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OF-1 Tomas Pakalniskis
Public Information Officer Lithuanian army
Regional Command-West Public Affairs
GHOR, Afghanistan - On March 22, Lithuanian army commander Lieutenant General Arvydas Pocius, visited Afghanistan's Ghor Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT-14) Lithuanian soldiers in Chaghcharan.
Welcoming soldiers, LtG. A. Pocius said: "When I first came here to Chaghcharan there was practically nothing - sand, dust, almost Moon land. But today I see many positive changes. This is your merit, but not all done yet, we need to continue and complete our work. "Army commander thanked troops for their service.
West Regional Commander, Brig. Gen. Luciano Portolano and his delegation from the International Security Assistance Force Regional Command West, which Lithuania PRT is subordinate to, also participated in this visit. Luciano Portolano is leaving service in Afghanistan and came to say goodbye to the Lithuanian soldiers.
Later on, PRT-14 commander with Lithuanian delegation, Lithuanian Minister of Agriculture Kazys Starkevičius and Parliamentary Health Committee Chairman Antanas Matulas, visited Afghan national disaster management agency and discussed the situation in Ghor province, possible assistance to local government, also met with Rural Development and Agriculture department representatives. After that Lithuanian delegation visited the Chaghcharan hospital, which is under reconstruction and financed by Japan and Lithuania, and met with the chief physician, Dr. Juma Yaqubi Ghul.
Afghanistan celebrates this week the New Year, Navruz, also a new school year begins, so the delegation was invited to the new school year celebration in Chaghcharan girls' school.
Currently, PRT-14 which is formed on the basis of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces 5th territorial unit Vytis Military District is deployed in Afghanistan Ghor province.
Lithuanian-led Ghor Provincial Reconstruction Team is a joint civilian-military mission, part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force, which started functioning in Ghor province in summer 2005. The PRT's task is to support the central government in expanding its authority throughout the province, providing security and stability and establishing proper conditions for the reconstruction of the province. The PRT composition also includes military and civilian personnel from Georgia, Japan, the USA, Poland, Finland, Bulgaria and Ukraine.
| Date Taken: | 03.25.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 03.26.2012 02:10 |
| Story ID: | 85774 |
| Location: | GHOR, AF |
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