crossing the border from Pakistan and
heading for Kabul. As one car after another
attempts passage through Arghandi, Nadia
searches women (but also men) trying to
enter Kabul.
She enters physically a bus which arrives
at the checkpoint, shows her Police ID, pulls
up the burqas and pats them thoroughly for
concealed guns or contrabands. Kindly she
asks to open their bags, Nadia goes through
clothes, apple, sweets, toys and documents.
Sometimes she is successful: “From the time
that I started working at police check points
a year ago I have arrested several women
carrying hashish," Nadia says with pride. In
Afghanistan, this 21-year-old is a rarity - one
of about only 1,500 female police officers in
a country with a police force of more than
150,000, not much more than one percent of
the force. Even more unique she is in her
own unit, the Ring of Steel Bataillon, re-
sponsible to secure the city of Kabul: she is
one of 16 females in the overall force of 890.
But while Nadia's male counterparts can
easily pull male passengers from their vehi-
cles and pat them down, women are off lim-
its to them.
Whilst she is taking great pride in her
work, the brave woman admits that from
time to time, she is also afraid: “There is this
constant fear that there might be a terrorist in
the car who blows himself off.” Her fear is
certainly justified: in the past, to avoid
checkpoint searches by male officers, armed
male terrorists often cloak themselves in
head-to-toe burqas that typically are worn by
women.
This is one reason why more females are
needed at the checkpoints, says Colonel
Nezamuddin Ghori, the Ring of Steel Com-
mander. He acknowledges that most of his
female colleagues are working in the head-
quarters, but he would like to recruit more
women for the checkpoints: “We need more
policewomen, especially for searching fe-
males because the men are not allowed to
search females. With more women, we could
increase the security of the city.” This feel-
ing is also shared by the Ministry of Interior
who wants 5,000 police women on the job
by 2014. They are essential not only at
checkpoints but also to search female quar-
ters of civilian compounds where insurgents
often hide or to interview women in cases of
domestic violence.
For Nadia taking up dangerous profes-
sion like this is almost a patriotic act: "It is
very important for the females to work as
policewomen, to serve her country and to
bring peace into her country."
To get respect and acceptance for her
career ambitions, the single woman faced
resistance from her family but she had one
great supporter, says Nadia: “Luckily, my
father who is now a retired general was al-
ways on my side and approved my choice.”
This is what counts for Nadia: “I am glad
that he is happy but I most of all I love my
job.”
Female cop checks for drugs
“There is this constant fear that there might be a terrorist in the car who blows himself off.”
- Nadia Gul Alam
Police women Nadia Gul Alam :”My father was always on my side.”
6 EUPOL-Serving Afghanistan, February 2013
BRIEFS
Kabul. The rather poor fitness level of
the Afghan National Police (ANP) was at the
heart of the first meeting between the Presi-
dent of the Afghan Olympic Committee,
Mohammad Zaher Aghbar and EUPOL Head
of Mission, Karl Åke Roghe. “Especially the
leadership of the police and also our army
gained weight and we have to slim” said
Aghbar and promised the Afghan police to
provide them fitness coaches for free of
charge. “The police must be fit for fight, oth-
erwise they are not able to conduct their
tasks and operations properly.” Sports could
also be important for the future of the police
to prevent crime and gain trust of their com-
munities. He mentioned a friendship football
tournament in the Taliban controlled prov-
ince of Logar where the opposition, the
army, the police, the NDS and local commu-
nities brought them peacefully together.
“This is just another tool to bring all sides
together and talk.”
Roghe promised to “work together on a sys-
tematic approach” with the Olympic Com-
mittee and also mentioned that EUPOL will
organise with the Afghan National Police for
the Afghan Youth a football tournament this
year. Full story: www.eupol-afg.eu
Kabul. Traffic anarchy is one of the ma-
jor problems in Afghanistan, especially in its
capital Kabul with a population of over five
millions citizens and a rising number of cars
jamming the streets.
Traffic lights are non-existent or not
working, and pedestrians are often run over
by cars whilst crossing the busy streets. 2172
traffic accidents have been registered in the
past nine months, according to the Traffic
Department of Afghanistan. 832 Afghans
lost their lives in course, out of which 181
are children.
To increase the safety of children,
EUPOL is now financing a Road Safety
Campaign for 72 schools in Kabul and in
other eleven key provinces where EUPOL
Afghanistan has or had presence before. The
campaign includes the display of traffic
campaign posters in ten schools of each of
the 12 selected provinces.
“This is a small step but an essential one
to save the lives of the younger ones,” says
EUPOL project manager Ion Gane.
