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I spent 3 months in Afganisthan in 2006 as logistic officer and set up the Hungarian PRT in Phole Kumri.
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‘LOGISTIC CHALLANGES IN AFGANISTHAN’ Establishment of The Hungarian ProvincialReconstruction Team (Pol-e-khomri) and theredeployment of Hungarianmechanisedinfantrycompany Major Janos Besenyő
Table of contents • Introduction • Hungarian Mechanised Infantry Company, structure, equipment, takeover-handover process • Antecedents of PRT • Establishment of Hungarian PRT • PRT tasks • Organisation, strenght • CIMIC and QIP projects • Baghlan province • Camp • Movements, convoys • Questions
INTRODUCTION • 2006 HDF Joint Logistic and Supply Command, Economic Bureau, chief planning officer • 2006 ISAF-PRT deployment coordination group Chief Logistic officer • 2005 AMIS-Darfur, EU logistic advisor as Deputy Field Support • 2004-2005 HDF Joint Logistic and Supply Command, Economic Bureau, planning officer • 2003-2004 MINURSO-Western Sahara, mission G4 Food and Deputy Chief Logistic Officer (DCLO) • 2001-2003 MOD Economic Bureau, international relationship and planning officer • 1997-2001 HDF Protocol Bureau, protocol officer • 1992-1997 1. Maintancene Battalion various logistic positions • 1991-1992 „Válvölgyi” Fuel Base, Logistic NCO • 1987-1991 Cadet
HUNGARIAN MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY
COMPANY HQ Coy Cdr Deputy Chief WO G4 Security G1 G2-3 G6 Financial Legal Medic 2 Duty officer Inf.officer 2 Duty NCO 2 Telegraphist Cartographer Detachment: 1 Inf.officer, 2 telegraphist, 1 G6 NCO (specialist)
Platoon Cdr Deputy (NCO) Section „ A” Section „C” Section „B” INFANTRY PLATOON Section leader deputy ( driver.) telegraphist Gunner ( APC driver ) Gunner. Gunner ( driver) Gunner Gunner ( driver ) • 26 persons • 7 Mercedes Benz vehicles • 3 BTR-80/A –APCs • 1 12,7 mmGEPARDmachine gun (special) • 67,62 mm machine guns • 1 40 mm grenade launcher
COMBAT SUPPORT UNIT Cdr Medic Supply Transport Maintenance • 27 personels • 3Mercedes Benz CDi vehicles • 4 URAL-4320trucks • 2 UNIMOG 4000 trucks • 1 MERCEDES 1017 truck • 4 trailers • 1 IVECO ambulance car • 2 special (maintenance) trucks • 2 HAD- 16 generators • 1 trailer a(water) • 1 special truck (Signal/TÁVÍSZ – 77)
TASKS • 00.00.14.08.2006. Company under national command. • Prepare inventory lists • Take the stocks from Camp Warehouse, Pol-e Shark. • Made the plans to redeploy the company stock and personals • Maintan and made the total check of APCs and patrol cars (Currus ZRt.) • Organise the redeployment and all of the movements (personals and items) from Hungary and Cabul to PEK • Participate in the PRT camp handover-takeover (from Dutch to Hungarians) • Take part in the prepare the Minister of Defence visit and the handover-takeover ceremony between Netherland and Hungary • Organise the Mech. Inf. Company withdrawal from Cabul to home • Take the unnecessary technical equipments ,stocks, personal equipments and weapons to Hungary • Wind up the company after the withdrawal.
Pol-e Khomri (Afganisztán) Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)
ANTECEDENS OF PRT • ISAF/NATO take more responsibility in Afganisthan. • ISAF STAGE I – establish the Nort region under German command. • 2004- Netherland set up a new PRT and build camp in Pol-e Khomri (PeK). • 13. 07. 2005 Hungarian Government made a deceison to take part in PRT mission under German leadership and stay at least for 2 years. • 03. 02. 2006 Parliament of Netherland made a decison to leave Pol-e-Khomri and hand over to Hungary. • 03. 04. 2006. Dutch Government send an official notice to NATO about their withdraw from PEK and regrouping to South Afganisthan.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HUNGARIAN PRT preparation period: 01.06.2005.– 01. 02. 2006. planning period: 01. 02. 2006.– 30. 06. 2006. execution period: 01. 07.2006. – 30. 09. 2006. Initial Operational Capability (IOC): 01. 10. 2006. Full Operational Capability (FOC): 01. 04. 2007.
