EUPOL - Serving Afghanistan
Newsletter of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan
January - February 2014
01/14
LAUNCH OF VIDEO AND BOOKLET:
Child rights and policing
ILP CONFERENCE:
“Intelligence-Led Policing is a key
issue to fight organised crime”
page 7
FEMALE POLICE CONFERENCE:
Female police strategy
launched in Kabul
page 11-12
page 8
EUPOL condemns attack
on restaurant in Kabul
Kabul. On Friday, 17 January 2014, a
Danish EUPOL civilian staff member along
with a British member of the close protection
team who was working with EUPOL Afghanistan, were killed in Kabul following an attack
at a restaurant.
Karl Åke Roghe, EUPOL Afghanistan
Head of Mission, said: “I am shocked and
appalled by what has happened and our
thoughts and deepest sympathies are very
much with the family and friends of those
involved. EUPOL has been in Afghanistan
since 2007. This is the first time the Mission
has experienced a fatality with the brutal killing of two of our colleagues. We are saddened
and outraged by this atrocity and by the inhuman, vicious and wanton nature of the attack,
in which many other internationals and Afghans have also tragically lost their lives.”
The women and men of EUPOL Afghanistan have chosen to leave their families and
countries to serve the EU and Afghanistan in
order to try to help make this country a better
place. The courage, commitment, and idealism
they bring to their task are unsurpassed, and to
attack such brave and impressive individuals
is an unspeakable outrage.
Find HR Lady Ashton’s statement here:
http://www.eeas.europa.eu/statements/
docs/2014/140118_01_en.pdf
WHAT’S INSIDE
POLICE COLLEGES HANDED OVER:
Inauguration of two training centres in Kabul
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ILP CONFERENCE:
“ILP is a key issue to fight organised crimes”
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LAUNCH OF BOOKLET AND VIDEO:
Child rights and policing”
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MOURNING CEREMONY AT EUPOL HQ:
EUPOL mourns the loss of staff members killed
in the attack
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FEMALE POLICE CONFERENCE:
Female police strategy launched in Kabul
11-12
HUMAN TRAFFICKING SEMINAR:
National Human Trafficking seminar in Kabul
13-14
AWARDS FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE:
First best practice awards for ANP
15-16
AFGHANISTAN ELECTIONS:
EUPOL supports impartiality election training
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Official opening ceremony for new Police Staff College
Colleges handed over
Kabul, 2 February 2014. On behalf of
the European Union Ambassador FranzMichael Mellbin, EU Special Representative
and Head of the EU Delegation to Afghanistan today handed over the new Afghan National Police Staff College and the Afghan
National Police Crime Management College
to the Ministry of the Interior, represented by
its Deputy Minister for Security, General
Mohammad Ayoub Salangi. The 13 Million
Euro investment by the EU will facilitate
stronger and more professional leadership
skills amongst senior Afghan Police Officers
as well as more efficient and up-to-date
crime prevention and investigation measures.
"The two state-of-the-art facilities and the
solid training institution within them are significant contributions to prepare the senior
leadership of the Afghan National Police for
their increasingly important role in maintaining security and preventing and investigating
crime. These two centres of excellence are
timely delivered and ready at the very entry
to the decade of transformation", said Ambassador Franz-Michael Mellbin at the opening ceremony in Kabul today. Afghan Depu-
ty Minister for Interior, General Salangi,
said: “I am very pleased to witness this opening. The new Police Staff College represents
the smooth transition to Afghan ownership.
We are now taking the lead in training and
management together with our international
colleagues who provide us with consultation.
We are training here the new generation of
police leaders. We will reach our long-term
goal to build a professional and honest police
force.” During the inauguration ceremony
today the Head of the European Union Police
Mission in Afghanistan, Karl Åke Roghe,
stated: "The opening of the Police Staff College is a momentous occasion and marks a
significant milestone in the European Union’s investment and commitment to contribute to a stable future for Afghanistan. This is
a great day for the Afghan National Police
and the people and communities of Afghanistan. The college isn't just a new building, it
symbolises what is going right and how we,
supporting our Afghan partners, are making
a significant difference. This is another step
in assuring stability and peace in Afghanistan."
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From tragedy
strength will
follow
Ribbon-cutting ceremony with EUSR Mellbin, Deputy Minister Salangi and EUPOL HoM Roghe
Continued from Page 1
"The impact this institution will have in
developing the Afghan Police leadership
cadre of today and tomorrow, will be truly
profound. As a centre of policing excellence,
the Afghan National Police Staff College
will provide world-class professional development. This is a very proud day for Afghanistan and it's international partners",
commented Karl Åke Roghe. Thomas Stabler, Head of EUPOL Training Component,
adds: "The Police Staff College will ensure
that the joint endeavours of the Afghan National Police and their EUPOL international
partners will prevail and ensure that the people of Afghanistan have a police service they
expect, deserve and can be proud of. The
facilities we are handing over today will
contribute to assuring that Afghan Police
Officers, and in particular those training
them, will be of the highest quality. From a
very humble beginning we can now really
give the Afghan National Police the professional development it needs, it wants, and it
deserves". "The Afghan National Police
should first and foremost become a police
service for the Afghan people. This must
remain one of the essential messages of this
Staff College", concluded Franz-Michael
Mellbin, shortly before revealing the commemorative plaque in the main hall of the
new, impressive Staff College structure. To
equip the library, EUPOL Head of Mission
also handed over books worth 1,000 Euros.
“The colleges will grow from strength to strength”
Interview with Thomas Stabler, Head
of EUPOL Training Component.
Question: The two colleges became reality after three years of hard planning. How
do you feel about that today?
Thomas Stabler: “I feel very proud of
what the mission has achieved together in
true partnership with our Afghan colleagues.
I am convinced that the strategic command
of the Afghan Police wants a police service
that is professional, effective and responsive.
The Police Staff College will be the enabler
to do this and I am very proud to have led
this project from the start to today.”
What will be the role of EUPOL in the
future at both colleges?
Thomas: “EUPOL will remain committed with international experts in dedicated
roles to mentor the command teams at both
colleges, deliver complex and contemporary
training, and provide support to local officers in the development of new training and
evaluation of training impact.”
Are your Afghan colleagues ready to
take over the training?
Thomas: “As part of our detailed transition planning, the EUPOL Training Component have over the last 18 months, been
training, mentoring, advising and supporting
Afghan colleagues who form both the strategic command teams and the Afghan training
teams. I have no doubt that they are now in a
position whereby they can take over the colleges and with our continued mentoring support, the colleges will grow from strength to
strength which, under Afghan ownership,
will ensure successful transition and long
term sustainability. ”
Friday the 17th of January became the day I
hoped would never happen. Sadly however our
worst fears turned into a tragic reality. The loss of
two EUPOL staff colleagues in such horrific circumstances has shocked us all. I know we all share
in a common bond of grief, and our thoughts and
prayers go out to the family and friends of those we
have lost.
This was a cowardly act, targeting civilians
whilst they tried to enjoy a brief period of relaxation
and I condemn those responsible in the strongest
possible terms. To lose such committed and dedicated professionals, who leave their loved ones to work
at EUPOL, is especially sad and counter- productive. Their personal aim was to support the mission
and to help play their part in building a better Afghanistan. They have made the ultimate sacrifice in
the pursuit of this aim and I, and I know you all,
will never forget this. We must also remember the
other international colleagues and local Afghans
who were killed and injured in this incident, so
many families from around the world and here in
Kabul, have had their worlds torn apart.
I do also want to thank all of those who responded to this event here at EUPOL with such
commitment and total professionalism. I know
many of you worked tirelessly, you did me and the
mission proud. I am also grateful for the many messages we have received of condolence from not only
here in Afghanistan, but from around the world. It
is especially comforting that our Afghan colleagues
share with me their outrage at this attack, recognising fully the commitment and necessity of continued
international support to help them grow.
