Dushanbe, 05.02.2016. (NIAT “Khovar”). — Seventeen officers from the Main Directorate of Tajik Border Troops graduated today from a two-week training course on search and rescue at the Gissar Training Centre, Tajikistan. The course was organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan.
According to a source, officers from border detachments at the Tajik-Afghan border attended the training course in the mountainous area of Khoja Obigarm, some 50 kilometres north of Dushanbe. During the training, participants enhanced their knowledge on the development and planning of a search and rescue operation and rapid assessment of avalanche conditions in the patrolling area. They also learned about border surveillance and patrolling mountainous areas in winter conditions and how to use winter equipment for patrolling.
“The OSCE is continuing to improve the professionalism and skills of Tajik border guards under the Patrol Programming and Leadership Project by focusing on providing high-quality training courses”, — said Fejzo Numanaj, Head of the OSCE Office’s Politico-Military Department in Tajikistan.
The course was conducted as part of the third phase of the Patrol Programming and Leadership Project, aimed at enhancing the capacities of Tajik and Afghan border staff in detecting and intercepting illegal cross-border movements.