Law enforcement in Afghanistan
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Law enforcement in Afghanistan is one of three major components of the nation's
police force of Afghanistan with jurisdiction that covers the entire 34 provinces of the country during the Islamic Republic period. The Afghan National Police is responsible for civilian law enforcement. Originally a force of the Western-backed government, it was reorganized as an arm of the Taliban
after its takeover of the country.
The Afghan Border Police (ABP) was responsible for securing and maintaining the nation's borders with neighboring states as well as all international airports within the country. The mission of the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) was to provide civil order presence patrols, prevent violent public incidents, and provide crisis and anti-terror response in urban and metropolitan environments..
All law enforcement agencies of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) states, initially by Germany (see Sedra 2017) but then mainly by the United States. In 2003 the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), under the command of NATO, was extended and expanded beyond the Kabul Province. In some areas unoccupied by ISAF forces, local militias maintained control though being partially disarmed under programs started by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
.
In 2007 the
Camp Phoenix as part of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix (CJTF Phoenix, also known as Task Force Phoenix). As of May 2011, the Afghan National Police had 126,000 members while the NDS had between 15,000 and 30,000 employees.[2]
Historical secret police organizations
See also
- Alcohol in Afghanistan
- Afghan National Police
- Crime in Afghanistan
- Law of Afghanistan
- Afghan Public Protection Force
References
- ^ CJ Radin (November 2008). "Afghan National Security Forces Order of Battle" (PDF). The Long War Journal. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Pellerindate, Cheryl (May 23, 2011). "Afghan Security Forces Grow in Numbers, Quality". American Forces Press Service. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2011-07-10.