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SAF construction engineering team begins operations in Afghanistan
Posted: 02 May 2010 1312 hrs
Afghan women chat as they sit in the sunshine in Bamiyan.
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has deployed a six-man construction engineering team to Bamiyan province as part of Singapore's overall contribution to the multinational stabilisation and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
The construction engineering team, which starts operations on Sunday, will serve as part of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team for six months, from 2 May to 31 October.
During its deployment, the six SAF personnel will supervise the construction of a medical clinic in Foladi, a town in Bamiyan province. When completed, the clinic is expected to serve around 10,000 families in Foladi and the surrounding villages.
The SAF has been making deployments to Afghanistan since May 2007. The SAF last deployed a construction engineering team to Bamiyan province from April to November 2009.
The six-man team was there to supervise the construction of a Paediatric and Women's Ward extension for the Bamiyan Provincial Hospital, as well as a security wall around the Provincial Administrative Building.
Last month, the SAF also deployed an eight-man SAF surgical team to a field hospital at a base in Tarin Kowt, the provincial capital of Oruzgan, to provide surgical and medical support to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) personnel deployed there, as well as emergency medical care for the Afghan locals.
A 21-man SAF Weapon Locating Radar team has been deployed at the same base since September 2009 to provide early warning of rocket attacks and enhance force protection measures for ISAF personnel there.
- CNA/ir
Posted: 02 May 2010 1312 hrs
Afghan women chat as they sit in the sunshine in Bamiyan.
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has deployed a six-man construction engineering team to Bamiyan province as part of Singapore's overall contribution to the multinational stabilisation and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
The construction engineering team, which starts operations on Sunday, will serve as part of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team for six months, from 2 May to 31 October.
During its deployment, the six SAF personnel will supervise the construction of a medical clinic in Foladi, a town in Bamiyan province. When completed, the clinic is expected to serve around 10,000 families in Foladi and the surrounding villages.
The SAF has been making deployments to Afghanistan since May 2007. The SAF last deployed a construction engineering team to Bamiyan province from April to November 2009.
The six-man team was there to supervise the construction of a Paediatric and Women's Ward extension for the Bamiyan Provincial Hospital, as well as a security wall around the Provincial Administrative Building.
Last month, the SAF also deployed an eight-man SAF surgical team to a field hospital at a base in Tarin Kowt, the provincial capital of Oruzgan, to provide surgical and medical support to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) personnel deployed there, as well as emergency medical care for the Afghan locals.
A 21-man SAF Weapon Locating Radar team has been deployed at the same base since September 2009 to provide early warning of rocket attacks and enhance force protection measures for ISAF personnel there.
- CNA/ir
