SINGAPORE : Two SAF engineering teams are heading to Bamiyan Province in Afghanistan to help in reconstruction efforts.

The teams, consisting of six men each, will be deployed for about three months from May 3 until October 31.

The SAF deployment, which will be operating as part of the New Zealand Defence Force's Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamiyan, is part of Singapore's overall contribution to the international humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.

SAF personnel will supervise the building of a Regional Health Training Centre for healthcare workers in Bamiyan.

In 2007, the SAF sent a five-man dental team and a five-man engineering team to the same area. - CNA/ms