The Afghan Traffic Police is well aware
of all the risks for the children and cares
about prevention. Its chief, Brigadier Gen-
eral Nezamuddin Dad “Khawah”, has more
plans on his hand: “We even want to include
it the training curriculum of the schools but
the approval is still pending at the Afghan
Ministry of Education.” But he is also realis-
tic when it comes to the capacity of the Traf-
fic Police: “Throughout Afghanistan, we
only have 3711 traffic police sergeants and
officers.
With the construction of new towns, in-
stitutions and the increasing number of vehi-
cles it is clear that the present number of
personnel is insufficient to provide traffic
services.”
Full story: www.eupol-afg.eu
Road safety campaign in Kabul and 11 provinces
Olympic Committee supports Police
Karl Ake Roghe, Head of Mission, meets the players of the Afghan National football team.
CMC student survey:
Course 90% relevant Kabul. One hundred Afghan police past
students of the EUPOL CMC (Crime Manage-
ment College) from 25 different Provinces
have been interviewed to assess the impact of
their training on their daily work, with spec-
tacular results. Over 90 percent said the
courses were relevant to their job and would
recommend the training to others. The EUPOL
Chief of the College Superintendent David
Thomson said: “We were pretty confident that
the training we provide is relevant and useful
because the curriculum was built in close co-
operation with the Police and Ministry of Inte-
rior. It is not enough merely to train, we need
to know the outcome of our work to ensure that
what we do meets the needs of the students and
directly benefits the Afghan communities.”
Mohammed Ibrar from Baghlan had attended a
Senior Detectives’ Leadership course last year
and said: “This course actually showed us a lot.
I think I am more professional than before. It
was very relevant for a detective investigator.”
When asked if they had noticed a difference in
their performance in the work place, a stagger-
ing 95% of respondents believed they had im-
proved, with 69 of those citing a major im-
provement. Full story: www.eupol-afg.eu
EUPOL-Serving Afghanistan, February 2013 7
Helpline introduced in Baghlan province
Baghlan. A new Helpline “Call 100” for
community outreach was introduced in a cere-
mony at the police headquarter of Baghlan
Province. The Helpline is a big step forward
and established by EUPOL as a support to Po-
lice-e Mardume (Community Policing) process.
Crimes, corruption cases, other violations of
law and fire emergency can be reported.
Citizens of Baghlan can call 100 and a po-
lice officer will answer the call 24/7, giving
assistance and help for the people living or trav-
elling across the province. EUPOL Field Office
Pul-e Khomri supported the project by deliver-
ing training courses to the police officers work-
ing in the Helpline unit. The Hungarian Provin-
cial Reconstruction Team also supported the
Helpline, financing the procurement of ten
thousand pieces of pens, which advertise the
new emergency number.
Dutch Minister of
Justice and Security
visits EUPOL Kunduz. Dutch Minister of Justice and Se-
curitz, Ivo Opstelten, visited EUPOL in Febru-
ary 2013 and observed a part of the Provincial
Command Course in Kunduz. Before that the
Minister visited the Staff College in Kabul to
experience the leadership courses that are con-
ducted there. Opstelten was impressed and
complimented the Dutch Police officers with
their work in EUPOL Afghanistan.
Mazar-e Sharif. To practice making
contact with the citizens while patrolling the
streets, was the purpose of the joint patrols of
Afghan National Police and EUPOL men-
tors. These patrols in Mazar’s Police District
underlined that the Afghan National Police in
Mazar are able to facilitate Police-e Mar-
dume (community policing). During the joint
patrols, EUPOL members observed first-
hand interactions with the public, the elders
and shopkeepers. The patrol team also vis-
ited schools and mosques as a part of interac-
tive police work. “It is rewarding for us to
see that the 10-men strong patrol was suc-
cessfully interacting with the people”, says
EUPOL Mentor Gareth Joels at the end of a
three-hour joint police patrol. The Chief of
Police District 1, Hussein Ali, appreciated
the visible outcome of the Police-e Mardume
training very much: “The trust of our com-
munity in the police has increased; it shows
the importance of EUPOL’s Police-e Mar-
dume approach.” The elders have a weekly
meeting with the Chief of Police District 1 in
order to exchange information and to work
together. One of the elders emphasises the
progress: “The police has started to build
bridges to the people, so we will build up
trust in each other, enabling the police to
provide security for our streets.”
Kabul. During a flying visit to Kabul
February 2013 the Home Secretary Theresa
May MP visited the EUPOL Police Staff
College in the city. The Staff College began
life in 2010 and to date over 5,000 students
from the Afghan National Police have gradu-
ated.
During her visit the Secretary of State
was briefed and shown the facilities by Su-
perintendent Ralph Logan, Head of the
EUPOL Staff College project. She was able
to observe two classes under instruction and
to enter into conversations with the students.
