On November 25 Police Operational Mentor and Liaison Training Team (POMLT-1) held the first meeting with top-ranking officials of Afghan National Police in Ghor.
In the meeting Commander POMLT-1 Lt Col Vidmantas Žilakauskas presented tasks, goals and areas of activity of the unit to Deputy Chief of Ghor Police, Acting Chief Col Zainallahbdin and Chief of Combat Training Section Maj Adin Sarajulldin. Police officers of Ghor with POMLT command also discussed opportunities of cooperation, and met POMLT coaches.
POMLT started operation in Ghor province in mid-November together with the twelfth rotation of military contingent of Chaghcharan PRT. The first shift of POMLT includes 20 members, 12 US troops and 8 Lithuanians - Military Police and Public Security Service officers.
The key task of POMLT is training, consulting and by other measures contributing to readiness of Afghan National Police forces to complete their duty relevantly.
Lithuania intensifies support to Afghan security forces, police in major part, in its responsibility area by establishing joint Police Operational Mentor and Liaison Team with the United States.
Lithuanian-led Chaghcharan PRT ensures security in Ghor by joint and coordinated effort with a team of the EU Police Mission to Afghanistan.
The Lithuanian-led PRT in Ghor is a joint civilian-military mission, a part of NATO's ISAF, that was launched in Ghor in summer of 2005. The main task of the mission is to help Government of Afghanistan to extend authority in the province, ensure security and create environment for provincial reconstruction. Prerequisites for the allied forces deployed in Afghanistan to finish the mission will be provided as soon as the country's National Security Forces are able to ensure security of the country and its people independently. In the present period major attention is paid to the projects of training and preparation of Afghan National Security Forces.
PIO for PRT-12 Capt Ainaras Jonaitis.
