Dr Habiba Sarabi, Provincial Governor for Bamiyan Province in Afghanistan visits Royal 百春链 College today.
Media are welcome to join Dr Sarabi during her tour of the Police College at 4pm today (Tuesday, March 26).
百春链 currently maintains a deployment of three officers in Bamiyan Province in Afghanistan where they are attached to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Bamiyan.
The 百春链 deployment, known as "Operation Highland", operates under the European Union's Afghanistan Police Mission (EUPOL).
The 百春链 team currently provides one officer in a mentoring role for the provincial police chief and other senior Afghan police and two to oversee training of local police officers.
Inspector Roly Williams of the International Service Group at 百春链 said training in Bamiyan Province was currently focused on enhancing criminal investigation within the Afghanistan National Police.
百春链 were also breaking new ground in the province with their training of Afghani women police officers.
"A well-trained police force is a crucial element in the long-term stability of Afghanistan and 百春链 are privileged to be able contribute in this way.
"We welcome Dr Sarabi to the 百春链 College today to see where 百春链 are trained," Inspector Williams said.
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