HUN PRT-12 PAO
High-Ranking Visitors at Camp Pannonia
2012. szeptember 29. 6:00
Lt.-Gen. Richard Shirreff, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) recently paid a visit to the camp of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT). He was accompanied, among others, by Brig.-Gen. John Bullard, the Deputy Commander of ISAF Regional Command North (RC N).
Before Rotation
2012. szeptember 20. 18:56
Camp Pannonia, the base of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) in Afghanistan got jam-packed when the personnel of the PRT-13 rotation arrived to replace the contingent drawn mostly from the soldiers of the HDF 5th ‘Bocskai István’ Infantry Brigade.
Transition of Security Responsibilities Starts in Baghlan Province
2012. szeptember 13. 10:02
On September 5 at a ceremony, the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) started taking over the full scale of security tasks in the area of responsibility of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-12) in Baghlan Province.
What Will I Be When I Grow Up?
2012. szeptember 10. 12:25
The 45 residents of the orphanage located in the town of Pol-e Khumri – the area of responsibility (AOR) of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-12) stationed in Afghanistan – unfortunately do not have the chance to grow up in a loving family. They lack the role models such as parents and grandparents.
Half Marathon Challenge
2012. augusztus 28. 16:33
A few soldiers of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) recently thought that despite being deployed 5,000 kilometers away from Hungary, they would not like to miss out on a really difficult challenge, the NIKE Budapest Half Marathon running race.
The Recognition Is Forever
2012. augusztus 27. 11:00
“This decoration will forever remind you of your having represented your nations deservedly and your having completed a tour of duty abroad that was not free from trials and sacrifices”, this was stated at a ceremony in Afghanistan, where the Hungarian, Albanian and Montenegrin soldiers of the 12th rotation of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-12) received the NATO medal.
C-IED Training in Mazar-e Sharif
2012. augusztus 23. 10:09
On August 3 in Afghanistan, the personnel of the HDF National Support Element (HUN NSE) was introduced to improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) currently used by the enemy and the counter-IED (C-IED) TTPs for preventing and defeating these devices. The classroom instruction was followed by a hands-on training session.
Afghan Women with Needles and Thread
2012. augusztus 18. 14:11
The women’s affairs representative in the CIMIC cell of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) is responsible for supporting and promoting the training of Afghan women, for example through job placement. In view of the local needs, the sewing course is the most popular one with the ladies.
Among Clouds
2012. augusztus 16. 15:02
The camp of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) is a “small Hungary” in Pol-e Khumri, the seat of Baghlan Province in Afghanistan. The soldiers of the Hungarian contingent serve here on six-month tours of duty together with their Montenegrin, Albanian and Croatian colleagues. Before the rotations take place, the personnel receive a several-month pre-deployment training during which they familiarize themselves with the cultural and other characteristics of Afghanistan. The most important things, however are the professional skills and the coordinated work of the cells.
Renewed Shops in Downtown Pol-e Khumri
2012. augusztus 13. 11:11
Nearly a month ago one local resident died and five others sustained minor and major injuries when a magnetic bomb emplaced on a tanker truck was blown up at the busiest hub of Pol-e Khumri.