Col. Peter W. Foreman, the Deputy to the Commanding

Col. Peter W. Foreman, the Deputy to the Commanding General, Police Development for Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, speaks to a graduating class of Afghan national policeman in Herat. The 143 policemen from Bala-Beluk district in western Afghanistan are the first graduating class for the eight-week police training course, which is a key part of the Afghan Ministry of the Interior's Focused District Development reform initiative. The initiative is designed to improve the rule of law throughout the country, district by district. Officers receive standardized training, new equipment and ongoing mentorship by coalition forces to help them maintain general law enforcement, public safety and internal security throughout the provinces and districts of Afghanistan.