Afghan National Police

The Afghan National Police ( paschto. د افغانستان ملي پولیس, Persian پلیس ملی افغانستان, short ANP) is the police of the state of Afghanistan. In October 2010, it had a staff of 120,000.

The structure of the ANP is as follows:

Other police forces are: Criminal (English: 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. Whether the Afghan Highway Police still exists, is unclear.

Comments on the individual police organizations

Afghan Uniformed Police

  • A paramilitary organization
  • Responsible for the daily police tasks
  • Personnel strength in March 2011 about 67,000

Afghan Border Police

  • Busy border stations, patrols at the border, airport
  • Personnel strength in March 2011 about 20,000

Afghan National Civil Order Police

  • Active in most Afghan cities, SWAT
  • A paramilitary organization
  • Personnel strength in March 2011 about 10,000

Afghan Highway Police

  • Maybe dissolved in 2006 as an independent organization and incorporated into the Afghan Uniformed Police

Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan

  • Drugs police

Afghan Public Protection Force

  • Lightly armed, short training, tribal fighters.
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