Afghan Local Police

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The Afghan Local Police was a village-level security force in Afghanistan, recruited from local communities to provide defense against insurgents and support broader national security efforts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Afghan Local Police canonical 4
Afghan Local Police (historical) 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf local security force
paramilitary organization
armedBy Afghan administration
surface form: Afghan government
authorizedToCarryWeapons yes
commandStructure under Afghan Ministry of Interior chain of command
conflict Taliban insurgency
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
country Afghanistan
createdBy Ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan
surface form: Afghan Ministry of Interior with U.S. support
createdUnderProgram Village Stability Operations
criticizedBy United Nations
human rights organizations
criticizedFor human rights abuses
lack of accountability
local power abuses
disbanded yes
disbandedBy Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
surface form: Afghan government
disbandedIn 2020
establishedDuring War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
establishedIn 2010
fundedBy United States of America
surface form: United States

international donors
languageOfName Dari
Pashto language
surface form: Pashto
mandate protect local communities from Taliban insurgents
provide security in areas with limited Afghan National Police presence
support counterinsurgency operations
operatedIn rural Afghanistan
village-level areas
partOf Afghan security ministries
surface form: Afghan security apparatus
praisedBy U.S. military commanders
some Afghan officials
praisedFor improving security in some rural areas
primaryRole defense against insurgents
village-level security
reasonForDisbandment integration into other Afghan security forces
security sector reforms
recruitmentFrom local communities
relatedTo Afghan National Army
Afghan National Police
structure locally recruited units
organized at district and village level
supervisedBy Ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan
supportedBy International Security Assistance Force
NATO
United States of America
surface form: United States
supports broader national security efforts
trainingProvidedBy NATO land forces
surface form: NATO forces

U.S. Special Operations Command
surface form: United States Special Operations Forces
uniformed yes

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afghan National Police component Afghan Local Police
ANP hasComponent Afghan Local Police
subject surface form: Afghan National Police
Ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan oversees Afghan Local Police
this entity surface form: Afghan Local Police (historical)