Talk:Afghan National Police

Equipment

"The composition of this equipment varies between American, Russian and Chinese military grade equipment to 3rd party equipment that provides little-to-no real protection."

Is 3rd party the correct term to use here? I am unsure. Tp271 (talk) 16:32, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Where did you get your info pertaining to what service pistol the ANP uses because i know for a fact they use S&W M&P9 pistols not Sigmas. Cybrid87

External Links

The link for http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/60086.htm under external links is dead. I'm removing it and going to dig around to see if I can't find a comparable link Soldier.pitre (talk) 02:08, 14 October 2009 (UTC) Well, I couldn't find anything on the state.gov website. I did find a Canadian site that spoke about Afghan Security training and it had a "View Benchmarks". I put it under external links. Soldier.pitre (talk) 02:16, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Corruption

After adding the external link and re-reading the article, I realized that benchmarks 6, 7 and 8 of Canada's Priority 1 Training [...], bolster the credibility of the corruption section. I would like to add the following to the Corruption Within the ANP section of the article.

[...] Canada, currently deployed in the Kandahar Province, evidences this trend through three of its benchmarks (See External Links). Benchmark 6 discusses a training program in order to improve the ANP's operational capacity. Benchmark 7 discusses the building of prisons in order to support the police work. Benchmark 8 highlights the absence of any functioning judiciary. Without a functioning justice system, a police force is not capable of maintaining law & order, thus ensuring the safety of civilians. These benchmarks evidence the infancy of the Afghan justice system.

If there aren't any objections, or suggestions, or comments, I will go ahead and add it in a couple of days. This should ensure a proper reaction time to people watching this article. Soldier.pitre (talk) 02:36, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

New related article Ring of Steel (Kabul)

Based on recent news coverage, I created a stub for Ring of Steel (Kabul). Not sure yet on how to expand it (attacks despite it? EUPOL concept of ops?), but any input would be great. MatthewVanitas (talk) 18:44, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

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Call for discussion

This edit, by Jawalpopal really concerns me. The edit summary "bias", was inadequate.

In my opinion a meaningful and substantive explanation was absolutely required for the removal of the following passage:

"Police officers in Afghanistan are largely illiterate, approximately 17 percent of them tested positive for illegal drugs in 2010, and they were widely accused of demanding bribes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121559123&ps=cprs |title=For U.S., Vast Challenge To Expand Afghan Forces |publisher=NPR |accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> Attempts to build a credible Afghan police force were faltering badly, according to NATO officials, making it difficult to build a capable national force.<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite news |last=Nordland |first=Rod |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?pagewanted=1 |title=With Raw Recruits, Afghan Police Buildup Falters |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=2 February 2010 |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref> A quarter of the officers quit every year, making the Afghan government's goals of substantially building up the police force even harder to achieve.<ref name="nytimes1"/>"

So I am restoring that paragraph.

Maybe someone can argue for it being placed lower in the article, or rewritten. Maybe someone can offer a meaningful and substantive explanation as to why this material didn't belong in the article. Until then I believe it should be restored. Geo Swan (talk) 15:13, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

That bold statement in the intro is attacking the entire police force of Afghanistan. It's like stating that police officers in the United States are largely anti-black people. Are you not aware that illiteracy and drug use is a common problem in so many countries. Smoking hashish in Afghanistan is the equivalent of Canadians drinking alcohol. Also, are you not aware that Afghan police force has improved since 2010 and are getting better by the year. Don't expect Afghan police to be the equivalent of Canadian police. If you want to attack Afghan police, create a section at the bottom and express all your frustration there. Wikipedia should not be used to attack a specific group.--Jawalpopal (talk) 22:32, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Current situation

@Jawalpopal: What is the current situation of the Afghan National Police after the fall of Kabul? Last thing I read is that they abandoned their posts after the escape of President Ashraf Ghani and that therefore the ANP is no longer functional.-Karma1998 (talk)

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Flag and Emblem

the Islamic emirate police has their own Flag and Emblem but for some reason its not shown here Durranistan (talk) 16:37, 2 November 2022 (UTC)