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Rebuilding the Afghan Police – Germany Extends Project
Germany is extending its participation in helping rebuild the police force in Afghanistan by one more year, until December 31, 2006. The extension, on the condition that the protection of workers in the project office can be secured by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), was decided by the federal Cabinet on December 7. It complies with a request by the Afghan government to the United Nations. Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan on September 18, 2005, laid the foundation for democratic structures. However, the security situation across many parts of the country remains tense. The process of democratization needs to be accompanied by security measures.
The establishment of a police force which is bound by the principles of the rule of law and by international law and in which all ethnic groups are equitably represented is an important step toward more security and more democracy. The Afghan government aims to have 50,000 national police officers and 12,000 border police officers, all well trained, fulfill their duties. The German project office in Kabul:
This is a joint project of the Interior Ministry and the Foreign Office and is financed by the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Germany took on the mission of assisting Afghanistan in establishing a police force during the international Petersberg Conference in December 2001. December 7, 2005 Link
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