Afghan National Police

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The Afghan National Police was the national law enforcement and internal security force of Afghanistan, responsible for maintaining public order, combating crime, and supporting counterinsurgency efforts until the 2021 Taliban takeover.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf law enforcement agency
national police force
abbreviation ANP
component Afghan Anti-Crime Police
Afghan Border Police
Afghan Counter Narcotics Police
Afghan Local Police
Afghan National Civil Order Police
Afghan Public Protection Force (at times associated)
Afghan Traffic Police
Afghan Uniform Police
conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
country Afghanistan
jurisdiction Afghanistan
languageOfOperation Dari
Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
legalStatus state security institution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
nativeName پولیس ملی افغانستان
notableIssue high casualty rates
human rights abuses
inadequate training and equipment
widespread corruption
parentOrganization Ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan
partOf Afghan National Security Forces
predecessor Afghan National Police (pre-2001 structures)
replacedBy Taliban-controlled security and police structures
responsibility border security (through Afghan Border Police)
counter-narcotics support
counterinsurgency support
crime prevention
criminal investigation
law enforcement
public order
traffic control
roleInConflict supported NATO-led counterinsurgency operations
statusAfter2021 effectively dissolved as national police of the former republic
subordinateTo Ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan
supportedBy Canada
Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan
European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan
Germany
Italy
NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan
United Kingdom
United States
timePeriod post-2001 to 2021 Taliban takeover
trainingFocus basic policing
counterinsurgency policing
human rights and rule of law (official doctrine)
usedRankStructure military-style ranks

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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) belligerent Afghan National Police
Fall of Kabul (2021) belligerent Afghan National Police
Afghan National Police nativeName پولیس ملی افغانستان
linked to: Afghan National Police
Afghan National Police predecessor Afghan National Police (pre-2001 structures)
linked to: Afghan National Police
Afghan National Police component Afghan Uniform Police
linked to: Afghan National Police
Afghan National Police component Afghan National Civil Order Police
linked to: Afghan National Police
War in Afghanistan (by Polish forces) alliedWith Afghan National Police
Battle of Sangin involvedForce Afghan National Police
Wardak Province hasSecurityPresence Afghan National Police
Battle of Musa Qala hasParticipant Afghan National Police
Afghan Air Force supports Afghan National Police
Afghan National Police hasComponent Afghan Uniform Police
subject linked to: ANP
linked to: Afghan National Police
Afghan National Police hasComponent Afghan National Civil Order Police
subject linked to: ANP
linked to: Afghan National Police
Afghan Traffic Police collaboratesWith Afghan National Police
Afghan Public Protection Force operatedAlongside Afghan National Police
Afghan Public Protection Force coordinatedWith Afghan National Police
Afghan security ministries oversees Afghan National Police
Afghan Anti-Crime Police partOf Afghan National Police
Afghan Border Police partOf Afghan National Police
Afghan Border Police usedUniform Afghan National Police uniform with border insignia
linked to: Afghan National Police
NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan coordinatedWith Afghan National Police
Afghan Local Police relatedTo Afghan National Police
Taliban insurgency opponent Afghan National Police
Sangin, Helmand Province operations afghanPartners Afghan National Police