As difficult as it is, we will have to pull together
now and continue with our work, I am sure that
those who gave their lives would want nothing less.
Already an extensive de-brief is taking place
and If there are lessons to be learned for the future
from this tragedy, then they will be learned and will
shape our approach to security in the future.
February brought some good news, with the
official opening of the new Police Staff College and
Crime Management College. Both were handed
over at a ceremony on 2nd February to our Afghan
colleagues. These colleges represent significant
flagship projects, and will certainly provide a lasting legacy for years to come, where leaders and
investigators can be educated to further build professional capacity at this important time of transition. I would like to thank all of the EUPOL team,
past and present, who worked hard to make these
projects a reality.
Karl Ake Roghe
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New Police
Staff
College
FACTS
A new era of Senior Afghan Police Leadership Training
> EUPOL has been driving the development
of the brand new centre of excellence for
training of the Officer Corps of the Afghan
National Police.
The establishment of the Afghan National
Police Staff College marks an important
milestone in the development of a comprehensive professional education system for
the Afghan National Police (ANP).
The Police Staff College will become a
centre of excellence for the Officer Corps of
the ANP, offering a wide range of learning
and development opportunities , including
specialist training in Leadership, Management, Gender and Human Rights Awareness, alongside technical subjects such as
Command and Control, Intelligence led Policing, and Community Policing.
The Police Staff College will also support other ANP training institutions, such as
the Afghan National Police Academy and
the regional ANP Training Centres, in
providing training which covers the full
spectrum of work undertaken by ANP Officers.
The concept for the Police Staff College
was fostered by the European Police Mission
in Afghanistan (EUPOL) in 2010 and developed in partnership with the Ministry of the
Interior (MoI), with technical expertise from
EUPOL. The EUPOL Training Component
under its Head Thomas Stabler has led the
project from the beginning to its completion
in January 2014.
The Police Staff College has been fully
funded by the European Union and implemented by EU's implementing partner IOM
for the MoI. The investment of € 9.5 million
has seen this project come to fruition, marking an important contribution to the ongoing
development of an Afghan civilian national
police service.
including the German Police Project Team
and
the
NATO
Training
Mission
(Afghanistan), EUPOL have operated a temporary Police Staff College at a separate location
in Kabul from 2010 until the inauguration of
the Police Staff College in February 2014.
The interim training facility allowed all stakeholders to test the capability and theory of the
concept, with overwhelming success which
has far surpassed all expectations. As of January 2014 over 6,000 ANP officers have graduated from the temporary training facility.
A key outcome of the training at the temporary training facility has been specialist
training skills provided to the Afghan Training
Staff, enabling them independently to plan and
lead training at the new Police Staff College.
This will enable the EUPOL college staff to
move from a classroom delivery role into a
more advisory and technical role.
Successful interim kick-off
Working closely with the leadership of
the Afghan National Police Training General
Command and in cooperation with others
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Since 2010 more than 6,000 Afghan
Police Officers have graduated from
the interim Police College in Kabul.
The Police Staff College will become
the future centre of excellence for
training of the Officer Corps of the
Afghan National Police.
The college is dedicated to the senior leadership training of the men
and women of the Afghan National
Police.
22 classrooms, rooms for 300 students (22 female), nursery, library,
computer rooms, two auditoriums
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Police
Staff
College
- The Complex and Partner IOM
FACTS ABOUT
The college complex and the implementing
partner of the European Union
> The implementing partner is handling all
practicalities on behalf of the European Union including architectural development,
overseeing the construction process by subcontracted companies and quality control.
The Afghan National Police Staff College is constructed on land allocated by the
Ministry of the Interior, located in Police
District 12 of Kabul City.
Construction started in June 2012 and
was completed in December 2013. The college was ready to receive students for its
first course on 25 January 2014.
The Police Staff College is a key element
of the “Civilian Police Capacity Building
Program" aiming to increase the training
capacity of the Afghan National Police.
Space for 300 students with a total building area of approximately 10,000 m2 the
Police Staff College is a multi-function complex with a capacity to train and accommodate 300 Police Officers. The college complex includes: an academy building, dormitories for 300 students in double rooms –
including a separate section for 22 female
students, children's day care section, kitchen
and dining facilities, two auditoriums, 20
classrooms, a library, computer room, administration offices and lecturers/teachers
offices, barracks for guard units and parking
area.
From the EU, for the MoI, by IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been the European Union's implementing partner for the Police
Staff College. The project has been fully
funded by the European Union and was implemented by IOM for the Afghan Ministry
of Interior (MoI).
IOM has been responsible for the complete implementation of the project including design, pre-construction, construction,
and procurement of supplies necessary for
furnishing and equipping the facility to the
required standard.
IOM developed the design concept based
on requirements defined by the EU and the
European Union Police Mission to Afghanistan (EUPOL). The design was further developed to create a facility which was both
architecturally appealing and at the same
time accommodating all requirements of the
Afghan Ministry of the Interior. The design
also takes into account Safety Code requirements based on internationally recognized
Building Codes.
About IOM
IOM's Emergency & Development Infra
- structure Department is designing and constructing quality projects with the purpose of
enhancing good governance and promoting
community sustainability. IOM has been
implementing infrastructure projects since
2002. The projects are providing opportunities for Afghan artisans to obtain additional
experience and improve their skills and as
such supporting local trade and economy.
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A state-of-the-art architectural design gives the buildings a modern
dynamic expression.
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There are two high-tech auditoria
available. The large auditorium
seats 250 students, the small 50
students.
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The dormitories accommodate up
to 300 students in modern, comfortable double rooms in two four
story buildings.
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Separate section to accommodate
22 female students, plus library,
computer rooms
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New Crime
Management
College
FACTS
> The Crime Management College helps
Afghanistan fighting organized crime
through improved Criminal Investigation.
The inauguration of the Crime Management College in Kabul is major a step in
improving the capability and expertise of the
Afghan National Police (ANP) in the area of
Criminal Investigation.
The new dedicated Crime Management
College provides a modern environment for
development of expertise in Investigative
Techniques and delivery of Investigative
Training. Its key function is to support the
Afghan National Police Staff College in
providing additional specialist training for
police officers to become experienced Criminal Investigation Detectives.
The initial concept for the Crime Management College was formulated alongside
the Police Staff College in close cooperation
between the European Union Delegation to
Afghanistan, the European Union Police
Mission to Afghanistan (EUPOL) and the
Ministry of the Interior (MoI). It was shaped
in 2012 by EUPOL Training Component
headed by Tom Stabler, EUPOL, who has
led the project from the beginning to its
completion in February 2014.
A € 3.0 million backing from the European Union has fully funded the constuction
of the Crime Management College, which
has been implemented by EU's implementing partner IOM for the MoI.
The new college will allow the combined
effort of the European Union, EUPOL, the
ANP Training General Command and the
MoI in the area of Criminal Investigation to
advance further, with EUPOL in an advisory
role as to further development of specialist
skills and techniques.
From good to better
The new Crime Management College is
a progression from the temporary training
facility at the Central Training Centre (CTC)
provided by the MoI. To date over 3,500
students have been trained at the temporary
training facility including detectives from
the ANP, MoI and wider partner organisations including the UNDP/LOTFA, Afghan
Independent Human Rights Commission and
Family Response Units.
The training previously conducted at the
CTC has focused on Crime Scene Management at both basic and advanced levels, The
5 week Core Investigator Programme which
includes intelligence, interviewing and evidence gathering training, Prevention of Violence against Women, and Police-Prosecutor
Cooperation Training. This training will be
continued at the new Crime Management
College along with new course programmes.
