450 young graduates join police force in Afghanistan’s northern province

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Nov. 30– A total of 450 young Afghans joined the National Police in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province on Wednesday after completing a six-week training course, the provincial police department said. During the training, the policemen were taught how to use weapons and behave with the people during service, the department added.

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — A total of 450 young Afghans joined the National Police in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province on Wednesday after completing a six-week training course, the provincial police department said.

During the training, the policemen were taught how to use weapons and behave with the people during service, the department added.

The newly graduated police personnel, besides serving in Kunduz province, are ready to serve elsewhere the country, it said.

Nearly 1,000 Afghans joined the country’s national police in the northern Balkh and western Herat provinces a week ago after receiving necessary training.

The Taliban-run caretaker government in Afghanistan has reportedly planned to establish a 200,000-strong police force to ensure law and order in the country. Enditem