UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
Issue No: 05 www.undpanbp.org & www.diag.gov.af January 2007
ANBP Newsletter The Afghanistan’s New Beginnings Programme (ANBP) is a project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It was created in April 2003 to assist the Government of Afghanistan in implementing Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR). DDR was successfully completed in June 2006. ANBP is now involved in two security related projects: the Anti Personnel Mines & Ammunition Stockpile Destruction Project and the Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG).
UPDATE ON ANBP
Afghanistan’s New Beginnings Programme (ANBP) Supports the Management of Arms and Armies (MAA) Programme in Nepal
In December, 2006, UNDP’s Afghanistan’s New Beginnings Programme (ANBP) was requested to send a team of experts to Nepal in order to support the newly designed Management of Arms and Armies (MAA) programme. ANBP sent a team of 10 expert national staff members which comprised of operations, ICT and programme support personnel to provide training to the Nepalese national staff who were to manage the MAA programme.
The Afghan Team started providing training for the newly recruited national staff in terms of registration, acquainting them with personnel and weapons recording database, reporting system and Kathmandu, Nepal, Homa Jawad ANBP operation officer also providing training and briefing for the UN Monitors who were under the direct supervision of the Office of Personal Representative of the Secretary General (OPRSG) Nepal. UPDATE ON DIAG
The team after conducting the necessary training to the local staff Urozgan: 264 Weapons Surrendered to DIAG deployed along with them to the pre-assigned cantonment sites
(Divisions) to conduct physical registration and cantonment On January 18th, a former Jihadi Commander and current chief of process. police Kandahar-Urozgan high way Mr. Matiullah submitted 264 The entire process was conducted in a very organized and weapons to the DIAG weapons collection team . systematic manner to the entire satisfaction of all involved parties. The ceremony was attended by the government officials, elders of the community, commanders, PRT, UNAMA, and representatives The contribution made by the Afghan Team was highly of ANBP. appreciated by the Personal Representative of the Secretary In his Speech, Commander Matiullah emphasized on the General in Nepal and UNDP Country office. importance of DIAG and reiterated his full support to DIAG
process.
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he then added “war is ended in Afghanistan and it is time for the reconstruction of the ruins , created by war , to end the fighting and bring security and stability to the country the Illegal Arm Group must be disbanded and all the weapons must go to the depot of Ministry of Defence (MOD)” .
Hajji Fazalrahmad Abdulrahimzai, representative of Jalalabad people in the provincial council emphasized on DIAG implementation and said “DIAG is a vital project of the government. It is the requirement of the public, it is the requirement of time, it is an opportunity and we must not lose this opportunity”.
Urozgan: commander Matiullah handed over 264 weapons to DIAG
Farkhar DIAG development project expected to be launched soon
After satisfactory cooperation with the DIAG process by commanders of Farkhar District in Takhar province, the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) this month announced the tender for the DIAG Micro Hydropower Project in the capital of the district. It is anticipated that a contractor will be selected during February and that the contract for implementation of the project will be awarded soon after.
The launch of the micro hydropower project in Farkhar will give a promising hope to the public to return of prosperity in their community. Nangarhar, RTA – Mawlawi Ainudin and HajjiFazalrahim in the round table programme The micro hydropower plant project is the first DIAG development h project in Takhar and in Afghanistan. It is expected that the success DIAG weapons verification list as of 31st November 2007 of DIAG in Farkhar District will set an example for other districts Light 24,012 targeted by DIAG in Takhar, such as Rustaq and Cha-ab, and will Heavy 3,794 serve as an encouragement for cooperation with the DIAG process Total 27,806 to other districts and provinces throughout the country. Operational 17,012 Boxed Ammunition 24,094 DIAG in the public opinion: Unboxed Ammunition 250,323
On 9th January 2007, a round table was organized by RTA Jalalabad (RTA Nangarhar). The round table was attended by Mr. AMMUNITION UPDATE Alhaj Fazalrahim Abdulrahimzai, member of the provincial council, Malawi Ainudin, representative of Hajj Wa Awqaf and Handover of Jangle Bagh Ammunition Consolidation Ahmad Jan Nawzadi the JS spokesman and Public information Point (ACP) to MoD officer.
st The attendees explained all about DIAG and answered the On 31 January, the responsibility of the ammunition depot questions of the journalists. of Jangle Bagh (Sheberghan province) was officially handed over to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). “There is a decree of the elected president about the Illegal weapons that said,t all the weapons are the property of Islamic The ceremony was attended by the colonel ‘Najibullah republic of Afghanistan and it is the duty of each Afghans to Director of Operation at MOD acquisition and technical respect the decree and take action accordingly” said Mawlawi Ainudin ,
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logistic section, provincial governor of Jawzjan , chief of police ,PRT ,UNAMA , DIAG and media journalists. In the speech he delivered, colonel Najebullah thankd ANBP for supporting the most important security project (destruction of Anti-personnel Mine and Ammunition stoke pile) of MoD.
Jangle Bagh is the third depot that Afghanistan’s New Beginnings Programme (ANBP) has officially handed over to the Ministry of Defence.
Kartai Parwan Kabul: Afghan Inkishafe Markaz (AITM), graduation ceremony.
Mr. Abdul Wali speaking on behalf of the commanders, thanked Afghanistan’s New Beginnings Programme (ANBP), Japan and international community for supporting the most important programme, DDR, and promised their best efforts in that we will not spare our best for the reconstruction of our country.
In total, 305 former Commanders have received business management training under the Commanders Incentive Programme. Sheberghan: Jangle Bagh ammunition depot hand over ceremony
Photo of the month Ammunition statistics as of 31st January, 2007 AMF Ammunition Surveyed (MT) 26,363.52 DIAG Ammunition Surveyed (MT) 2,522.57 Grand Total Surveyed (MT) 28,886.09 Ammunition Consolidated (MT) 8,856 Ammunition Destroyed (MT) 12,857 Anti Personnel Mines Destroyed (pieces) 334,025 Anti Tank Mines Destroyed (pieces) 12,796 Caches Surveyed Country wide 1320
DDR UPDATE
26 Former commanders graduate from business management course
26 former commanders from various provinces of Afghanistan graduated from the business management training course. The ceremony was held on 26 December 2006, at Afghan Inkeshafe Training Markaz (AITM) (ANBP’s implementing partner) office. Voluntarily surrender of weapons through DIAG, Lugar province
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