Committed to the future
There is a keen desire to develop the
Crime Management College further into a
centre of excellence, adding additional specialist training in Crime Investigation and
Forensic Techniques.
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Since 2012 more than 3,600 Detectives have graduated from the temporary Crime Management College.
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A modern learning environment for
Investigative Training and expertise
in Investigative Techniques.
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Its role is to train police officers to
become experienced Criminal Investigation Detectives.
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From blueprint to reality
Interview with Thomas van Kampen,
EUPOL technical liaison officer for
the new Police Staff College and
Crime Management College.
Question: What kind of challenges did
you face with regard in the course of the last
years to turn this building from the scratch
into reality? And how did you overcome
them?
Thomas van Kampen: I came to the
mission about one year ago, at that time the
construction was already at an advanced
stage and is wasn’t really the time anymore
to think about major changes. But there were
a lot of smaller issues to address. So I got
the various stakeholders like the Afghan
Command of the Staff College, our Trainers
and Security more involved. We visited the
new site several times together and everybody could contribute their ideas and comments. Then we had many discussions and
meetings with the EU Delegation, IOM and
the two construction companies. At the end
many small changes had been made and the
new Police Staff College is now even better
tailored to the needs of the people working
and studying there. All this was really time
intensive and I don’t remember how many
hours I’ve spend on site. Sometimes I felt
sorry for our CPs with all their gear who had
to run the stairs and ladders up and down
with me for hours in the heat of the Afghan
summer. I’m also very grateful to our partners form the EU Delegation and IOM,
they’ve all been very helpful and open to
any amendment to the project.
What makes it special?
Thomas: It’s not just a building set up
somewhere in Kabul by any International
Organization, we spent a lot of time with our
Afghan Partners from developing the idea to
the final project. And now we got a Police
Staff College that reflects their contributions. Of course there are limits, on the
budget site, the space or compound available
and also the timeframe. But everybody
who’s been at the New College so far, be it
from our international or Afghan partners,
were simply impressed with what they saw.
And there are many small thinks, like the
furniture for example, nearly all of them
where produced on site by local craftsmen.
With this a major part of the investment goes
back into the local community.
How do you ensure that the brand-new
building is sustainable under Afghan ownership?
Thomas: That’s a real team effort, as
you know, EUPOL is closely working with
the Afghan Staff College since several years
and my colleagues worked with their Afghan
counterparts since a long time to prepare for
the new facility, not only on the training side
but also how to run and manage it. And this
One out of many
coordination
visits at the
construction site
work is not over. EUPOL still has a strong
presence at the College and through our
mentors and trainers we continue to support
the Afghan Command in maintaining the
very high standard now set.
How do you feel personally after all the
work is done ?
Thomas: It’s not over yet, as you can imagine with a project of this size, there are still a
number of things to be fixed. At the moment
a short training is running at the college for
their technical staff on operating and maintaining the generators, the heating and the
water supply system. And even after that
we’ll be around to help.
On a personal note, I enjoyed working with
the Afghan Command, the construction
companies and our partners from the IOM
and EU Delegation. It was a very professional work and a rewarding experience, I’m
proud having had the chance to work with
these people.
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General Alizai, Chief of Department of Police
Intelligence
of effort to have it established country-wide:
“Our department is working hard to connect
it to the provinces as well.” He is confident
that the database will support the police considerably in the future and make them more
efficient.
Such as database is much needed, if one
looks at the tasks assigned to General Alizai
and his staff members. He says: “We work
under the MoI’s leadership and in the fiveyear strategy we are focusing on the prevention of the infiltration of insurgents into the
police force, monitoring police activities to
“We are focusing on the prevention
of the infiltration of insurgents into
the police force, monitoring police
activities to prevent corruption, the
fight against terrorism.”
- General Alizai
“Intelligence-Led policing is a key
issue to fight organised crimes”
Kabul. Organised crime, corruption, the
fight against terrorists, preventing insurgents
to infiltrate the police force: these are only
some of the major tasks of the Afghan National Police. Gathering, evaluation and
sharing of information is the key to tackle all
these tasks, and in the police context this
means Intelligence-led Policing (ILP). To
further support the development of the Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) in Afghanistan,
EUPOL ILP unit invited on 7 January 2013
more than 50 participants from the Afghan
Ministry of Interior (MoI), the Department
of Police Intelligence (DPI), Kabul City Police (KCP), Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and from Police Districts in Kabul for a conference. The information management tool to support the Afghan police in
their work is the National Information Management System (NIMS) which was introduced to all participants. This IT system is a
computer-based database where all reports
of criminal activity, arrests and investigations from police stations and jails across the
country are gathered and stored. At least 31
types of crimes are recorded.
The statistics will also be used to control
and analyse crime. In theory the NTM-A
funded system should be operative all over
Afghanistan and should allow each police
station in the country to be connected to the
database through a secure and protected network. In reality, currently mainly police
stations in Kabul and major cities are part of
the system. General Alizai, Chief of Department of Police Intelligence, is putting a lot
prevent corruption, the fight against terrorism and the support of our personnel in the
field.” Alizai also highlighted that he would
like to conduct in the future operations based
on Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP).
“One of the aims of the conference was
to gather personnel from the MoI, KCP and
Kabul police districts to share their experiences and get more insights in the process of
ILP. That was a great success and I could
witness that for the first time senior police
officers from different levels openly discussed challenges and the way forward,”
says Rastislav Kovac, Chief of EUPOL ILP
unit who organized the conference. The performance of these officers will also be crucial in 2014 with the presidential elections
and when most of the international forces
will be leaving, says Karl Ake Roghe,
EUPOL Head of Mission.
He is confident that the Afghan National
Police will do well: “I am sure the Afghan
police have the capacity to provide security
for the people. ILP is the key issue to prevent and fight organised crime.” He said that
the further development of the ILP units is
one of the main goals of EUPOL.”
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190 delegates, ministers, and
professionals announcing the opening
of the one-day launch and handover of
the Children Rights and Policing
Project. Above: Mika Noori
Child Rights and Policing
Kabul, December 2013. The air is
heavy in the conference hall of the Kabul
Star Hotel this December morning. The
lights dim slightly over the impressive number of 190 delegates, ministers, and professionals announcing the opening of the oneday launch and handover of the Children
Rights and Policing Project.
It may not be the first event of its kind
but it certainly is one which reaffirms Afghanistan’s commitment, also stipulated in
Article 7 of the National Constitution, to
comply with, and implement international
agreements and human rights instruments
such as the Convention on the Rights of the
Child (CRC).
The ceremony marks the handover of
100,000 booklets and four videos highlighting the important role of the police in preventing harmful practices such as systematic
child abuse, trafficking and child labor. The
booklets and the videos were developed as
educational tools for workshops and train the
trainer courses at the Ministry of the Interior
(MoI) for Afghan National Police (ANP)
officers.
As 2014 is rapidly approaching the numerous training courses provided by the
international community are increasingly
being handed over into Afghan ownership.
More importantly, as stated by EUPOL Acting Head of Mission Mr. Pieter Deelman,
training courses currently under development are intended for “the Ministry to take
full responsibility of, and to further train the
police officers and to distribute the material.” Such an event might seem a small step
since the ratification of the CRC in 1994.
Yet, one must bear in mind the protracted
conflict the country is still engulfed in.
“We [Afghanistan] have been criticised
for the persistent harmful practices which
have had a tremendously negative impact on
our society”, affirms General Mohamad Ay-
oub Salangi, Deputy Minister of Interior for
Security. “But in our society, war, illiteracy,
endemic poverty and addiction has increased
such problems.”
While the focus for the past decades has
been on counterinsurgency and security, the
problems of children and other vulnerable
groups have received less attention.
