LOGISTIC CHALLANGES IN AFGANISTHAN

Establishment of The Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team (Pol-e-khomri) and the redeployment of Hungarian mechanised infantry company Major Janos Beseny

Table of contents
Introduction Hungarian Mechanised Infantry Company, structure, equipment, takeover-handover process Antecedents of PRT Establishment of Hungarian PRT PRT tasks Organisation, strenght CIMIC and QIP projects Baghlan province Camp Movements, convoys Questions

INTRODUCTION
2006 HDF Joint Logistic and Supply Command, Economic Bureau, chief planning officer 2006 ISAF-PRT deployment coordination group Chief Logistic officer 2005 AMIS-Darfur, EU logistic advisor as Deputy Field Support 2004-2005 HDF Joint Logistic and Supply Command, Economic Bureau, planning officer 2003-2004 MINURSO-Western Sahara, mission G4 Food and Deputy Chief Logistic Officer (DCLO) 2001-2003 MOD Economic Bureau, international relationship and planning officer 1997-2001 HDF Protocol Bureau, protocol officer 1992-1997 1. Maintancene Battalion various logistic positions 1991-1992 Vlvlgyi Fuel Base, Logistic NCO 1987-1991 Cadet

HUNGARIAN
MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY

COMPANY HQ
Coy Cdr

Deputy

Chief WO

G1

G2-3

G4

G6

Financial Legal

Medic Security

2 Duty officer

Inf.officer
2 Telegraphist

2 Duty NCO

Cartographer

Detachment: 1 Inf.officer, 2 telegraphist, 1 G6 NCO (specialist)

INFANTRY PLATOON
Platoon Cdr Deputy (NCO)
Section leader

deputy ( driver.)
telegraphist

Section A

Section B

Section C

Gunner ( APC driver )

Gunner.

26 persons 7 Mercedes Benz vehicles 3 BTR-80/A APCs 1 12,7 mm GEPARD machine gun (special) 6 7,62 mm machine guns 1 40 mm grenade launcher

Gunner ( driver) Gunner Gunner ( driver )

COMBAT SUPPORT UNIT

Cdr

Supply

Maintenance

Transport

Medic

27 personels 3 Mercedes Benz CDi vehicles 4 URAL-4320 trucks 2 UNIMOG 4000 trucks 1 MERCEDES 1017 truck 4 trailers 1 IVECO ambulance car 2 special (maintenance) trucks 2 HAD- 16 generators 1 trailer a(water) 1 special truck (Signal/TVSZ 77)

STRENGTH
Ranks Permanent On ground Assimilated into PRT 14 4 23 59 100

Officer Warrent Officer NCO Private Total :

21 3 48 64 136

21/7 5/1 34/11 74/15 134/34

TECHNICAL STRENGTH
Vehicle
Truck (5-6t)

27
7

Spec. Truck BTR-80/A APC

2
9

TASKS

00.00.14.08.2006. Company under national command. Prepare inventory lists Take the stocks from Camp Warehouse, Pol-e Shark. Made the plans to redeploy the company stock and personals Maintan and made the total check of APCs and patrol cars (Currus ZRt.) Organise the redeployment and all of the movements (personals and items) from Hungary and Cabul to PEK Participate in the PRT camp handover-takeover (from Dutch to Hungarians) Take part in the prepare the Minister of Defence visit and the handover-takeover ceremony between Netherland and Hungary Organise the Mech. Inf. Company withdrawal from Cabul to home Take the unnecessary technical equipments ,stocks, personal equipments and weapons to Hungary Wind up the company after the withdrawal.

TIMETABLE OF REDEPLOYMENT
1. stage 16.08. Cordination Group 20.08. 1. Airlift 2.stage 30.08. PRT personals and the arrival of the 2. Airlift 3.stage 29.08. - 02,09. PRT personals and the arrival of the 3. Airlift 31.08. 1.Airlift to Hungary 4.stage 02.09. Mech. Inf. Coy members to Hungary

5.stage 15.09. PRT personals

6.stage 03.10. Mech. Inf. Coy members to Hungary

7.stage 05.10. 2.Airlift to Hungary

LOGISTIC TAKEOVER-HANDOVER

Pol-e Khomri (Afganisztn) Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)

ANTECEDENS OF PRT
ISAF/NATO take more responsibility in Afganisthan. ISAF STAGE I establish the Nort region under German command. 2004- Netherland set up a new PRT and build camp in Pol-e Khomri (PeK). 13. 07. 2005 Hungarian Government made a deceison to take part in PRT mission under German leadership and stay at least for 2 years. 03. 02. 2006 Parliament of Netherland made a decison to leave Pol-eKhomri and hand over to Hungary. 03. 04. 2006. Dutch Government send an official notice to NATO about their withdraw from PEK and regrouping to South Afganisthan.

