Afghan National Police

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Afghan National Police in 2005.

The Afghan National Police is the primary national police force in Afghanistan. It is under the responsibility of Afghanistan's Ministry of the Interior.

The paramilitary police force is under development and being trained by the United States military police and an EU-led mission.

The current Afghan National Police force include more than 70,000 members.^[1]

1 Facilities
2 Rank
3 Equipment
4 Corruption within the ANP
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Facilities

Kabul Police Academy - established by the German police mission
Central Training Facility in Kabul led by US training
7 Regional Training Centers - training from US Forces

[edit] Rank

Senior Officers

Regional Commander North
Regional Commander South
Regional Commander East
Regional Commander West
Colonel
Major General
Major
Lieutenant
Police Chief
Captain

[edit] Equipment

The ANP has over 9000 vehicles, most of which are Four-wheel drive Ford Rangers. There are also Toyotas and SORV pickup trucks from Thailand. Older vehicles, like the UAZ-469 ( Soviet Union) All terrain vehicle were obtained from the Soviet Union.

Weapons
- Glock pistols
- AK-47 assault rifles
- AMD 65 assault rifles
- Rocket-propelled grenade systems

Uniforms and body armor are supplied by the United States, some donated from American police forces.

[edit] Corruption within the ANP

Widespread corruption in all levels of the ANP has long been a major problem for the combating of the Taliban insurgency. Taliban fighters of both high and low rank have been able to quickly buy their release from police custody with bribes ranging from $100-$10,000.^[2]