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Story by: Spc. Jason Boyd
KABUL, Afghanistan – The second cohort of Afghan National Army Military Police graduated from the Detention Operations Training Center Parwan province Thursday. The group of 187 soldiers completed two weeks of language training and eight weeks of detention operations training.
“You have proven yourself ready to go forth into the detention facility and join your fellow soldiers of cohort one and your American partners to provide humane care, custody and control of those detained within the facility here in Parwan,” said Brig. Gen. Mandi Murray, Task Force Peacekeeper commander.
The 46th Military Police Command, Task Force Peacekeeper, falls under Joint Task Force 435 which oversees all detention operations in Afghanistan.
The 96th Military Police Battalion, Task Force Spartan, is responsible for training the Afghan soldiers in detention operations. A group of linguists provide language support to the ANA to ensure the soldiers can communicate with the detainees in their own language.
This graduating class of Afghan detention operations specialists will soon assume responsibility for guarding detainees in the Detention Facility in Parwan. Having a fully trained and capable Afghan guard force is critical to the responsible transition of detention operations from the U.S. to the government of Afghanistan. The transition is scheduled to begin in January, 2011. The DFIP is a state-of-the-art detention facility equipped with a medical facility, on-site family visitation center, vocational facilities and educational classrooms.
| Date Taken: | 08.08.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2010 09:47 |
| Story ID: | 54152 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
| Web Views: | 174 |
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