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Afghan Local Police
The Afghan Local Police (ALP) was a US-UK sponsored local law enforcement agency, defence force and militia in Afghanistan as part of the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs. Formed primarily as a local defence force against Taliban insurgents, its members had no power of arrest and were only authorised to investigate crime if requested to do so by the Afghan National Police (ANP).
The ALP was established at the request of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Summer 2010 and is paid for by the United States. Officers underwent three weeks military and police training by ISAF personnel and receive weapons and a uniform. They are intended to defend their villages from insurgent attack and allow the ANP to focus on offensive operations. It was originally intended to function for between two and five years.
The US government provided funding in February 2013 to expand the ALP to 45,000 members and to provide the programme until at least 2018, anticipating the withdrawal of most foreign troops from the country by the end of 2014. The ALP has received a mixed press with its members being involved in several green on blue attacks, though it has borne a heavy cost in its fight against the Taliban – suffering casualty rates twice that of the ANP and Afghan Army.
International funding for the ALP ended on 30 September 2020, and it was disbanded later that year. As United States forces withdrew from Afghanistan in June 2021, the acting Minister of the Interior announced plans to arm 30,000 personnel as part of the ALP. However the interim government was overthrown by the Taliban by August that year.
The Afghan government passed legislation to establish the Local Police in July 2010 and formal establishment occurred under a presidential decree of 16 August that year. An initial target of 10,000 members was set by the Afghan government and the US Congress agreed to provide funding for up to 30,000 policemen. It was originally planned to operate for between two and five years. By August 2011 7,000 men had been recruited.
Nomination and vetting was made by local village councils, with training provided by ISAF (primarily US) forces. ALP members report to the police district chief and come under the remit of the Ministry of Interior Affairs. The ALP was established with the backing of US General David Petraeus, but with strong opposition from Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
The US Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command- Afghanistan (CFSOCC-A) managed the American component of the programme.
The ALP was established as an armed defence force at village-level and did not have police powers. It was intended to free Afghan security forces from the defensive role and allow them to focus on offensive operations in advance of the withdrawal of foreign military units from Afghanistan. ALP candidates received three weeks of training some of which is delivered by US special forces personnel. The training primarily covered military skills such as marksmanship and IED detection but also covers human rights, the correct use of force and the Afghan constitution.
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Afghan Local Police
The Afghan Local Police (ALP) was a US-UK sponsored local law enforcement agency, defence force and militia in Afghanistan as part of the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs. Formed primarily as a local defence force against Taliban insurgents, its members had no power of arrest and were only authorised to investigate crime if requested to do so by the Afghan National Police (ANP).
The ALP was established at the request of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Summer 2010 and is paid for by the United States. Officers underwent three weeks military and police training by ISAF personnel and receive weapons and a uniform. They are intended to defend their villages from insurgent attack and allow the ANP to focus on offensive operations. It was originally intended to function for between two and five years.
The US government provided funding in February 2013 to expand the ALP to 45,000 members and to provide the programme until at least 2018, anticipating the withdrawal of most foreign troops from the country by the end of 2014. The ALP has received a mixed press with its members being involved in several green on blue attacks, though it has borne a heavy cost in its fight against the Taliban – suffering casualty rates twice that of the ANP and Afghan Army.
International funding for the ALP ended on 30 September 2020, and it was disbanded later that year. As United States forces withdrew from Afghanistan in June 2021, the acting Minister of the Interior announced plans to arm 30,000 personnel as part of the ALP. However the interim government was overthrown by the Taliban by August that year.
The Afghan government passed legislation to establish the Local Police in July 2010 and formal establishment occurred under a presidential decree of 16 August that year. An initial target of 10,000 members was set by the Afghan government and the US Congress agreed to provide funding for up to 30,000 policemen. It was originally planned to operate for between two and five years. By August 2011 7,000 men had been recruited.
Nomination and vetting was made by local village councils, with training provided by ISAF (primarily US) forces. ALP members report to the police district chief and come under the remit of the Ministry of Interior Affairs. The ALP was established with the backing of US General David Petraeus, but with strong opposition from Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
The US Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command- Afghanistan (CFSOCC-A) managed the American component of the programme.
The ALP was established as an armed defence force at village-level and did not have police powers. It was intended to free Afghan security forces from the defensive role and allow them to focus on offensive operations in advance of the withdrawal of foreign military units from Afghanistan. ALP candidates received three weeks of training some of which is delivered by US special forces personnel. The training primarily covered military skills such as marksmanship and IED detection but also covers human rights, the correct use of force and the Afghan constitution.
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