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Viewing cable 06KABUL1975, Afghanistan Border Management Initiative - Fueling
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06KABUL1975 | 2006-05-02 13:52 | 2011-08-24 01:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Kabul |
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 KABUL 001975
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC PVANSON, ACHURCH, KCROUCH AND JLCOLLINS;
CBP/INA FOR JKELLY; DOE/NNSA FOR RSTUBBLEFIELD; DOC FOR
ELOCKWOOD-SHABAT; DOT FOR APARAMESWARAN; SECDEF FOR
MHOFFMANN, FLIGHT, AND RVIERKANT; NSC FOR AHARRIMAN AND
KAMEND; CUSTOMS FOR US CUSTOMS AND BRODER PROTECTION
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV EFIN PREL AF
SUBJECT: Afghanistan Border Management Initiative - Fueling
the Program
KABUL 00001975 001.4 OF 006
This is an Action Request - See paragraph 8.
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SUMMARY
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¶1. (SBU) The International Border Management Advisory Team
(IBMAT) visited Afghanistan April 9 to 17 and conducted an
assessment of overall border management activities in Herat
province. The IBMAT team corroborated earlier assessments
indicating an overall lack of GoA initiative, poor
coordination between GoA border and customs officials and
inconsistent border policies and procedures. The Embassy's
Afghan Reconstruction Group (ARG) will incorporate the
team's recommendations into an international action plan to
prod the GoA to aggressively continue border management
reform. We will work with the Finance Ministry and donor
community to create a border management task force (BMTF) to
focus specifically on the border management initiative from
an international perspective led from behind by the United
States. The proposed staffing for such a BMTF is outlined in
paragraph 6. Many of the staff would come from other donors
and Coalition (CFC-A) assets. However, a modest increase in
Mission oversight is required to keep this effort on track.
An estimated USD 9.4 million is needed immediately to fund
an adequately resourced BMTF for the next 18 months (USD 4.9
million in 2006, USD 4.5 million in 2007)to manage the
program (personnel=USD 6 Million) and implement immediate
corrective facility and design actions at four priority
Afghan border crossing points.
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IBMAT VISIT TO HERAT PROVINCE - FINDINGS AND FOLLOW-UP
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¶2. (SBU) The IBMAT team traveled to Herat along with
representatives from the ARG, CSTC-A, CFC-A, Bearing Point
(USAID), the German Police Program Office (GPPO), Guardia di
Finanza of Italy and the Afghan Ministries of Commerce,
Interior and Finance. In Herat the IBMAT linked up with
local GoA officials, the Finance Ministry's Management
Intervention Team (MIT) for customs specific information,
the 6th Brigade commander for border police specific
information and the Regional Training Center (RTC) commander
for RTC capabilities information. The primary task of the
IBMAT was to conduct an assessment at Islam Qalah (the major
border control point on the Iranian border), Towraghundi (on
the Turkmen border) and Herat focusing on best practices,
policies and procedures, infrastructure and equipment,
customs operations, immigration, trade facilitation, and
illegal cross-border trade (counter-narcotics, etc.).
¶3. (SBU) The IBMAT assessment team made the following
initial findings regarding border management and customs
issues (the team's full report will be issued in
Washington):
-- disparity and irregular payments of salaries to both the
Afghan Border Police (ABP)and customs police,
-- 15% literacy rate of police and customs recruits,
-- lack of SOPs, regulations, roles and responsibilities for
KABUL 00001975 002.4 OF 006
-- lack of first line and middle management structure,
-- lack of ethics and integrity training,
-- rampant low level corruption at border control points,
-- "turf battles" between ministries and no interagency
cooperation,
-- lack of training in the customs ranks and little or no
advanced training in the police ranks,
-- archaic immigration law with ad hoc legal decisions,
-- lack of infrastructure for proper passport
control/customs inspections and processes,
-- lack of adequate physical, procedural and personal
security mandates,
-- insufficient access or proper identification control,
-- poor customs facility design or control that allows
unauthorized access, passport control avoidance, theft,
revenue leakage and outside influence from private
businesses and individuals,
-- rampant customs irregularities of submission of false
documents, under valuation, diversion of collected revenue,
-- lack of resource management with little or no
accountability,
-- lack of inspectional tools, training and oversight,
-- improper warehousing, transfer and transportation control
of cargo,
-- dysfunctional brokerage system favoring trader
interference and influence,
-- ineffective and inefficient traffic control and customs-
controlled space,
-- inadequately equipped facilities and workforce,
-- poor communications and inadequate automated systems, and
-- handwritten records with little or no dissemination.