“Not enough child victims are identified
and not enough perpetrators are brought to
justice”, asserts Ms. Mika Noori, EUPOL
Mentor to General Hekmat Shahi and the
Human Rights and Gender Department of
the MoI. Ms. Noori, the woman behind the
development of the training toolkit and the
organiser of the ceremony says: “There is no
defense that any adult can use to justify the
mistreatment of a child. It is the duty of the
police to prevent and protect children from
any kind of abuse […].”
She speaks openly and confidently as her
arguments are not only based on the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights
of the Child but also deeply rooted in Islamic legal tradition which clearly affirms the
sanctity of a child’s wellbeing and right to a
dignified life.
It is one of the first times that topics such
as underage marriage, pedophilia, Baad (the
practice of using girls as indemnity in blood
feuds), and Bacha Bazi (‘dancing boys’ used
for entertainment and as sexual slaves) have
been discussed openly in a high level forum.
In August of 2009, Afghanistan submitted its first report to the UN Committee on
the Rights of the Child. Within two years,
the Committee adopted the report’s concluding observations, which highlighted many of
the issues still faced in fulfilling Afghanistan’s commitment vis a vis the convention’s
aim to protect child rights.
With 50 percent of its citizens under the
age of 15, Afghanistan has one of the youngest populations in the world. In light of such
demographic profile, it is impossible to work
for sustainability and peace without taking
into account the rights of the new generation. Among its many recommendations, the
Committee explicitly urged ‘systematic
training of police, prison staff and high ranking officials [especially since] awareness
about the convention remains extremely
limited […].’ The Committee noted that
‘training on child rights reaches only a limited number of professionals working with
or for children’. Therefore, the handover of
this project is an important step to support
the implementation and harmonization of
national and international legal instruments
which will increase awareness about the
convention across the ANP.
The high number of attendees shows that
the protection of Afghan children is at the
heart of the participating delegates and police professionals.
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EUPOL mourns loss of staff members
General Mohammad Ayoub Salangi
CivOpsCom Hansjoerg Haber
Karl Ake Roghe
Kabul, 26 January 2014. The Danish
EUPOL civilian staff member and the British member of the close protection team
working with EUPOL Afghanistan killed in
an attack in Kabul on 17 January were remembered for their courage, their enthusiasm, their sense of humour, their smiles and
professionalism. These descriptions were
among many that circulated during the memorial service on 26 January.
Around 300 colleagues, friends and representatives from the international community, the Afghan Ministry of Interior and Afghan National Police attended the service at
EUPOL. “I am touched to see you coming
so numerous, to be with us on this day of
sorrow and remembrance of our colleagues.
Your presence here is a huge tribute to both
of them,” said EUPOL Head of Mission,
Karl Ake Roghe. “But, it also supports the
EUPOL Mission in coping with the loss, and
it serves to highlight the important and valuable work done by the mission, as we support our Afghan colleagues in their efforts to
make this country a better place for its people,” Roghe added.
EU Civilian Operation Commander Hans
-Joerg Haber expressed his deepest sorrow:
“We grieve for our colleagues but at the
same time we don’t forget the others who
perished in the attack and many of those
diluted a large part of their lives to the future
of Afghanistan. We grieve for the victims of
ISAF and we also grieve for the victims
amongst the Afghanistan National Police.”
He stressed: “For us it was an incisive event
in the history of this mission and European
civilian missions abroad. For the ANP, we
should not forget, it is daily reality.” Haber
added: “We call this attack a failure, and it
won’t stop us from our determination. We
continue in the service of Afghanistan, to its
people, for peace.”
Deputy Interior Minister for Security,
General Mohammad Ayoub Salangi offered
his sympathy and condolences on behalf of
the Afghan Ministry of Interior. He pointed
out: “The black-hearted terrorists have no
mercy.” He said that they “will never discourage us and will never bring our moral
down”. When he rushed to the restaurant 15
minutes after the attack he “saw the bravery
of the Briton”.
Jon Porter, Hart Security’s Deputy Country Operations Director, said: “We have
been left bruised, battered but unbowed. The
void he left in our collective lives will never
properly be filled, he was unique, a ‘oneoff’, a star.” Jon described him as “loveable
rogue” and added: “I know he’s listening to
this and he’s probably screaming at me to
stop being such a soft lad, but that, his
cheeky smile and the glint of mischievousness in his eye is what made and still makes
him.” Wesley Gold, a colleague of the Briton, recited a poem: “In the simple performance of duty, we honour his deed, as we
remember him today and what he did, long
after the world has forgotten, we shall never
forget, Never question or regret, what he did,
with courage, in the simple performance of
duty.”
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Herat’s governor: Sayeed
Fazllullah Wahidi
Workshop for female
police officers in Herat
EUPOL advisor lecturing at the workshop
Justice and Criminal Procedure
(JCP) Training in Herat
Herat. The office of Afghan Independent Bar Association (AIBA) in Herat was the
host for the 27th Justice and Criminal Procedure (JCP) Training in Afghanistan. Making
use of the AIBA facilities for the purpose of
delivering the training to CID Officers, Prosecutors, Legal Aid Providers and Lawyers,
EUPOL provided a platform for professional
exchange and development.
In early December 2013, 30 professionals attended the JCP training which was delivered by two experienced Afghan Trainers
from Kabul. Although the training has been
provided to all EUPOL accessible provinces
since 2011, this was the first time that AIBA
was actively involved in facilitating a venue
for the participants. “We value our cooperation with EUPOL here in Herat”, explains
Mr. Ahmad Rafi Nadiri, Head of AIBA. “As
we are trying to extend the culture of and the
importance of the ‘defense attorney’ we are
happy to support trainings and workshops
related to such capacity building.” The training has in the past specifically catered to
Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
Officers and Prosecutors, but has increasingly included professionals from the wider
criminal justice system.
Rohullah Qrizada (Left) and Maria Bashir
The JCP graduation ceremony was attended on behalf of the local institutions
involved in the process by: the MajorGeneral Samiullah Qatra (Provincial Chief
Police Commander - PCOP), Gul Ahmad
Rashid (Chief-Prosecutor of the Herat Urban
Prosecution’s Office) and Hares Akhtarzadah (Head of Ministry of Justice-Legal Aid
Department-Herat Office). For the event,
EUPOL Herat Field Office team was led by
its Head, Jean-Lucas Scimone who has developed and enjoyed a close and fruitful
working relationship with the PCOP.
“EUPOL’s efforts, supporting the police and
all the other important institutions within the
judiciary system, certainly pay off and we all
feel so fortunate to work with these local
partners,” said Scimone.
“The importance of this event should not
be underestimated as it is the first time that
we have Major-General Samiullah Qatra
attend a training which is facilitated by AIBA,” explains Mircea Milos, EUPOL Rule
of Law Mentor. “I am particularly happy
that we had the chance to also meet with Mr.
Qarizada (AIBA President) as it this is indicative of a significant step forward in the enhanced cooperation not only between police
and prosecutors but also the importance of
defense lawyers.”
The JCP Training also coincided with the
USAID sponsored AIBA Legal Conference
on “The role and importance of lawyers in
justice system in Herat”. The event saw the
presence and contribution of Herat’s highest
officials such as: Fazlullah Wahidi (Herat’s
Governor), Abdul Ghaffar Zobair (Chief
Judge), Marya Bashir (Head of Herat Appellate Attorney Department), Abdul Waheed
Qatali (Head of Herat Provincial Council),
and from Kabul Rohullah Qarizada, the
President of AIBA.
Herat. A two-day training workshop for
35 female police officers was organised on 11
-12 December by Tracy Flumian, EUPOL
Herat's Field Office Advisor on Human Right
& Gender issues. During the event, hosted in
Provincial Police Headquarters in Herat, important issues on women and policing in Afghanistan were covered such as: violence
against women, situation of women in Afghanistan, problems affecting female police,
Code of Conduct and officers’ safety.
