Brigadier Ivica Olujic, the first commander of the Military Police School in Kabul these days presented the project of establishing the Military Police School in Kabul, Afghanistan to the NATO Military Committee.
Brigadier Ivica Olujic, the first commander of the Military Police School in Kabul these days presented the project of establishing the Military Police School in Kabul, Afghanistan to the NATO Military Committee.
The Republic of Croatia at the proposal of Allied Command Operations, took over the leading role in support of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) in the establishment and operation of the Military Police School. By this Croatia took the biggest part of responsibility for the organization and management of school, but also for overall project success.
During the presentation, Colonel Olujic met military representatives with the experiences and lessons learned in establishing and running the school. He showed them direct contribution of school in training and mentoring of members of the ANA Military Police as part of a wider process of training the Afghan Security Forces (ANSF) and their preparation to take responsibility for the security of the country from ISAF. Describing the multinational character of the initiative, which involves Albania, USA, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia, Brigadier Olujic also commented on the importance of such projects for cooperation and confidence building measures in our region.
He also pointed out the possible challenges in the future, such as the lack of tradition of military police in Afghanistan, organizational issues moving the school to a new location, the importance of selecting the best students for the school, the need to strengthen coordination between the various military and governmental entities in Afghanistan and the like. Presentation was very well accepted by the Military Committee, which witnessed a number of questions and expressions of support for this project. General Knud Bartels, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee said that it was precisely such an organization to help in training of ANA a model which was sought to be implemented in Afghanistan.
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