¶4. (SBU) GoA officials who accompanied the IBMAT team were
alarmed by what they saw at the BCPs. Subsequent individual
meetings between the ARG Chief of Staff, Deputy Finance
Minister Shahrani, Director General of Customs Awad and
Ministry of Commerce Senior Advisor Haqiqi led to the
following proposals and actions. (NOTE: Deputy Minister of
Finance and Customs Farhad was not available for the
assessment team visit, a sign that his personal position in
the ministry may be in jeopardy. Deputy Minister Shahrani
is considered a likely replacement. We expect that several
of the proposals will require broader policy dialogue within
KABUL 00001975 003.4 OF 006
the GoA, which we will encourage, at the Ambassadorial level
if necessary.
-- Deputy Finance Minister Shahrani will request a
presidential decree naming a single ministry, recommended to
be the Finance Ministry, to be the lead ministry for GoA
Border Management activities;
-- Deputy Finance Minister Shahrani will request a
presidential decree closing the minor border crossing points
to commercial traffic. (Note: This process has been
initiated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.);
-- Deputy Finance Minister Shahrani will support an increase
in budget to fund customs operations and provide incentives
(better compensation, rewards for uncovering undervalued
cargo, etc.) and continual improvement of border management
programs to wean them from donor reliance;
-- Col. Ayub, commander of the 6th Brigade of the border
police with responsibility for the Herat, Islam Qalah and
Towraghundi area, would be given a copy of the MOU between
the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Finance
defining roles and responsibilities of each at the BCPs;
-- Col. Ayub, being told that the ABP were not responsible
for assuring the performance of customs officials, agreed to
limit his operations to tasks identified in the MOU and not
interfere with customs officials. (Note: As a subsequent
follow-up to this action, Deputy Minister Shahrani met with
MoI Minister Muqbal to implement this decision.), and;
-- A joint MoI and MoF team will travel to Islam Qalah by 1
May to define and agree on physical areas of responsibility
of the customs officials, customs police and ABP.
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STAFFING A BORDER MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE
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¶5. (SBU) The Embassy (ARG)-led BMI has insufficient customs
and border expertise to successfully critique and support
the GoA to implement reform efforts or rapidly assess the
best knowledge/skill set needed to provide prompt corrective
action to border security and customs operational concerns.
We propose an international Border Management Task Force
(BMTF) concept be resourced to manage the program over the
next 18 months. The task force would be initially managed by
the ARG and would report progress to the Department, DOD,
affected Afghan ministries and the involved donor community.
We would propose to expand the international make-up of the
existing BMI efforts by seeking BMTF leadership and
participation from the wider donor community. The BMTF would
have a goal of placing the entire BMI in GoA control within
18 months. (Comment: To be effective, the BMTF will require
a GoA lead agent with the appropriate authority to enforce
inter-ministerial cooperation and autonomy to direct
necessary changes in GoA activities regarding border
management activities. This requirement would be partially
accomplished upon signature of the first Presidential Decree
mentioned in paragraph 4.)
KABUL 00001975 004.4 OF 006
¶6. (SBU) The BMTF would incorporate international donor and
Afghanistan-based USG personnel where possible. The
structure as currently envisioned is estimated to require
nine full time positions, two part time (not funded by this
proposal) and two support positions in Kabul and 12
observers/mentors for the top four BCPs for a period of 18
months. The approximate cost of these positions would be
USD 6 million over the 18 month period split into USD 1.5
million in 2006 and USD 4.5 million in 2007. The positions
would be as follows:
-- BMTF Program Director (full time): Directs and
leads the BMI activity. Required skills include management
of complex projects and high level of interpersonal skills.
A background in Customs would be a significant advantage.
We see this position as being filled by an international
person from a country or organization (e.g. Germany, EC)
already involved in Border Management issues.
-- Deputy Director and Lead Planner (O-6 from CFC-A
full time): Performs planning function and provides back-up
for the Program Director. It should be filled by an
experienced planner with project management experience.
-- GoA Coordinator (CFC-A part time): Maintains on-
going working relationships between the Task Force and the
Ministries of Interior, Finance, Commerce and others as
required. This position would be part time and could be
filled by CFC-A's PMI Finance Ministry liaison.
-- Trade Facilitation Coordinator (USAID part time):
Ensures that policies, practices and procedures addressed as
part of BMI implementation are consistent with long range
plans to facilitate trade between Afghanistan and its
regional neighbors. This position would be part time and
could be filled by a USAID Bearing Point Ministry of
Commerce advisor.
