Afghan National Police

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law enforcement agency national police force

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

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 →
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 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fall of Kabul (2021) → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →	belligerent
Afghan National Police ("Afghan Uniform Police") → Afghan National Police ("Afghan National Civil Order Police") →	component
War in Afghanistan (by Polish forces) →	alliedWith
Afghan National Police ("پولیس ملی افغانستان") →	nativeName
Afghan National Police ("Afghan National Police (pre-2001 structures)") →	predecessor
International Security Assistance Force →	supportedOrganization