Shindand: ISAF troops neutralize unexploded ordnance recovered by Afghan troops during the election days

Shindand, Afghanistan (September,23) –The Italian IEDD team of Task Force Centre in Shindand neutralized a huge quantity of unexploded ordnance found along the route linking Herat to Farah, in Shindand district, on the elections’ day.

The weapons - consisting of 4 rockets, 2 mines, 1 RPG and a conspicuous number of IED components – had been found by the Afghan last September 18th and were handed over ISAF’s forces to be safely destroyed.

No Afghan civilians or properties were harmed during this operation.

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Badghis Deputy Governor and Spanish soldiers deliver supplies to reintegrated insurgents.

Qal-eh ye Now, Afghanistan (Sept 23)- Some supplies have been delivered to a group of 10 former insurgents that joint the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Program (APRP) few days ago. During a short ceremony held yesterday in the head office of the government in Qal-eh ye Now, the capital of the province, the Deputy Provincial Governor, Alhaj Abdol-Ghani Saberi along with the Deputy Commander of the Spanish-led Provincial Reconstruction Team, Lieutenant Colonel Alejandro Escamez, handed over the humanitarian aid.

The group, that used to operate in Jawand district, also in the province of Badghis, was provided with 40 bags of flour of 50 kilogram each, 40 bags of rice weighing 25 kg each, 40 3-liter jugs of oil and 40 blankets.

The APRP is a program owned and led by the Afghan government and has the full support of the international community. Is a comprehensive program that benefits also local communities, by accepting the former fighters back to their families.

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A brand new kindergarten inaugurated in Badghis province by the local authorities and ISAF’s PRT.

A brand new kindergarten was inaugurated in Qal-eh ye Now, the capital of Badghis province, after a ceremony attended by Badghis’ Deputy Governor, Alhaj Abdol-Ghani Saberi, along with other governmental and religious representatives, and the Deputy Commander of the Spanish Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Badghis, Lieutenant Coronel Alejandro Escamez.

The building features five classrooms, one teachers-room, a principal´s room, a kitchen, three bathrooms and a playground. All rooms have been completely furnished and the structure has been equipped with two 1000-liters water tanks.

The kindergarten, worth over 60,000 € funded by the Spanish PRT, will be managed by the provincial Social Affairs department and will benefit to 120 children from Qal-eh ye Now and surroundings. Staff will consist of six teachers, including the principal.

After the ceremony, the PRT soldiers delivered school supplies to each child.

Farah Provincial Governor conducts shura in distant Pur Chaman district to promote governance, development

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin and other provincial level officials conducted a two-day visit to Pur Chaman, Afghanistan, Farah Province’s most remote district, to conduct a shura and meet with district level officials to promote governance and development, Sept. 15.

10 Insurgents join the Reintegration program in Badghis province.

A 10-insurgents group turned in their weapons in a Reintegration Ceremony that took place in Qal´eh-ye Now, the capital of Badghis province, on September 16.