ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE)
Twenty-four officers from the border security services of Tajikistan and Afghanistan attended a 10-day Border Management Awareness course in Dushanbe at the Border Management Staff College of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in November 2015.
The course, co-organized with the European Union and the United Nations, is a comprehensive education program that focuses on customs and trade facilitation, human rights in border security, targeting migration and refugees, and examination of people and personal belongings.
“Border challenges have a global impact that can only be effectively addressed through enhancing international partnerships,” said course director Dita Nowicka.
The EU’s William Lawrence stated that such courses encourage cross-border cooperation and communication that are now more important than ever. “Students are able to improve their professional awareness, but just as importantly they can share their own unique experiences with other students and experts to the benefit of all concerned on both sides of the Tajik-Afghan border,” he said.
The course consisted of a mixture of theoretical and practical exercises, including field visits to the nearby border with Uzbekistan and the dog training center in Dushanbe.
To learn more about this event and other OSCE programs, go to http://www.osce.org/