Col. Antal Sipos, the commander of the 13th rotation of the Hungarian Defence Forces Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT-13) handed over the building of the Economic Office to the town of Pol-e Khomri in the presence of Mohammad Sultan Ebadi, the governor of Baghlan Province on October 22.

The new building has been completed in the Khar Khar district of the town as the second building of the governmental quarter, as the first piece of work by a young entrepreneur.
At the handover ceremony, the local religious leader quoted a passage from the Koran, then after cutting the ribbon, the local leaders inspected the rooms of the new building with great pleasure. The governor emphasized that they had received significant assistance from the Provincial Reconstruction Team.

In his speech, Col. Antal Sipos, the commander of the HUN PRT-13 said that it gave him great pleasure to be able to hand over such a nice and completed Economic Office to the town of Pol-e Khomri.

The director of the institution and the leader of the local Shura both expressed their thanks to the Hungarian contingent for the help given to the construction. This is also symbolized by the kaftans that the Afghan people presented to the Hungarian soldiers as a token of appreciation.

Earlier the local people requested the Hungarian contingent to assist them with the building of the Economic Office, because they were unable to cover the costs by themselves. The Governor’s Office could not help them either, so they turned to the PRT. The Provincial Reconstruction Team undertook to construct the building. According to plans, the actual building work started in April 2011 in the framework of a medium-term project.

(PRT-13 Public Affairs NCO)