Abstract

The article outlines the activity of the Polish army as part of NATO operations in Afghanistan. The analysis concerns humanitarian aid in particular, and identifies the most important activities of the PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team) carried out in the field of reconstruction and security in the city of Ghazni from 2001. The PMC (Polish Military Contingent) worked for the stability of the city, starting in mid-2008. The author concludes that the objectives pursued by the PMC related to the reconstruction of the city of Ghazni increased the level of security of the local community and the overall stability in the region. The methods used in the article (comparative, research, systemic and genetic explanation method) make it possible to examine and present the processes and changes taking place.

Highlights

  • Several months after the fall of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, in March 2002, Polish troops went there as part of the US Operation Enduring Freedom. Their involvement was made possible by a decision issued on November 22, 2001 by the President of the Republic of Poland on the engagement, as part of the Allied Forces, of a Polish Military Contingent in the Islamic State of Afghanistan, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan as well as in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean

  • This article aims to present the activities of the Polish army within NATO in Afghanistan, in particular to analyze humanitarian aid and indicate the most important areas of support

  • US military officers were responsible for the security of Ghazni Province from 2001 to 2008

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Summary

Mirza SABAWOON

Several months after the fall of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, in March 2002, Polish troops went there as part of the US Operation Enduring Freedom Their involvement was made possible by a decision issued on November 22, 2001 by the President of the Republic of Poland on the engagement, as part of the Allied Forces, of a Polish Military Contingent in the Islamic State of Afghanistan, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan as well as in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. This article aims to present the activities of the Polish army within NATO in Afghanistan, in particular to analyze humanitarian aid and indicate the most important areas of support This will be supplemented with a presentation of the projects implemented and their impact on the reconstruction of the province and the city of Ghazni. The article is based primarily on documents and reports on the PMC in Afghanistan.[1]

MISSION DESCRIPTION
POLISH PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM IN GHAZNI PROVINCE
POLISH PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN GHAZNI PROVINCE
Findings
ROLA PKW W ODBUDOWIE PROWINCJI GHAZNI
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