Afghan National Police
The Afghan National Police ( paschto. د افغانستان ملي پولیس, Persian پلیس ملی افغانستان, ANP for short) is the police force of the state of Afghanistan . As of October 2010, it had a workforce of 120,000.
The structure of the ANP is as follows:
- Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP)
- Afghan Border Police (ABP)
- Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP)
Other police forces are z. For example: Criminal Investigation Department, Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan and Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF).
The Afghanistan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) existed from 2006 to 2008. It is unclear whether the Afghan Highway Police still exists.
Comments on the individual police associations
Afghan Uniformed Police
- A paramilitary association
- Responsible for the daily police duties
- Staff strength in March 2011 around 67,000
Afghan Border Police
- Occupied border stations, patrols at the border, airport
- Workforce in March 2011 around 20,000
Afghan National Civil Order Police
- Active in major Afghan cities, SWAT
- A paramilitary association
- Workforce in March 2011 around 10,000
Afghan Highway Police
- Possibly dissolved as an independent organization in 2006 and incorporated into the Afghan Uniformed Police
Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan
- Drug police
Afghan Public Protection Force
- lightly armed, brief training, tribal warrior.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) is responsible for the ANSF's institutional training, education and professional development activities, as set out by the Afghan Ministries of Defense and Interior. - Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). In: army.mod.uk. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014 ; accessed on April 7, 2014 (English).
- ↑ a b c Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan, page 31, April 2011 ( Memento from December 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 3.9 MB)
- ↑ longwarjournal.org: The Afghan Public Protection Force pilot program is underway, March 2009