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Kapisa security shura held in Mahmoud Raqi

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  • By 1st Lt. Lory Stevens
  • Task Force Warrior Public Affairs Office
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan --  Parliament leaders, village elders and other government officials attended a meeting Sept. 15 at the Glass House Jirga Center in Mahmood Raqi District, Kapisa province, to introduce a new National Directorate of Security and to discuss issues.

Kapisa Governor Khuweja Abubaker and Col. Scott A. Spellmon, Task Force Warrior commander, addressed a crowd of 350 attendees. Both leaders talked about Afghans working together with the government to increase security.

"It is very hard when the enemy is hiding in the population like the weeds in the flower garden," said Abubaker.

The Coalition forces are resolved to assist the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

"There are still more enemies out there and we will continue to pressure them," said Spellmon.

Village elders welcomed the new National Directorate of Security. Kapisa has been lacking a full-time NDS for some time. Abubaker hopes the addition of this office will greatly impact security in the province.

"The government of Kapisa, in conjunction with their Coalition force partners, are making significant improvements in security throughout the province," said Spellmon. "I agree with Governor Abubaker. The leaders and people of Kapisa have a window of opportunity to get behind the Afghan Security Forces and support their efforts in the local communities."

There are a lot of smaller projects in the works, such as bridges, roads and schools, designed to improve the lives of people in Kapisa, Spellmon said. A $6 million road from the capital of Kapisa to Nijrab, and a $4 million dollar road from Nijrab to Sarobi, represent two of the biggest development projects in the province.

"There are several new development initiatives now getting started in the province, and more will come as the security situation improves even further. The key to improved security is the support of the people for the government and the ANSF," said Spellmon.