Annex: The Committee's Visit Programme
in Afghanistan
The Committee visited Afghanistan
from 17 to 21 June 2012.
Members participating: Sir
Malcolm Bruce (Chair), Hugh Bayley, Sam Gyimah, Pauline Latham,
Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Michael McCann, Chris White
Accompanied by: Dr David
Harrison (Clerk); Louise Whitley (Inquiry Manager)
Sunday 17 June
Arrive Kabul
Briefing from HM Ambassador
and DFID head of office
Joint working dinner with
DFID FCO and MoD
Monday 18 June
Meeting with Afghan Chamber
of Commerce
Civil Society Lunch
Meeting with Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, Minister Ahady
Meeting with Minister of
Mines, Minister Shahrani
Meeting with Senior Minister
Arsala
Discussion with DFID staff
on ICAI report
Dinner with key international
partners
The Committee divided into
two groups for visits to Helmand and Bamiyan provinces
Group 1: Helmand
Tuesday 19 June
Briefing from DCOM Brigadier
Skeates at Camp Bastion
Briefing from UK PRT Deputy
Head of Mission
Briefing on Governance and
Development
Dinner with PRT Senior Management
Team including representatives from USA, Denmark and Estonia
Wednesday 20 June
Briefing from Task Force
Helmand
Briefing from Specialist
Team Royal Engineers
Meeting with Afghan beneficiaries:
Helmand Arghandab Valley Authority; Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation
and Development; DABS (electricity authority) and Ministry of
Public Works
Lunch with trainers and
trainees from the Afghan Technical Vocational Institute
Visit to Lashkar Gah Police
Training Centre
Meeting with Provincial
Governor Mangal
Group 2: Bamiyan
Tuesday 19 June
Visit to ICRC Prosthetic
hospital in Kabul
Briefing from PRT in Bamiyan
Briefing on agriculture
in Bamiyan
Tea with Mayor of Bamiyan
Dinner with NZ PRT Head
of Mission
Wednesday 20 June
Visit to a National Solidarity
Programme School outside of Kabul
Lunch at Central Statistics
Organisation
Visit to Women's garden
and mircro-finance project in Kabul
Briefing on sub-national
governance at the Independent Directorate of Local Government
Meeting with Minister of
Finance Omar Zakhilwal
Meeting with female MPs
Meeting with Mercy Corps
Thursday 21 June
Meeting with DFID Afghanistan
teams
Working lunch with humanitarian
assistance partners
Meeting with locally employed
DFID staff
De-brief from DFID group
heads
Meeting with DCOM ISAF
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