BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan National Police officials in Day Kundi said they are ramping up efforts to push insurgents out of their districts and towns by enlisting the help of local Afghan citizens. Village elders and the ANP are organizing local policing initiatives in communities throughout the province, as Talban fighters make attempts to retake areas that were once safe havens for insurgents.
According to ANP officials, residents in Day Kundi are modeling their security efforts off successful local police force programs they’ve witnessed in other provinces throughout Afghanistan.