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Kot District Courthouse Opens

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  • By First Lieutenant Melissa J. Stevens
  • Jalalabad PRT Information Operations Officer
JALALABAD, Afghanistan --  In a ceremony in Kot District, members of the Nangarhar Provincial Counsel, the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team and local district leaders came together for the official grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Kot District Courthouse in Nangarhar Province recently. 

"This building means a lot to us," said Mr. Mamor Iasa, the Kot District sub-governor. "This will bring us more services and gives us a better facility. It will make things better for us and help provide justice to our area." 

Iasa said the contractor, Abdul Aziz, did a wonderful job on the building, and he thanked the PRT for helping the district with their need. 

"The people of Kot district are very happy and grateful to the PRT," he said. 

Haji Muslimyar, the Nangarhar Provincial Council chairman, said the new courthouse will help the people of Kot and will provide another opportunity for the government to function better. 

"It will bring justice to the area, and it is a step towards better security and a crime free neighborhood," he said. "We are all very impressed with the building - it just looks wonderful." 

On behalf of the provincial council, we thank the PRT and the American people for continuing their support to Afghanistan and Nangarhar Province, Muslimyar said. 

He said the people of Kot will work very hard and use the building to the betterment of the district, and he encouraged them to support the Afghan government and the district leaders, as well as the PRT. He then told the people of Kot that the new building was for them and they must use it to help solve the problems of the district. 

Lt. Col. Dave Naisbitt, the PRT commander, said the new building represents the rule of law and gives the people of Kot a place to govern themselves and settle disputes in a lawful manner. 

"When this entire government complex is complete, to include the district center and the police station, you will always have a place to come and resolve the disputes in Kot," Naisbitt said. "If you care for this building, it will be here for your grandchildren and they will be able to use it to care for the Kot community just like you are doing now."