RC – West

Mission
Area of Responsibility
Contributing Nations
Major Units Assigned
Provincial Reconstruction Teams
Contact Information

Mission

RC-West, working in full partnership with Afghan National Security Forces and relevant organizations, continuously conducts population-centric, comprehensive operaitons within its area of responsibility to support security, increase stability and assist with building actions while focusing on governance and development in order to establish a secure environment for sustainable peace.

Area of Responsibility

RC-West includes the provinces of Badghis, Farah, Ghor and Herat.

Contributing Nations

NATO Nations: Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Slovenia, Hungary, Spain, U.S.

Non-NATO Nations: Georgia,  Ukraine

Major Units Assigned

• Regional Command West HQ, "Garibaldi" Mechanized Brigade (Italy)
• 2nd Engineer Regiment (U.S.)
• 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (U.S.)
• Task Force Centre, 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino" (Italy)
• Task Force North, 8th Infantry Regiment "Bersaglieri" (Italy)
• Task Force Badghis, VII Bandera of the Legion "Valenzuela" (Spain)
• Task Force Southeast, 19th Chevralry Regiment (Italy)
• Task Force South, 1st Infantry Regiment "Bersaglieri" (Italy)

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

• Herat PRT
   -Lead Nation: Italy 

• Farah PRT
   - Lead Nation: USA

• Qal’ah-ye Now PRT, Badghis Province
   - Lead Nation: Spain

• Chaghcharan PRT, Ghor Province
   -Lead Nation: Lithuania

Contact Information

RC-W HQ Public Affairs Officer
E-mail pio-chief@herat.esercito.difesa.it
Alt. E-mail rcwestpao@gmail.com
Mobile +93(0)706008286
Alt. Mobile +93(0)798413373

PRT Herat Official Website
Public Affairs Officer

prt-segr-cte@herat.esercito.difesa.it
Mobile +93(0)706131745

PRT Farah Public Affairs Officer

E-mail benjamin.r.addison@afghan.swa.army.mil

Phone +93(0)795173649

PRT Qal'ah'ye Now (Baghdis) Public Affairs Officer

E-mail pioprtqin@et.mde.es

Phone +93(0)770211984

E-mail ptr14pio@gmail.com
Phone +93(0)706916408