-- Customs System Design and Implementation Coordinator
(full time): Expert familiar with all aspects of immigration
and customs. Once a specific customs "model" is agreed by
the GoA, an immigration and customs expert from a country
using the chosen "model" would be the best fit. (This could
be a USG official from DHS, but this determination would be
made later.)
-- Finance/Metrics and Donor Coordinator (full time):
Researches and advises on sources and applications of funds
for BMI related activities including sustainment, equipment
and capital facilities. Recommends potential sources of
funding necessary to fill voids identified in the
sources/applications exercise. Establishes and reports on
metrics to indicate progress in process and results. Ensures
that donor pledges and commitments are identified,
rationalized and applied according to BMI goals. This
position could be filled from international donor sources.
-- Border Police Systems and Integration Coordinator (full
time): Expert familiar with all aspects of Border Police
requirements, the interface between Customs and Border
Police and can recommend system changes. This position
could be filled with a German national detailed from the
Police Training Program (GPPO).
KABUL 00001975 005.4 OF 006
-- Pilot Project Coordinator (full time): Alternate
Customs system expert to ensure pilot project at Islam Qalah
is effectively executed and also provide guidance during
each new BCP roll out. This could be a detailee from the US
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or CFC-A.
-- Infrastructure Coordinator (full time): Preferably
from US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or CFC-A) who can
maintain oversight and synchronization of all
infrastructures and delivery of trained personnel at each
BCP.
-- Field LNO (full time): Alternate financial expert and
on site reporter of BCP activities. This could be a detailee
from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or CFC-A.
-- EXBS Advisor (part time): Expert with focus on EXBS
activities. This position already exists within the Embassy
-- Observers/mentors (12 full time): Phased into the BMTF
as the BCPs are aligned with correct policies and
procedures. These contract personnel would be the
collective consciousness of the system, based at the BCPs,
to develop and enforce ethical behavior and conformance to
GoA initiatives.
-- Support Staff ( 2 full time): Secretary and
Interpreter/Translator.
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ACTION PLAN: INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT
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¶7. (SBU) To effect rapid change in border management and
customs revenue collection, the BMTF would need to
aggressively move to improve the top four BCPs (Islam Qalah,
Towraghundi, Towrkham and Shir Khan Bandar) with appropriate
facilities layout, traffic and goods flow and standard
operational capabilities. Rapid implementation at Islam
Qalah would occur over the next 3 to nine months and include
the following: key components to regulate and control
pedestrian and vehicular traffic (USD 1 million), training
of customs officials and customs police in cooperation with
the Italian government (USD 500,000), inspection equipment
(lighting, cameras, tools, etc) (USD 1 million) and other
BCP infrastructure to ensure the protection of collected
revenue (USD 500,000). At Towraghundi additional traffic
control would be installed (USD 300,000) and office capacity
for customs officials on Commerce Ministry land (USD
100,000). Infrastructure at Towrkham has recently been
completed by the European Commission and only minimal
incremental infrastructure expenditure should be required.
Shir Khan Bandar infrastructure is fully funded by JIASC and
European Commission. As the program develops additional
donors will be solicited to contribute to the entire BMI
infrastructure effort.
(8) (SBU) ACTION REQUESTED- FUNDING OF USD 9.4 MILLION FOR
BMTF AND INFRASTRUCTURE. Washington Agencies are advised
that the BMTF will require USD 9.4 million to move forward
on the BMTF personnel actions and the necessary facility,
equipment and personnel training requirements at the four
KABUL 00001975 006.4 OF 006
top BCPs. This includes security costs that will be
complemented by Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) being built
and managed by Dyncorp. The figures are based on the state
of existing infrastructure and current levels of
international donor commitment, and will complement current
and anticipated levels of donor commitments.
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COMMENT
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(9) (SBU) The BMI addresses all aspects of border
management but with a core focus on customs revenue. GoA
customs collections in the Afghan year 1384 (21 March 2005
to 20 March 2006) were approximately USD 190 million,
representing almost 50 per cent of total GoA revenues. The
measures described above are estimated to provide an
increase in annual customs revenue of at least USD 50
million or a payback of the requested funds within one year
of their receipt. When applied country-wide (over a five
year plan), the overall revenue increase can be expected to
be in the area of USD 400 million (the magnitude of this
potential increase is estimated by various donors to be
between USD 200 million and USD 600 million). The security
aspects will also be important although they are more
difficult to quantify.
NEUMANN