The event was a joint effort in collaboration with PATT/Albanian Police and UNAMA Police advisors colleagues, who were
female Police officers as well, which created a
relaxed atmosphere for listening and lively
interacting on the different topics.
Notwithstanding the many problems they
face on a daily basis such as abuse, minor or
alleged harassments, difficulties in hiring/
promotion, Tracy noticed: "There is an increasing commitment and interest. The female
officers’ peer support group is –very- slowly
taking off. More events like these should take
place in the future."
A participant at the workshop
The Head of the Afghan National Police
Training Department, present just for few
minutes, offered the possibility to send some
of the Police women for further training
courses to Turkey.
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Participants of the conference
Colonel Jamil Baaez, Chief of Police for Police District One in Kabul
First Afghan Female
Police strategy launched
Kabul, 21 January 2014. The first female police strategy has been kicked off in
Kabul: Around 200 participants including
provincial commanders from the Ministry of
Interior, the Afghan National Police, representatives from the Afghan Parliament,
the Ministry of Women Affairs and the international community gathered at National
Commanders’ Conference in Kabul for discussions around female police and how to
improve their work environment.
There is a dire need for policewomen in
Afghanistan: Although the National Police
Plan and the Afghan National Police Ten
Year-vision aims at increasing the number of
female police officers to 10,000 in the coming years less than 2,000 are in the force currently. Another fact: 3,249 posts in the current Tashkeel (staffing table) are reserved for
female police officers, however half of them
are taken up by men. Female police officers
are still facing harassment, some are illiterate
and sometimes not assigned to actual police
work.
There are many reasons why for many
women the work in the police force might
not be attractive. The Deputy Minister of
Women Affairs, says: “There is a reason
why people don’t allow their daughters to
join the police. There should be proper working conditions for the policewomen.”
Another point to increase the recruitment
numbers was raised by
the, Head of Mosques,
in Kabul. He addressed
the minister and deputy
ministers of Interior: “If
you really would like to
have more policewomen, then the minister and
deputy ministers of interior should encourage their daughters to join
the police, and then you will see the people
will follow your example.”
Another solution to make the work in the
police force more attractive was mentioned
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by Fawzia Koofi, Member of the Afghan
Parliament: “The most important thing for
policewomen is protection. Policewomen
should also get their promotions when it is
necessary. Give them key positions and they
should also be decision makers.”
In January this year, Afghanistan’s first
female police Chief Jamila Bayaz was appointed. The 50-year old mother of five is
now the police chief in Kabul’s police district one. The popular shopping district houses several ministries and the presidential
palace. She also participated at the conference and says: “I am very pleased that the
Minister of Interior is promoting female officers to key positions within the Ministry,
this can be seen as a great sign of improvement in Afghanistan”, says Colonel Bayaz.
Bayaz joined the Afghan police force
over 30 years ago and wants to act as a role
model to other female police officers in Afghanistan. Violence, forced marriage, illiteracy and old traditions are the main problems
the Afghan women are facing in the society.
“Many Afghan families don’t want their
daughters to join the police force. My husband and kids are supporting me and they are
proud of my job. I hope I could be an inspiration to young Afghan women. I want to
change the mentality of people in this country by promoting the recruitment of female
police officers and developing their career
opportunities.”
Bayaz is seeking for EUPOL’s support
especially in the capacity building of the
Afghan Police force and the reconstruction
of the Police District One, which is currently
not secure.
“We should increase the trust between
the public and the police and ensure the
peace and security of Afghanistan”, says
Bayaz. The Deputy Minister for Security,
General Salangi, is committed to increase the
number of female police officers within the
Afghan National Police. As a first police
commander in Afghanistan he signed a decree last July to provide better working conditions for female police officers in the country. “It is essential to recruit more female
police officers in order to maintain security
in Afghanistan. Without women it’s impossible to carry out our daily duties”, says Salangi.EUPOL Afghanistan is encouraging the
Ministry of Interior to recruit more female
police officers in the near future.
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this conference day the commanders
were ordered to start using it by both Deputy Minister Salangi and Deputy Minister
Jamar. The Deputy Minister for Administration (responsible for recruitment and
training) will chair a Ministry of Interior
commission that will be responsible drafting the strategic implementation plan based
on the strategy and where EUPOL has
been asked to serve as an advisory expert
member of the group. The commanders
were tasked to read and learn the strategy
and at the end of the conference the commanders issued a joint resolution where
they state their responsibility as commanders of provinces to improve the working
conditions and protection for female police. In order to support the implementation
of the strategy in the provinces, regional
conferences be organised by ANP also in
Herat and Mazar-e Sharif .
Participants at the conference
Executive Board for
policewomen formed
Kabul. The General Human Rights
(GHR) unit of the Kabul City Police celebrated the official inauguration of its Female
Executive Board. In the event which was
held at the end of January 2014, 120 policewomen from Kabul and representatives of
national and International NGO’s were present. After numerous obstacles and delays,
the Female Executive Board was formed and
all female police officers from Police Districts around Kabul had the opportunity to
meet and greet their representatives.
“Tremendous efforts have been made by
EUPOL and the Gender and Human Rights
Unit of Kabul city Police in order to put into
practice an initiative that caught life months
ago, but the reward of having a Female Executive Board today is worth waiting,” said
Valeria Elefterie from EUPOL Gender and
Human Rights/Kabul Field Office. The
board is formed by a number of 13 Afghan
police women of different ranks, ranging
from patrol women to superior officers, selected from both Police District and Kabul
City Police level, with the intention that all
Afghan police women from Kabul to be
equally represented in relation with the senior management of Kabul City Police. Valeria Elefterie, who implemented the new
structure of the Female Network Meeting,
will gradually work with the Female Executive Board in order to develop their skills in
terms of reporting, building the network with
the relevant NGOs in Kabul, liaising with
important partners, organising and facilitating working groups, as well as keeping a
good communication with the females from
the Police Districts. Jamila Baaez who is the
first Police District commander in Afghanistan is also one of the members of the Female Executive Board. Along with Lt Colonel Rana from the Gender and Human Rights
Unit within the Kabul City Police, who is the
main leader of the Female Network Meeting,
and Colonel Jamila Baaez are an inspiration
and a role model for female police in Kabul.
Valeria will be the one mentoring Colonel
The Executive Board at
their first meeting
Jamila: “I believe that EUPOL has a moral
obligation to support Colonel Jamila Baaez
in performing her daily duties and I am both
honoured and happy that I will be her mentor
for as long as she requires assistance.” Valeria also said: “I am aware of the risks that
she is taking in the line of duty and today I
officially took the engagement to fully support her in the goals that she strives to accomplish inside and outside Police District
1.” Valeria said also that although “many
great words have been said about her appointment as a PD commander, but few
practical actions have been taken in order to
provide real and effective support, this is
why plan to start an immediate collaboration
with Jamila and assure her of EUPOL’s partnership and commitment.” General Zahir,
Commander of Kabul City Police, saluted
the Female Executive Board and welcomed
EUPOL’s support.
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National Human Trafficking Seminar
Deputy Minister Salangi at the National Human
Trafficking Seminar
Kabul, 22-23 January, 2014. Human
Trafficking in Afghanistan, the definition of
Human Trafficking, the detection of Human
Trafficking, coordination between authorities, how to support the victims, reporting
structure and National Information and Management System (NIMS), were all the topics
discussed in the second Seminar on National
Human Trafficking, held at the Serena Hotel
in Kabul.
After the successful seminar in June
2012, which was organised by EUPOL AntiCrime Unit, once again the seminar attracted
about 150 officers, investigators and also
representatives from Afghanistan Independent Bar Association (AIBA), NGO’s with
victim support programmes, and members
from the High Commission of combating
crimes of abduction and human trafficking.
