Who we are

• The Helmand PRT is a mulitnational team, with staff supplied by the UK, US, Danish and Estonian governments.  
• The UK has run the management platform for the PRT since 1 May 2006, when it assumed responsibility from the US.  
• The PRT comprises 91 civilian, 94 military and 27 civilian police staff in Lashkar Gah and district centres across Helmand.  It also employs approximately 30 locally engaged staff, bringing the total staff to 242.
• The PRT Head of Mission is Lindy Cameron.

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What we do

• The PRT helps the Afghan Government deliver effective government and security across all Helmand Province.

Why we're doing it

• It is vital that Afghanistan becomes a stable and secure state that is able to suppress violent extremism within its borders.  We cannot allow Afghanistan to again become a safe haven for terrorists.
• Success in Helmand, where the drugs trade and insurgency create particular challenges, will be integral to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan
  

Where we work

• The PRT is headquartered in Lashkar Gah, with a staff of approximately 80.  We also have PRT Stabilisation Teams in the outer districts of Gereshk, Garmsir, Sangin, Musa Qalah, Nad e Ali and Nawa and a presence in Now Zad and Khanishan.  
• A Stabilisation Team typically consists of civilian stabilisation advisers (STABADs), civilian specialists (e.g. in agriculture), a political adviser and a military stabilisation support team.  The teams bring together people with a range of backgrounds including development, politics, engineering and project management.
• The Stabilisation Teams work hand in hand with the District Brigade HQs to co-ordinate civil and military activity.

How we work

• The PRT co-ordinates international stabilisation and development work across Helmand, working with the Government of Afghanistan, the two ISAF brigades in the province – Task Force Helmand (UK, Denmark, Estonia) and Task Force Leatherneck (US) – and international donors.
• We are working to deliver a single Helmand Plan that has been agreed between the Government of Afghanistan and its international partners.
• The plan is structured around seven themes: Politics and Reconciliation; Governance; Rule of Law (Justice, Police and Prisons); Security; Economic and Social Development; Counter Narcotics; and Strategic Communications.
• The PRT has specialists in each of these themes, supporting the government in Helmand with advice and projects.
• The PRT projects budget for this financial year is £53.44m

How we're funded

• The PRT is funded by the US, UK, Danish and Estonian Governments.

Related activity in Helmand

• The US, UK, Danish, Japanese and UAE governments have development programmes in Helmand that are outside the PRT budget, but included within the single Helmand Plan.  USAID and UK DFID staff work within the PRT office.
• The UK’s Afghan Drugs Inter-Departmental Unit will spend £6.2m in Helmand this financial year.