UN envoy urges donors to support rebuilding Afghanistan's police force
The top United Nations envoy for Afghanistan has urged international donors meeting in Doha, Qatar, to support the development of an Afghan police force that was better able to restore law and order and combat the misrule of local militias.
Speaking at a two-day conference on police reconstruction in Afghanistan, which wrapped up yesterday, Jean Arnault, the head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said there was a common consensus among Afghans for an expanded and better trained security force.
He added that, although much has been accomplished over the past two years, building a police force in Afghanistan remained a key task for the Afghan Government and its international partners.