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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 KABUL 002829 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC DFORBES, LSPRINGER, AND YWONG 
SCA/RA FOR JSPILLSBURY 
SCA/A 
CBP/INATR GRISING AND JJEFFERS 
DHS/ICE FOR AMEFFERD 
DOE/NNSA FOR JCOLLINS 
DOC/BIS FOR DCREED 
USCG FOR SHABTEMICHAEL 
AMEMBASSY BERLIN FOR CBP ATTACHE 
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW FOR ICE ATTACHE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
SUBJECT: EXBS ADVISOR August 15 to September 12, 2009 MONTH END 
REPORT, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN 
 
¶I. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: EXBS 
activities during this reporting period included: 
 
1.(U) EXBS staff and a CTP legislative Development Expert completed 
consultations on export control legislation with the GOA, EXBS 
Advisor and EXBS Assistant were election observers, EXBS donated 
radios and repeater were installed   at the Kabul International 
Airport cargo facility, EXBS contracted a refurbishment project to 
renovate a server room for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, 
met with a contractor at Customs ICD to assess repairs to a large 
forklift and crane that were donated to Afghan Customs in 2007, met 
with Afghan Border Police to discuss three new border assistance 
projects. 
 
II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR REPORTING PERIOD (KABUL, AFGHANISTAN): 
 
¶A. Site Assessments and Meetings held during this Reporting Period. 
 
¶1. (U) During this report period the EXBS staff and the Senior 
Consultant and Project Manager for Commonwealth Trading Partners, 
Mr. Toomas Raba held a five-day consultation visit in Kabul to 
discuss Legislative Development Assistance with representatives from 
the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, Afghan 
Customs, Afghan Border Police, and Afghan Ministry of Justice.  The 
consultation visit is the fifth in a series of consultations that 
will provide advice and guidance to the GOA leading to the 
completion of draft export control legislation that satisfies 
international standards including the requirements of UNSCR 1540. 
 
¶2. (U) on August 20, 2009 The EXBS Advisor and EXBS Program 
Assistant worked with other Embassy and International Observers to 
monitor and report on the Presidential election process at polling 
stations in Kabul.  The Advisor and Program Assistant went to four 
polling stations during the course of the day.  The Advisor and 
Program Assistant were required to complete a four-hour training 
program to qualify as observers.  The security provided to the 
election observers by Embassy Security Personnel was excellent. 
 
¶3. (U) During this report period EXBS received a fund cite for the 
refurbishment of a room to provide security for the servers EXBS 
will install at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.  The Embassy 
GSO provided procurement contract support. The work on the server 
room was started on September 9 and is expected to be completed on 
September 17.   The EXBS program has been working with the Ministry 
of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) to establish a modern Import/Export 
licensing system.  Bearing Point Management and Technology 
Consultants have been contracted to provide the equipment and 
training.  Deloitte Consulting LLP has been contracted to install 
the equipment.  Deloitte Consulting LLP will install the IT 
equipment as soon as the server room is completed. 
 
¶4. (U) During this report period the EXBS staff assisted the 
Motorola contractor with the installation of a repeater for Motorola 
Radios donated to Afghan Customs at the Kabul International Airport 
cargo section. 
 
¶5. (U) During this report period EXBS Program Assistant Roohullah 
Shekaib visited the Kabul International Airport to verify that all 
preparations are ready for the installation of a new passenger 
baggage x-ray unit EXBS will donate to the Afghan Customs at the new 
international airport.  EXBS will provide two additional cargo x-ray 
system to Islam Qalah and Mazar-e-Sharif. 
 
¶6. (U) During this report period the EXBS staff visited the Afghan 
 
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Customs Inland Customs Depot (ICD) to conduct an assessment on two 
large pieces of equipment EXBS donated in 2007.  EXBS donated a 13.5 
ton forklift to the Kabul ICD.  The forklift is not being used and 
EXBS has decided to transfer it to Islam Qalah on the Afghan border 
with Iran. During the assessment EXBS discovered that due to a lack 
of use the batteries had deteriorated and would have to be replaced. 
 It was also discovered that there is a hydraulic problem with the 
lift.  The second piece of equipment is a 40 ton crane that will 
need major repairs.  EXBS contacted the original contractor that 
provided the crane to see if the repairs were covered under 
warranty.  The warranty period was only for 12 months.  Estimated 
cost of the repairs will be $800 for the forklift and $32,000 for 
the crane. 
 