As many as 349 cases have been discovered only in Afghanistan which include
more than 3000 victims out of which 135 are
women and 260 are underage victims. Deputy Minister of Interior for Security, General
Mohammad Ayoub Salangi, said: “It is the
commitment of the Afghan government to
fight human trafficking and other crimes.
Human Trafficking is an organised crime
against humanity. The Afghan government
has reinforced the law against Human Trafficking. But there are some challenges, such
as lack of equipment and appropriate structure.”
EUPOL Deputy Head of Mission, Pieter
Deelman, emphasized the importance of
NIMS (explain NIMS) calling it “an excellent tool for managing crime information
and for developing police intelligence”, and
expressed his opinion on the importance of
police-prosecutor cooperation in terms of
detecting and investigating Human Trafficking in Afghanistan. He believes the phenomenon of Human Trafficking has to be combated with full strength all over the world
because of the gruesome destiny the victims
of Human Trafficking have to endure.
“Modern day Human Trafficking is to be
seen as modern slavery. The authorities of
Afghanistan, mainly the police and prosecutors, are responsible for enforcing the laws
of this country, to protect the citizens and
foreigners and ensure their fundamental human rights”, adds Pieter Deelman.
“The Afghan government has
made the fight against Human
trafficking one of its priorities.”
- General Salangi
According to Salangi, traffickers in Afghanistan are from India, Nepal and Sri
Lanka. 450 Afghan citizens have lost their
lives as a result of Human Trafficking. More
training and equipment are required. Human
Trafficking in Afghanistan is in his opinion
for the pure purpose of money making. He
adds: “Lack of experts in Kabul and in the
provinces, cooperation between governmental entities, prosecutors and police should
improve. There is a lack of laboratories. The
Afghan government has made the fight
against Human trafficking one of its priorities.”
The Head of Interpol Afghanistan, General Saeed Afandi said that there is a close
coordination between Interpol Afghanistan
and other Interpol organizations outside Afghanistan to identify criminals and to share
information in order to identify human traffickers. “We do our best to inform other
countries about criminals residing in Afghanistan. We have good technology in
place to identify traffickers and functioning
coordination with attorneys and prosecutors.”
Deputy Minister of Justice, Mr. Sayed
Yusuf Halim acknowledged that in the Afghan penal code there are very few articles
stating about traffic of human beings which
itself according to him is “a legislative challenge that needs to be overcome. That is
why, they have now decided to allocate a
special chapter under this code for such
crimes.” Last year 27 people were arrested
internationally and they were returned to
Kabul, whereas 17 criminals were identified
in Afghanistan and returned to their home
countries. This was a result of good coordination with other Interpol agencies, international organisations and Ministries.
Deputy Minister for Labour, Social affairs, Martyrs and Disabled, Professor Wasil
Noor Muhmand, said that due to impoverished economic situation of the country,
many Afghans choose outside world, particularly Europe to be voluntarily trafficked to.
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Listening, sharing, experiences: participants at the Serena Hotel in Kabul
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General Director of the Anti-Terrorism
Prosecution Directorate, General Said
Noorullah Sadat reassured his entity’s commitment to cooperate with police around the
clock to combat this scourge. He stressed
that there were two main points when it
comes to the crime of trafficking of human
beings: 1) identification of the act committed, 2) the perpetrator.
For example, a girl who has attained to
the age of 18 elopes with a boy with her own
consent and both of them tie the knot in a
court. Such a so-called run-away is not a
crime in Afghan system but most of the
times the girl’s parents file a suit of abduction against the boy.
Therefore, Mr. Sadat reiterated his point
and asked police and prosecutors to play a
very crucial role in collecting evidence and
testimonies to prove beyond any reasonable
doubt that a crime of trafficking human beings has taken place.
Defense Lawyer Najla Raher from the
Afghan Independent Bar Association believes the law on Human Trafficking is still
not implemented in a correct way and there
is no definition on fraud and exploitation.
Many Afghans are given false promises on
better life in Europe or Dubai. Especially
Afghan women are vulnerable and they are
victims of sexual abuse and exploitation.
Afghan police is responsible to detect criminals and also defend the victims of human
trafficking. According to her, in many cases
the victims don’t know why they are arrested, since the police is not working professionally, which leads to the fact that the Afghan court is not taking right decisions. To
“We have to identify the gaps in the
legislation and make sure that all the
laws are implemented. We also need
to raise awareness of human trafficking in this society. Women are the
most vulnerable and easy victims for
traffickers”
- Najla Raher
ensure a fair trial the victims need defense
lawyers to be present in all the hearings.
“We have to identify the gaps in the legislation and make sure that all the laws are implemented. We also need to raise awareness
of human trafficking in this society. Women
are the most vulnerable and easy victims for
traffickers”, she adds.
The Head of Criminal Law Department
of Taqnin at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ),
Ashraf Khan Azimi, said that so many laws
have so far been processed in the Ministry of
Justice, one of them is Law on Human Trafficking. There was no law prior in the past
that could support victims of this crime or
even combat it but eventually President Karzai sent a decree (47) to the Minister of Justice. “The law is now in its fifth year of execution”, said Mr. Azimi.
Mr. Azimi dug deep into the particular
elements of the human trafficking crime,
saying they include giving money, or its
promise to exploit the targeted person.
He said: “It was absolutely important
that the authorities concerned should identify victim clearly and do not harm him as
being the perpetrator And according to him,
the current law supports victim of this crime
and has envisaged a sentence of 8 years imprisonment for the perpetrator.”
Because of the fact that many of the victims of Human Trafficking are women and
children, there is, as in European countries a
need for female police officers in the units
which are combating Human Trafficking in
Afghanistan. EUPOL, in close cooperation
with the Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI)
supports this initiative.
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Policing and Best Practice Awards Ceremony
Lt. Colonel Rana Hameedzada, Head of Gender in Kabul City Police, received the award for contributing
to the development or female police
First policing and best practice award ceremony
Kabul. On February 3, 2014, EUPOL
Kabul Field Office hosted for the first time a
Policing and Best Practice Event at Intercontinental Hotel, which marked three major
developments of EUPOL Afghanistan: the
finalisation of Best Practice Awards for police districts in Kabul, the launch of the Kabul City Police website and the achievement
of another important milestone which is
recognising the participation of Police Districts (PDs) four, five, nine and eleven in
EUPOLs Police Project Phoenix.
Deputy Interior Minister, General Mohammad Ayoub Salangi, stressed that a lot
of effort has been put already to improve the
relation between the police and the citizens.
“This is why community policing is on top
of our agenda, as well Gender and Human
rights. According to the ten-year vision of
the Afghan Ministry of Interior, we will
recruit 10,000 policewomen.” He also mentioned that the fight against corruption is
ongoing: “We work here on two aspects: the
fight against corruption within the police
and second to stop corruption in the society.”
The principle objective of the event was
to be a medium for the dissemination of
community policing best practice, identify
local role models and highlight policing
successes within Kabul City Police. Fifteen
awards were handed over to various Afghan
police officers at PD and Kabul City Police
(KCP) level, with whom EUPOL had a
fruitful collaboration between 2012 and
2013. EUPOL Head of Kabul Field Office
David Oram said: “We are pleased to deliver
such recognition to the most active and stable police districts and members whom Kabul Field Office has been mentoring and
who have proved themselves worthy for
receiving a EUPOL certification .”
According to the EUPOL Head of Mission, Karl Ake Roghe, in this event everybody recognised the special achievements in
areas as diverse as community policing,
criminal investigation, Gender and Human
Rights. “These awards recognise the fact
“These awards recognize the fact that the
development of a professional civilian
police cannot be achieved without the
leadership of the individual police officer.”
