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IG Report Praises DI Police Training in Afghanistan

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – December 4, 2006 – The Inspectors General of the Departments of State and Defense have praised the quality of both the police training and the trainers provided by DynCorp International in Afghanistan. DynCorp International provides this training under contract to the U.S. Department of State.

A New York Times article published today cast doubt on the effectiveness of police training in Afghanistan.

The IG report issued November 2006 can be read in its entirety at www.dyn-intl.com. The document states:

"During the team's visits to five of the seven Afghanistan Regional Training Centers (RTCs) and the Central Training Center (CTC) in Kabul, the assessment team observed the DynCorp training cadre to be a professional, dedicated, and enthusiastic group. Most of the DynCorp trainers are recently retired police officers from small to medium-sized police departments in the United States; hence, they have extensive policing experience. Others are active duty police officers on leaves of absence from their departments to work in Afghanistan.

"Based on feedback during the assessment team’s interviews, virtually all of the police trainers have extensive training backgrounds in a variety of police subjects and many have instructor certifications in multiple law enforcement disciplines. In addition, it is evident that INL and DynCorp have deliberately placed instructors with appropriate disciplines in the right positions. Many of the police instructors hold advanced educational degrees and many have senior command and advanced tactical operations experience.

"Approximately half of the instructors have prior military experience, chiefly acquired before they became police officers. All of these police trainers believe their military experience greatly assists them in performing this mission given the unique security situation in Afghanistan and the daily contact with the military representatives from CSTC-A and ISAF.

"The DynCorp police instructors that the assessment team met are generally respectful and proud of the ANP officers, instructors, and students with whom they live and work. While the DynCorp instructors are fully aware of the challenges and limitations faced by the ANP, they remain guardedly optimistic about the overall chances of success for the training program."
        
DynCorp International currently has 376 American citizen police trainers training police in Afghanistan, and they face danger daily. The company also currently provides six executive-level mentors and nine professional mentors to senior officials in the Ministry of Interior. These mentors generally have experience as large-city police or division chiefs or comparable experience in other areas of administration of justice.
 
DynCorp International CEO Herbert J. Lanese said, "We are proud to be a part of our government's effort to bring democracy and stability to Afghanistan through the establishment of modern police institutions. We fully share our government's belief that the democratic values and civic culture that American civilian police officers impart to their Afghan counterparts are an essential part of our training, as is the example of civilians securing their own communities."

"Of course, we always want to provide the best training possible. We work closely and openly with the Department of State to improve the quality of our work," Lanese said.

DynCorp International LLC, the operating company of DynCorp International Inc. (NYSE: DCP), is a provider of specialized mission-critical outsourced technical services to civilian and military government agencies, with specific global expertise in law enforcement training and support, security services, base operations, aviation services and operations, and logistics support. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., DynCorp International has approximately 14,000 employees worldwide. For more information, visit www.dyn-intl.com .