A PRT • Designation of PRT : • - Organise economic, health and local development programs in Afganisthan from national and international funds. • Take part in the development of Baghlan infrastructure. • Help the local authorities (rebuild the public administration, advisor role by POLAD). • SSR-Security Sector Reform(judicial reform, ANA and ANP training, Disarmament of Illegal Armed Groupes-DIAG-drug smuggling) • Help and guide „civilian” charity organisations job in Baghlan • Finish the previous Dutch programs in Baghlan province. • Only limited independent programs.
PRT organisation chart (max. 200 pers.) Full capability from 01. 04. 2007. Military component HQ 43 6 HUMINT 9 2 31 3 67 8 Guard company Bomb-disposal squad Signal unit MP Medic Combat Support Unit +2 dogs Guard section 8x8 National Intelligence unit 2 Air Force, heli component 34 (112)
CIMIC PROJECTS • School „Chicken programs”€ 160.000 • Small hydroelectric power station (8) € 160.000 • Welldigging(25) € 89.000 • School tents (100) € 30.000 • School rebuildings€ 55.000 • Total€ 494.000
HEARTS AND MINDS(H&M) / QUICK IMPACT PROJECTS (QIP) Planned programs: • Reconstruction of schools, mosqs and hospitals. • Educational aids (school tables / water tanks) • Immediately and direct help in case of natural disaster (earthquake or flood) • Help to orphans, build orphnage houses • Riverbank construction • Police equipments • etc.
SECURITY SITUATION IN BAGHLAN PROVINCE FEYZABAD MAZAR-E SHARIF KUNDUZ JOWZJAN BADAKHSHAN TALOQAN BALKH KUNDUZ SHEBERGHAN TAKHAR AYBAK BAGHLAN FARYAB SAR-E POL BAGHLAN SAMANGAN SAR-E POL MEYMANEH NURISTAN PARVAN BADGHIS KONAR KAPISA ASADABAD BAMIAN KAPISA CHARIKAR LAGHMAN BAMIAN QAL’EH-YE NOW MEHTAR LAM KABUL VARDAK KABUL JALALABAD GHOWR MEYDAN SHAHR NANGAHAR HERAT LOWGAR HERAT POL-E ALAM GARDEZ GHOWR PAKTIA GHAZNI KHOWST KHOWST ORUZGAN GHAZNI SHARAN FARAH PAKTIKA ZABOL FARAH QALAT KANDAHAR NIMRUZ LASHKAR GAH HELMAND ZARANJ QANDAHAR • GENERAL RISKS – MEDIUM • SECURITY SITUATION – UNPREDICTABLE • PRESENCE OF ENEMY GROUPS – SIGNIFICANT • ACTIVITIES OF OPOSIT MILITANT FORCES (OMF) – MEDIUM • DRUG PLANNING – LOW • DRUG SMUGGLING – SIGNIFICANT • RISKS FROM OUTSIDE– MEDIUM • PRESENCE OF AFGHAN MILICIA AND ARMY (ANA) –6. ARMORED DIVISION • AND 20. MECH. INF. DIVISION.
BAGHLANPROVINCE KDZ MeS 780.000 inhabitants Baghlan PeK Khinjan Salang Road timetable: PeK - Baghlan 30 min PeK - Khinjan 75 min PeK - Kunduz 90 min PeK - MeS 3 hours PeK - Kabul 6 hours Bagram Kabul
CAMP • Characteristics of the camp: • mobile (tents) and modern conveniences accomodations, workplaces and good circumstances of life; • quite good guard and safety system; • mostly mobile but stable water, elecricity and fuel supply system; • sewage and waste (garbage) handling system, etc. • Logistic background: • - rent airlift for rotation and logistic support(when occasion offers); • - readiness contract for „charter” - rented airtransportation capacity; • Technical Agreements with another nations for airlift and logistic supply; • employ „civilian” or local companies for supply job (most of them inherited from Dutch PRT).