- Karl Ake Roghe
that the development of a professional, community oriented, civilian police cannot be
achieved without the leadership and commitment of the individual police officer,
from the most senior of Generals down to
the patrolman in the street”, said Roghe.
The awards were approved and recognised by the senior leadership team at Kabul
City Police HQ in consultation with the
most appropriate mission members and departments such as Police Command, Control
and Communications, Intelligence-Led Po-
licing, Gender and Human Rights, at all
ranks, ranging from patrolwoman to general.
All nominees were made in good faith based
upon the best judgments of those involved.
The awards were cited for Police development and innovation, development of community policing in KCP, contribution to
Police Project Phoenix, advocacy for human
rights and contribution to the development
of female police, training and professional
development, dedication to raising professional standards at police district level, police officers of the year, as well as VIP
awards for outstanding leadership and command.
Valeria Elefterie, EUPOL Gender and
Human Rights Advisor for the KCP said: “I
know all police officers who received today
a symbolic recognition from EUPOL, are
professionals and I am very proud to have
collaborated with them under Phoenix Project in PD four, five, nine and 11.” On the
same occasion, the Kabul City Police website was launched, initially funded
and supported by EUPOL. It is now owned
and managed by the media office at Kabul
City Police Headquarters and will become a
portale to the services that Kabul City Police
can offer the citizens of Kabul. The website
is optimised for mobile devices and is
searchable via Google, Bing, Yahoo and
other major internet search engines. It is
available in Dari, Pashtu and English.
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through all the courses organized very
efficiently in coordination with the PD
Commander and all Head of departments. He can be specially rewarded as
he allowed EUPOL to organize more
than 30 different ILP training involving
all the Police District personal.
Awards:


FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION
IN PD 9: To Colonel Najibullah Samsoor, Commander of Police District 9
for his outstanding progress regarding
the implementation of community policing principles and building a real and
sustainable partnership with community
members.
FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY
POLICING WITHIN KABUL CITY
POLICE: To Colonel
Mohammad
Khan Katawazai, Head of Community
Policing in Kabul City Police, for his
outstanding contribution in disseminating community policing strategies within Kabul through collaboration and
partnership with local/international
actors.

FOR CONTRIBUTION TO PROJECT Phoenix in Police District
4/5/9/11: To Police Districts 4,5,9, 11

FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
WITHIN the AFGHAN NATIONAL
POLICE: To Colonel Sayffudin Wafa,
Head of Gender and Human Rights in
Kabul City Police for his commitment
in implementation at Police District
level of Gender Standards Decree; support his department in organizing Female Network Meetings.


FOR CONTRIBUTION TO TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: To Colonel Hassibullah Qubadyani, Head of Training at
Kabul City Police.
FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF Intelligence Led
Policing ILP IN Police District 9:
To 1st LT Mahmudullah Badakhsh,
Head of Training PD 9. He was able
spread ILP concept in the entire unit

FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEMALE POLICE: To Lt. Colonel Rana Hameedzada, Head of Gender in Kabul City Police, for facilitating Female Network
Meetings and investigating Gender and
Human Rights allegations; active police
officer, liaise with local and international NGOs, visit the PDs and keep in
touch with female police officers.

FOR PROFESSIONALISM AND
DEDICATION TO DUTY: To PW
Shanas Popalzyai, Member of the third
company of Police District 4, for being
interfering in a serious domestic violence case by defending the victim. 1st
Serg Ahmad Jawed Safiulla, Trainer in
Police District 4, for his contribution
towards Afghan ownership of the
EUPOL trainings, for his initiative
within the high school outreach project.

FOR PROFESSIONALISM AND
DEDICATION TO FACILITATING
CONTACT AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS: To
Heather A. Coyne, UNAMA, Police
Advisory Team, for fair play and dedication in performing her duties. She has
always been open to collaboration and
share of information between local/
international partners. She is also the
facilitator for Gender Policing Meeting
that take place at EUPOL HQ.

FOR DEDICATION TO RISING
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AT
POLICE DISTRICT LEVEL
THROUGHOUT KABUL CITY: To
Colonel Ghulam Seddiqi, Regional
Inspector General Zone 101, for commitment to raising standards at Police
District level in relation to code of conduct matters.

FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND COOPERATION WITH
EUPOL: General Mohammad Ayoub,
Deputy Minister for Security.

FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION: General Zahir,
Chief of Kabul City Police.
Leadership and management
workshops for Afghan
Directorate of Police Intelligence
Kabul, January 2014. Over the last three
months four EUPOL trainers from the Police
Staff College have delivered a series of leadership and management workshops to the
management team of the Directorate of Police
Intelligence (DPI). The 22 participants ranged
in rank from Colonel to General and are the
Heads of departments and units with responsibility for setting the policing priorities and the
objectives of the DPI.
The complete programme contained six
workshops - Communication, Team Building,
Empowerment & Delegation, Problem solving, Decision Making and Operational Planning. These were developed in conjunction
with mentors from the Afghan Ministry of
Interior and are a result of identified training
needs.
This initiative provided the management
team with the opportunity to learn from the
Police Staff College in a way that works within the confines of their busy commitments that
would otherwise preclude them from attending courses in the traditional way. “The workshops were student centered, giving the officers realistic scenarios to work through and the
ability to incorporate the learning into their
daily work routines and the issues they face,”
says Avrina Montgomery, a trainer at the Police Staff College.
The participants graduated having completed all six modules within the programme.
Avrina Montgomery says: “This is a great
way for these officers to receive training, they
are so motivated to learn and it has been really
enjoyable to teach them.”
The workshops have been so valuable to
the Directorate of Police Intelligence (DPI)
that they have already requested that EUPOL
staff repeat the programme for other managers
within the Department. Included in the participants were some DPI trainers from the Police
Intelligence Training Centre who are being
provided with the training plans so that the
material can be incorporated into their training
courses in future. This ensures that the lessons
are not forgotten and taken forward by the
Afghans themselves.
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EUPOL supports police impartiality in election training
Kabul, January 2014. More than 200
This kind of awareness and commitment
police district commanders were trained by
was the intent of the workshop. And Ralph
EUPOL Afghanistan on their role in the
Logan, EUPOLs Training Component Depuforthcoming presidential and provincial
ty Head, responsible for training activities at
council elections in April 2014. The main
the Police Staff College was very pleased to
focus of the workshop was to emphasize the
hear Colonel Mohamed’s comment. He eximpartiality of the police during the electoral
plains the election support provided to the
process.
Afghan National Police (ANP): “We disThe workshops at the Police Staff Colcussed some time ago EUPOLs position on
lege were conducted upon the request of the
providing support, through training, to the
Afghan Ministry of Interior, which were diAfghan police leading up to the election.
rected and hosted by the Afghan National
With guidance we agreed to support these
Police (ANP) General Training Command.
workshops, and to run some additional comThe aim of the series of workshops was also
mand and control training events.” The orto increase the capability of operational poganization and delivery of has been a totally
lice commanders to meet the challenges likeAfghan led project. For Ralph “this is anothly to be faced by the police in the elections
er example of the ANP taking the lead in
such as violence.
developing the caEUPOL Afghanipacity of their own
stan’s political advistaff.” To date two
sor, Eithne MacDerworkshops have takmott,
having
a
en place, with over
wealth of election
200 police District
monitoring experiCommanders attendence addressed the
ing from every Provdistrict commanders
ince in Afghanistan.
at the workshop in
Further workshops
Kabul.
are planned for JanuShe discussed the
ary and February.