¶7. (U) During this report period the EXBS staff met with The 
Director General of the Afghan Border Police (ABP) to discuss future 
equipment and infrastructure support.  EXBS is conducting market 
research for high security border check points and construction of 
modular buildings for green-border operations.  The ABP will be the 
principal recipient.  General Norzi expressed his appreciation for 
all of the equipment and training that the United States has 
provided. 
 
¶8. (U) During this report period the EXBS staff met with Dr. Abdul 
Malik Malik, Head of the Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety 
Department of the Kabul Ministry of Health to discuss the upcoming 
SABRE 4000 Radiation, Chemical, Narcotic, and Explosives Detection 
System training that EXBS will be providing to the Afghanistan 
Customs and Border Police.  The training was scheduled for September 
23 - 24.  Unfortunately the training will have to be postponed 
because the end of Ramadan celebrations has been extended. 
 
¶B. Training Conducted During Report Period. 
 
¶1. (U) on August 10, 2009 EXBS and Commonwealth Trading Partners 
(CTP), a Legislative Development Consultation company, started a 
Legislative Development Workshop at the Serena Hotel in Kabul. 
Eight Afghan Government officials participated in the five-day 
workshop.  The visit is at the request of the Afghan Government to 
have Commonwealth Trading Partners follow-up on four export control 
workshops provide in 2008.  CTP will assist the Afghan Government in 
drafting an Export Control Law that conforms to international 
standards.  The next visit will be scheduled in October. 
 
 
¶C. Training Programs Pending. 
 
¶1. (U) EXBS has entered into an agreement with BMTF to use BMFT 
Mentors located near border crossing posts and Inland Cargo Depots 
(ICDs) as trainers on selected EXBS equipment. The trainers will 
have experience as border inspectors and knowledge on the equipment. 
 BMTF Mentors stationed at Islam Qualah and Towr Kham Border 
Crossing Points (BCPs) have provided training on Busters and 
assorted inspection tools.  The Mentors will train Customs and 
Border Police Officers assigned to the ports on the equipment and 
then turn the equipment over to Customs.  Like kind inspection 
equipment is being planned for the Border Police stationed at the 
BCPs.  On the more technical equipment, subject matter experts will 
be required to conduct training on the radiation and metal 
detection/identification devices.  Once a source for this training 
has been identified and the training completed, this equipment can 
be fielded immediately.  The EXBS office continues to work with 
ISN/ECC to find an acceptable source for this training.  Getting the 
equipment out to the BCPs is a top EXBS priority. 
 
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¶2. (U) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) provided the 
Embassy with an official notice stating that it welcomes the 
assistance of the Embassy and EXBS in developing a new Export 
Control Law (Strategic Goods Act).   This law, based on European 
Union (EU) models of similar laws, will incorporate control lists 
and provide the legal foundation to institutionalize controls on the 
movement of weapons of mass destruction and their precursors.  EXBS 
provided funds to translate a version of a model EU law into Dari. 
The model EU law will serve as a starting point for the MoCI to 
draft its Strategic Goods bill.  Other key stake holders such as the 
Ministry of Finance (Customs) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
have expressed their commitments to getting this draft legislation 
completed. 
This project will build capacity for the Afghan government in the 
area of non-proliferation controls and will provide a legal 
foundation for the use of international Control Lists and Import, 
Export and Transshipment controls for the movement of Weapons of 
Mass Destruction.  The new hardware and software will automate their 
current license control system.  This effort will include a database 
that can efficiently manage licensing approvals as well as give the 
law enforcement community better visibility of the movement of all 
shipments in and out of Afghanistan.  ISN/ECC is in the process of 
scheduling this assistance. 
 
¶3. (U) The United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear 
Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Global Threat Reduction 
Initiative (GTRI) planned to hold a training program on the recovery 
of orphaned radioactive sources.  The training for 25 Afghan 
Government officials was scheduled to be held in Tashkent, 
Uzbekistan the second week in December in conjunction with a similar 
course for Uzbek Government officials.  Unfortunately the Uzbek 
Government has declined the training request.  The training will 
have to be rescheduled in another country. 
 
 
III. RED FLAG ISSUES: 
 
¶1. (U) No Red Flag Issues to report. 
EIKENBERRY