Armed Police Force
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The Armed Police Force, Nepal is a
In February 1996, the ideologically Maoist Communist Party of Nepal operating as the United People's Front of Nepal initiated what was then dubbed the "People's War". Ensuing armed resistance and criminal activity escalating from the conflict motivated
The current command and control organization of Nepal's army is outlined along the protocol of the 1990 Constitution and its interim constitution. Its standing Inspector General is the Chief of Armed Police Forces, equivalent in rank to a three-star
The fundamental ethos of the Armed Police Force (APF) is Peace, Security, Commitment.[citation needed]
History
The Armed Police Force, Nepal was founded in 2001 to help Nepal's army and civil police force counter a growing
Weaponry
Current department and commander
S.N. | Department | Commander |
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1 | Border Security Department | AIG Narayan Dutta Paudel |
2 | Operation Department | AIG Banshi Raj Dahal |
3 | Human Resource Department | AIG Chandra Prakash Gautam |
Operations
In November 2001, the Nepalese armed forces began military operations against the
Allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses have been leveled by the media against members of the Armed Police Force. However, this is generally considered very small compared to the atrocities committed by the then Maoist insurgents. Truth and Reconciliation Commission(Nepal) under political pressure of the governing party has failed to take actions against the humans rights abusers on either sides.
Roles of Armed Police Force, Nepal
- To control any ongoing or would be armed conflict within the country,
- To control any ongoing or would be armed rebellion or separatist activities within the country,
- To control any ongoing or would be terrorist activities within the country,
- To control any ongoing or would be riot within the country,
- To assist in rendering relief to natural calamity or epidemic victims,
- To rescue any citizen or else from hostage captivity or in the event of occurrence of heinous and serious crimes or unrest of grave nature or of anticipation,
- To guard border of the country,
- To assist under the Nepalese Army in condition of external invasion,
- To protect public vital installations, infrastructures and other facilities assigned by the Government of Nepal,
- To protect the personalities and public vital installations, institutes and other facilities considered to be given protection by the Government of Nepal,
- To perform tasks assigned as per this act and under its regulations or in accordance to other prevalent laws,
- To perform other tasks assigned from time to time by the Government of Nepal.
- To mobilize in customs, revenue and industrial security.
International peacekeeping missions
The Armed Police Force contributes members to peacekeeping efforts under the flag of the United Nations, for global peace and security as a whole.
Since October 2002, the Armed Police Force has made contributions to various UN peacekeeping missions like UNGCI (Iraq), UNMIK (Kosovo), UNMIL (Liberia), UNAMSIL (Sierra Leone), MINUSTAH (Haiti), UNMIS & UNMISS (Sudan), UNAMID (Darfur), UNSOM (Somalia), UNMIT (East Timor), and UNFICYP (Cyprus) as UN police advisers, instructors, monitors, and patrol contingents.
6582 APF personnel had already participated as a member of an FPU contingent, and 785 personnel have served as Individual Police Officers (IPOs) up until August 2018 on United Nations peacekeeping missions.
See also
- Nepal Armed Police Force School
- Nepal A.P.F. Club
- National Investigation Department of Nepal
- Nepal Army
- Nepal Police
- Nepalese Armed Forces
References
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