Superintendent Ralph Logan: “Of course it’s
a great privilege to meet with the Home Sec-
retary, especially during such a brief visit to
Kabul. I’ve been here for two years now, and
despite the extremely challenging security
situation, I know by developing the profes-
sional ability of the Afghan Police, I am
helping to reduce the likelihood of terrorist
action taking place on the streets of Newcas-
tle, or London, or any other European city.”
The Home Secretary was particularly inter-
ested in the role of female officers in the
police and how investigative training was
developing, and of course, in the future ability
of the police here in Afghanistan to be a commu-
nity focused service.
More police in Mazar-e Sharif
UK Secretary of State for
the Home Office visits
Police Staff College
Reaching out to the public to gain trust and support as part of Police-e Mardume
EUPOL Highlights
In EUPOL Field Office (FO) Chaghcha-
ran, EUPOL, together with the Afghan
counterparts finalised the training plan
for the first half of 2013.
In Field Office Lashkar Gah, EUPOL vis-
ited the Afghan Uniform Police (AUP)
general detention cells. The cells were in
good order and a daily detainee record
sheet had been prepared and circulated
as advised by EUPOL.
The Train-the-Trainers course as a part
of the Coordination of Police and Prose-
cutor (CoPP) project under which a total
of 30 persons have been trained.
One Justice and Criminal Procedure
(JCP) Training course;
Two Leadership and Management
courses at the Police Staff College (PSC);
Source Handling training course;
A four-week Commanders Development
Programme at the PSC;
A one-week Advanced Police Communi-
cation course for Senior Officers in man-
agement positions at Police Staff College;
A two-week CoPP (Cooperation between
Police and Prosecutors) course,
A two-week Trainers Workshop at the
Crime Management College (CMC);
A Train the Trainer course and the De-
velopment of Regional Anti Corruption
(DORA) course was equally addressed to
police officers from the anti-corruption
units.
An Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) basic
Train the Trainers course for 28 stu-
dents;
The third National Information Manage-
ment System (NIMS) course for ten pro-
vincial analysis officers in the Police Intel-
ligence Training Centre;
A three-day basic ILP Train the Trainer
Course in Herat for 26 students;
A four-day Police, Command Control
and Communication course in Herat;
A Police-e Mardumi /Community Polic-
ing course for six participants
A Provincial Commanders course in
Kunduz;
A CID Train the Trainer course deliv-
ered by Afghan trainers under EUPOL
guidance in Kunduz;
A Basic ILP Course at PD1 in Mazar-e
Sharif with the presence of two former
students who were assisting EUPOL in
order to be able to take over the course in
the next future;
A ten-day Crime Scene Examination
course in Mazar-e Sharif;
A Justice and Criminal Procedure train-
ing for prosecutors and police officers was
held in Kabul.
A Basic IT training VIII in Pul-e Komri;
A Code of Conduct training and Com-
munity Policing training in Pul-e Komri
delivered by EUPOL-trained local trainer;
A Road Safety Campaign for Pupils in-
volving 120 schools in 12 provinces;
A two-week Violence against women
course for eleven ANP officers at the
Crime Management College;
An Advanced Command Skills course at
the Police Staff College.
On 9 February, the Head of Police-e Mar-
dume Unit presented to EUPOL an im-
plementation plan for the next three
months resulting from the last three men-
toring sessions with EUPOL.
On 13 February, 150 Afghan National
Police Captains graduated from the 12-
week Captain to Major promotion course held at the Police Staff College.
Basic Criminal Investigators course and
a Basic Intelligence-led policing (ILP)
Introduction course in Chaghcharan;
A two-day course on Basic ILP and
Crime Scene Preservation at ANP Pro-
vincial Headquarters in Herat;
A Code of Conduct training for all ANP
officers in Mazar-e Sharif;
A two-week Provincial Command
Course for commanders and a workshop
on Enhanced Cooperation between Police
and Prosecutors dealing with cases on vio-
lence against women was conducted in
Kunduz;
A Workshop on Future Mentoring Ac-
tivities for the Afghan Independent Human
Rights Commission and Office of Police
Ombudsman;
A workshop at the Ministry of Justice to
assist the Deputy Minister of Justice in
developing an implementation plan of the
National Action Plan for Combating
Crimes of Abduction and Human Traffick-
ing;
A two-week elimination of Violence
against women course; a Basic Surveil-
lance Course; an ILP Course for 11 offi-
cers;
8 EUPOL-Serving Afghanistan, February 2013
Afghan National Police
outreach to schools in
Pul-e-Khomri: To explain their tasks and duties,
the Afghan National Police met
with staff and children of the
Ferdawsi School in Pul-e
Khomri. The organiser of the
meeting, EUPOL’s
Police-e Mardume team
donated schoolbags and station-
ary to the students of the school.