AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-POLICE

AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-POLICE

(230625) -- KANDAHAR, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police cadets attend a graduation ceremony in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2023. A total of 530 Afghans have completed a two-month training course in the National Police Academy of the southwestern region of Afghanistan and joined the national police. At the graduation ceremony held in the southern city of Kandahar on Thursday, the newly graduated policemen vowed to serve the people in the war-ravaged country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-POLICE

AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-POLICE

(230625) -- KANDAHAR, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police cadets attend a graduation ceremony in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2023. A total of 530 Afghans have completed a two-month training course in the National Police Academy of the southwestern region of Afghanistan and joined the national police. At the graduation ceremony held in the southern city of Kandahar on Thursday, the newly graduated policemen vowed to serve the people in the war-ravaged country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-POLICE

AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-POLICE

(230625) -- KANDAHAR, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police cadets show their skills during a graduation ceremony in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2023. A total of 530 Afghans have completed a two-month training course in the National Police Academy of the southwestern region of Afghanistan and joined the national police. At the graduation ceremony held in the southern city of Kandahar on Thursday, the newly graduated policemen vowed to serve the people in the war-ravaged country. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

Over 500 Afghans join national police

STORY: Over 500 Afghans join national police DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of newly graduated policemen in Kandahar province, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL GHANI BARADAR, First Deputy Prime Minister 3. various of newly graduated policemen in Kandahar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: A total of 530 Afghans have completed a two-month training course in the National Police Academy of the southwestern region of Afghanistan and joined the national police. At the graduation ceremony held in the southern city of Kandahar on Thursday, the newly graduated policemen vowed to serve the people in the war-ravaged country. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL GHANI BARADAR, First Deputy Prime Minister "Our advice to you is to serve the war-weary people honestly and be friendly to the people." The newly graduated policemen would be deployed in Kandahar, Zabul and Uruzgan provinces, according to police officers.