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HUNGARIAN PRT

preparation period: 01.06.2005. 01. 02. 2006. planning period: 01. 02. 2006. 30. 06. 2006. execution period: 01. 07.2006. 30. 09. 2006.

Initial Operational Capability (IOC): 01. 10. 2006. Full Operational Capability (FOC): 01. 04. 2007.

A PRT
Designation of PRT : - Organise economic, health and local development programs in Afganisthan from national and international funds. - Take part in the development of Baghlan infrastructure. -Help the local authorities (rebuild the public administration, advisor role by POLAD). -SSR-Security Sector Reform(judicial reform, ANA and ANP training, Disarmament of Illegal Armed Groupes-DIAG-drug smuggling) -Help and guide civilian charity organisations job in Baghlan

-Finish the previous Dutch programs in Baghlan province. -Only limited independent programs.

PRT organisation chart (max. 200 pers.) Full capability from 01. 04. 2007.
Military component
HQ

43
8 3 67 2

HUMINT
9 31

Signal unit

Bomb-disposal squad
+2 dogs 8x8

Guard company

MP

Medic

Combat Support Unit

Guard section National Intelligence unit

2

Air Force, heli component

34 (112)

CIMIC PROJECTS
School Chicken programs 160.000 Small hydroelectric power station (8) 160.000 Well digging(25) School tents (100) School rebuildings 89.000 30.000 55.000

Total

494.000

HEARTS AND MINDS (H&M) / QUICK IMPACT PROJECTS (QIP)

Planned programs:
Reconstruction of schools, mosqs and hospitals. Educational aids (school tables / water tanks) Immediately and direct help in case of natural disaster (earthquake or flood) Help to orphans, build orphnage houses Riverbank construction Police equipments etc.

CIMIC

SECURITY SITUATION IN BAGHLAN PROVINCE

MAZAR-E SHARIF KUNDUZ TALOQAN

FEYZABAD

JOWZJAN
SHEBERGHAN

BADAKHSHAN

BALKH

KUNDUZ
AYBAK

TAKHAR

FARYAB

SAR-E POL

BAGHLAN

SAR-E POL
MEYMANEH

SAMANGAN

BAGHLAN
NURISTAN
KAPISA

BADGHIS BAMIAN
BAMIAN
CHARIKAR

KONAR
ASADABAD

KAPISA

GENERAL RISKS MEDIUM

QALEH-YE NOW GHOWR HERAT

LAGHMAN

KABUL
KABUL

MEHTAR LAM

VARDAK
MEYDAN SHAHR

SECURITY SITUATION UNPREDICTABLE HERAT

ORUZGAN

JALALABAD LOWGAR
POL-E ALAM

NANGAHAR

PRESENCE OF ENEMY GROUPS SIGNIFICANT GHOWR

GHAZNI SHARAN

GARDEZ

KHOWST

GHAZNI ACTIVITIES OF OPOSIT MILITANT FORCES (OMF) MEDIUM FARAH PAKTIKA ZABOL
QALAT

DRUG PLANNING LOW

FARAH

DRUG SMUGGLING SIGNIFICANT

KANDAHAR LASHKAR GAH

RISKS FROM OUTSIDE MEDIUM NIMRUZ

ZARANJ

QANDAHAR PRESENCE OF AFGHAN MILICIA AND ARMY (ANA) 6. ARMORED DIVISION

HELMAND

AND 20. MECH. INF. DIVISION.

BAGHLAN PROVINCE
MeS KDZ

780.000 inhabitants
Baghlan

PeK

Khinjan

Road timetable: PeK - Baghlan 30 min PeK - Khinjan 75 min PeK - Kunduz 90 min PeK - MeS 3 hours PeK - Kabul 6 hours

Salang Bagram

Kabul

CAMP
Characteristics of the camp: - mobile (tents) and modern conveniences accomodations, workplaces and good circumstances of life; - quite good guard and safety system; - mostly mobile but stable water, elecricity and fuel supply system; - sewage and waste (garbage) handling system, etc. Logistic background: - rent airlift for rotation and logistic support(when occasion offers); - readiness contract for charter - rented airtransportation capacity; - Technical Agreements with another nations for airlift and logistic supply; - employ civilian or local companies for supply job (most of them inherited from Dutch PRT).

CAMP

MOVEMENTS-CONVOYS

MOVEMENTS-CONVOYS

MOVEMENTS-CONVOYS

QUESTIONS?