NZ Police earn high praise in Afghanistan

The work of the New Zealand Police contingent in Afghanistan has earned high praise from local police and officials, said Police Minister Judith Collins who has been in Afghanistan for the past four days.
 
Currently a team of three officers is helping train the Afghan National Police as part of an international project.
 
Previously, local police in Afghanistan received no formal training. A large proportion of the police force was illiterate and their general skill level was very low.
 
This project aims to instill professionalism in the local police, establish a police academy and help to training recruits.
 
Read the press release from Police Minister Judith Collins on the Beenhive website
About NZ Police working overseas
Police Commissioner Howard Broad's blogs about his visit to Afghanistan:
Visiting our officers in Afghanistan
Dust & Guns in Kabul