Afghan Border Patrol Unit Receives EOD Training

Spin Boldak District, Afghanistan In an effort prepare the Afghanistan Border police to handle IEDs, the U.S. military has been actively training Afghans on EOD procedures to include procedures to detect and dispose of IEDs. Air Force EOD Team 6, 466B Flight, Task Force Paladin recently completed a joint training validation event with U.S. Air Force EOD technicians. Being validated will allow the Afghan Border Police, or ABP, to receive more equipment to train more technicians, and respond safely to IEDs.

Afghan Border Police 1st Lt. Azim Noori, the 3rd Zone, Quick Reaction Force Kandak lead technician, has attended three counter-IED and explosives schools and is currently the 3rd Zone primary counter-IED instructor for the Explosive Hazard Reduction Course, or EHRC, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The training is important in light of an impending departure of ISAF forces. Thanks to the training exercises, the ABP will have qualified EOD technicians ready to take over operations.

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