Afghan National Police Regional Command South Opens

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Afghan National Police Regional Command South Opens
In addition to a new compound, Afghan National Police South officers received 5,000 new uniforms, 2,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles, 5,000 pistols, 500 police vehicles, and 43 rocket propelled grenades.
By Combined Security Transition Command–Afghanistan KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 29, 2006 — The Afghan National Police sent a message to all enemies of Afghanistan recently with the opening of the Regional Command South here. "(Defending Afghanistan) will require hard work with our citizens and the rest of the national government to bring security to our land. The Afghan national Army is an important partner in this task and I welcome their leaders." Maj. Gen. Esmatullah, Afghan National Police “Today I serve notice on criminals, the enemies of Afghanistan who are butchering the innocents, and those who threaten or harm our friends from the international community,” said Regional Command South Commander Maj. Gen. Esmatullah during the opening ceremony. Regional Command South will serve as an operations hub for the Afghan National Police, as well the Afghan National Army, to defend southern Afghanistan from. “(Defending Afghanistan) will require hard work with our citizens and the rest of the national government to bring security to our land. The Afghan national Army is an important partner in this task and I welcome their leaders,” Esmatullah explained. Afghan National Police officers Sakina and Masoma demonstrate police tactics during the Afghan National Police Regional Command South opening ceremony. Combined Security Transition Command–Afghanistan photo by Staff Sgt. Mason T. Lowery	Afghan Ministry of Interior Education Director Maj. Gen. Ahmadzai Gulnabi and Afghan Minister of Interior Zarar Moqbil inspect police officers at the Afghan National Police Regional Command South opening ceremony recently. Combined Security Transition Command–Afghanistan photo by Staff Sgt. Mason T. Lowery In addition to a new compound, Afghan National Police South officers received 5,000 new uniforms, 2,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles, 5,000 pistols, 500 police vehicles, and 43 rocket propelled grenades. Attendees at the opening ceremony were treated to displays of Regional Command South officers’ strength and training. They witnessed crowd control exercises and a simulated response to an attack. In the simulation, four officers reacted to an enemy attack by dismounting from their police vehicles and unleashing a torrent of firepower on the enemy’s position. One of those officers, mother-of-two Sakina from Kandahar, said, “I always wanted to be a police officer. I saw one on TV when I was young and wanted to be one since. My parents are proud of me for being a police officer. Female police officers are rare, that’s why I did it.”

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