KABUL, Aug. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- The US-led coalition troops in Afghanistan would soon establish a second Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in west province where severe factional clash broke out near the border of Iran last week, US military said Saturday.

    "The coalition plans to open a PRT in Farah in the very near future," Scott Nelson told reporters here at a news briefing.

    His comment came after explosions in an electoral office in Farah city, the provincial capital of Farah province Thursday night that wounded six policemen.

    With the establishment of the new PRT in Farah, the number of the US-run civilian-military units in the post-war Afghanistan would reach to 14. Another three PRTs will be opened in future.

    One PRT has already been operating in the factional fighting-hit province of Heart where the US ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad brokered a ceasefire between Heart's governor Ismael Khan and his rival commander last week.

    The development, which began last Saturday, enabled US militaryto airlift Afghan National Army (ANA) along with US advisors to the regional Shindand airport close to Iran.

    "We plan to establish PRT in Farah and we believe it will help bring security and stability to that part of the country," the US military spokesman noted.

    Media reports suggest that Iran has expressed concern over the development in west Afghanistan and the deployment of US military in Shindand district.

    "We remain optimistic that Iran understands that coalition and Afghan government are trying to ensure stability in Afghanistan and it is for the interest of the region to have a stable Afghanistan," the spokesman stressed. Enditem