importance of elecSecurity throughout
tions and the key role
the electoral process
that police play in EUPOL Political Advisor Eithne MacDermott
and impartiality is
upholding the rule of
also one of the main
law in elections, both in their public role as
goals of the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Its
defenders of the constitution and in their
spokesman Ghulam Sediq Seddiqui reiteratprivate capacity as citizens of a young repubed at a press conference police would remain
lic.
impartial during elections, without work for
She described her experiences observing
or against any candidate.
elections in other Muslim countries – such as
Several police officials, including a disKyrgyzstan and Kosovo - where war and
trict police chief in Nangarhar, had already
ethnic matters have given rise to very specifbeen sacked on charges of interfering in the
ic political challenges. Concluding, Eithne
election campaign. About 95 percent of pollremarked on the paradox of successful policing centers are expected to be open for busiing in a democratic election: “The irony is
ness on April 5, the Presidential and Provinthat the more successful the police role in the
cial Council election day, according to the
election, the less visible the police themMoI. If accurate, the estimate would mean
selves actually are, and the less credit that
more centers will be active in the upcoming
they are likely to receive, even when they
elections than were during the 2009 Presihave conducted themselves flawlessly.”
dential vote. "Out of 6,831 polling centers,
Her contribution was very well received
6,431 will be open and the Afghan forces
by the participants. One of them, Colonel
will oversee security responsibilities,"
Mohammad commented honestly: “We
Sediqqi said. "Unfortunately, 414 polling
know more about the challenges that face us
centres will not be open." EUPOL operates
during the elections, and today’s speech
within a strictly defined mission mandate,
made me think personally about my role as a
which includes the ongoing development of
police officer, but also as a citizen. Impartiala civilian orientated police organization. This
ity is very important to me, and I will inholds true for policing activity during an
struct my officers in the same way.”
election period.
Train-the Trainer course:
“You are role models for
Afghan National Police”
Mazar-e Sharif. “The class captain was
in tears at the graduation ceremony and had
to leave the classroom. He wanted us to stay
on,” recalls Volker Pink, one of EUPOL Afghanistan trainers of the five-week course
“Train-the Trainer” in Mazar-e Sharif in December. Pink was very much moved by the
commitment and dedication of the 18 trainees – 15 senior police officers and three
prosecutors.
“Some of them even had night shifts and
then attended the course,” says Pink. He and
his colleague Klaus Heller from EUPOLs
Mobile Training Team had a rigid programme in place: Three weeks were dedicated to theory, two weeks were hands-on practical exercises. “Teambuilding, teamspirit,
learning styles, first aid and learning aides
were only some of the themes of the theoretical part. I know that this hard to digest for
them”, says Pink. The last two weeks the
Afghan trainees worked in teams and eventually they had to present their own developed
curriculum and be in front of the class as a
trainer for one hour. “They could choose
their own topics: first aid, violence against
women, arrests or even Afghan law. I was
delighted to see how well they performed,”
says Pink. The EUPOL trainers, though, see
some challenges ahead for the senior police
officers now certified trainers in their police
districts, educating their colleagues on numerous subjects. “In the staffing plan it trainer positions are not yet in place – a concept
we have in place in police forces in Europe.
Right now, they are teachers in addition to
their daily work,” says Pink. He says it
would be useful to have in the future fulltime trainer posts, then “they can focus on
their actual work - educate their colleagues."
This was also the view of Karl Ake Roghe, EUPOL Head of Mission, who visited the
class in Mazar-e Sharif and said to the trainees: “You are not only role-models but also
the future of the Afghan National Police.”
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Gender and Human
Rights training for CID
officers
Police-Prosecutor Cooperation Manual
now under Afghan ownership
Kabul. Several signatures marked the
official end of the Finnish initiative “PoliceProsecutor (CoPP) Manual” at EUPOL HQ
with participants from the Afghan Ministry
of Interior (MoI), the Attorney General’s
Office (AGO), the Finish Embassy, IDLO,
the German GIZ, the Finnish Crisis Management Centre (CMC) and EUPOL. The signatures also marked a new beginning: a working group with members of the Afghan Ministry of Interior and the Attorney General’s
Office will take full ownership
of the Manual.
The 400-page Manual is
considered to be a milestone in
the progressive consolidation
of an evidence based criminal
justice system, adding to a
multitude of ongoing efforts to
strengthen Afghanistan’s justice sector. The Cooperation
Manual has been endorsed as
an official training resource for police and
prosecutors throughout all Afghanistan. It is
the first joint training resource to be integrated and used in the training institutions of the
police and the prosecutors. It was drafted
with significant support from EUPOL and
funded by the Finnish Government, was authorised by Afghan authorities as an official
training document to be used in training
courses for the Afghan National Police officers and prosecutors throughout Afghanistan.
The interest of the two key organisations,
Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the Attorney
General’s Office (AGO) defined the core
goal: “Enhancing the quality of service of
both the police force and the prosecution
through better coordination.” The MoI considered the manual to be helpful to
“vigorously develop a fully professional and
competent national police force.” Equally
the Attorney General expressed his commitment to “vigorously develop a fully professional and competent national prosecution.”
Since the ratification and official launch
of the Manual (in Dari and English) in July
2012, EUPOL with the assistance of its Afghan partners, has finished the translation
and review of the Pashto version of the Cooperation Manual which is going to be available soon. “For a true country
wide coverage of this training
tool, the Manual has to be available in Pashto as well,” stressed
Ake Roghe, EUPOL Head of
Mission.
The important question of sustainable results was also raised
by Roghe. He asked in the round:
“Even with the Manual being
available now in both main local
languages, and sufficient copies in stock for
the coming year, who will take the responsibility for its content? Who will be in charge
of disseminating the Manual even further?
Who will take the lead when updating is
required?” Many questions, some answers
are ready. “For EUPOL, it is all about transition of activities into Afghan hands. Not
only maximizing Afghan ownership but at
the same time sustaining the effects.”
And this is exactly what was discussed
earlier this year, at the previous CMC Finland visit to Kabul. A High-Level Follow up
Group (HLFG) was constituted, with members from the Afghan Ministry of Interior
and the Attorney General’s Office, under
auspices of the Deputy Minister, to follow
up on the work of the Finnish Initiative.
Kabul. A Gender and Human Rights training for 61 male officers from the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID) was organised by EUPOL’s Kabul Field Office in November and December. “We targeted the CID
officers because they are the ones who are
dealing with investigations and police operations. We need to address Gender and Human
rights violations to both women and men and
work together on different levels in order to
tackle the challenges we face within police
force”, explains Valeria Elefterie, Gender and
Human Rights Mentor, the aim of the course.
Valeria organised the two-day training
course in close cooperation with Zaida Catalan, EUPOL Rule of Law Curriculum Developer for Gender and Human Rights, for CID
officers from four Police District (four, five,
nine and eleven) in Kabul as part of EUPOL’s
Police Project Phoenix in Kabul. The training
was delivered under Afghan ownership by
Gender and Human Rights trainers within the
Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI). For Zaida
the training was a success: “Providing these
courses to these officers has proven to me that
progress on gender equality and human rights
in Afghanistan is possible”, says Zaida.
EUPOL Gender and Human rights officers
are planning for next year. “One of my priorities for the following year is to organise Gender and Human Rights training courses for all
the Police Districts (PDs) in Kabul by the end
of EUPOL’s current mandate”, says Valeria.
Police Project Phoenix is the name of a 16month standardised transition plan by
EUPOL’s Kabul Field Office to support the
principles of Community Policing in all 16
Police Districts (PD) in Kabul. The plan involves EUPOL mentors advising Afghan Police in the PDs for a four-month period and
introduce the ‘POWER’ principles of Professionalism, Operations, Workforce Development, Engagement with the community and
Reporting. EUPOL will be completing the
advisory work in four Police Districts this
year, the remaining 12 PDs will follow in
2014.