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Confidence in Afghan National Police Among Afghans Grows
At 81 percent, a full four out of every five Afghans you speak to will say they respect the police as a whole, up 8 points from last year.
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Security and Literacy: Improving and Intertwined in Afghanistan
By LCDR Bert Hornyak, USN Executive Assistant — Trip Coordinator to Supreme Allied Commander Europe/ Commander US European Command SHAPE, Belgium I just attended literacy training – in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The class was full of Afghan National Police recruits. It is part of the ongoing effort to increase literacy in the Afghan Security [...]
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Professionalizing the ANP
Extending Basic Patrolmen Training By Major General Walter M. Golden, Jr. On October 1, all basic patrolmen training for the Afghan National Police was extended from six weeks to eight weeks. This is an important next step for the Ministry of Interior and NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan Deputy Commander Police (DCOM-P) and our international partners to [...]
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Maj. Gen. Golden, “A Day in the Life Of”
I invite you to follow our new weekly series, “A Day in the Life of an ANCOP Trainees,” as it takes you through all 14 weeks of ANCOP training.
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Foundations of Trust
We were going to a small refugee camp in the northern part of the city. While there, we would interact but let the ANCOP take the lead showing the people they care.
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ANP born and bred at Wardak
By Senior Airman Kat Lynn Justen, USAF NTM-A Public Affairs NATIONAL POLICE TRAINING CENTER – WARDAK — I couldn’t breathe … the thin mountain air and weight of the bullet proof plate carrier strapped to my chest were introducing me to an unearthly world of mortality. Running eight miles a day or cycling 30 in [...]
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Transition in Action
Back in Washington, policymakers, academics and policy wonks have been discussing “transition” in Afghanistan for some time now. They talk metrics, criteria and processes, and emphasize that this is a joint effort with our Afghan partners. Think tanks hold events on almost a weekly basis regarding how transition will actually pan out, drawing parallels to [...]
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Zhwand!!!
By: Ms. Charlene F. Rusnak This Pashto word meaning long life was the fervent response made by Afghan National Policemen as the General presented them with their training certificate and offered congratulations. When their name was called, each graduate smartly goose-stepped down the line of fellow graduates. Once reaching the General, they executed a crisp [...]
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Feature – The Time Is Now: Building an ANP Force, “Shohna ba Shohna,” that will stand the test of time
KABUL, Afghanistan — Since the creation of conflict and resolution involving state actors, one main question has beleaguered the states involved. The question is simple in wording but not in meaning. The question is “How and when do you enable a war stricken people to perpetuate ownership in their country again?” The question is valid, [...]
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MOI, ANP hold inaugural “Recruit-Train-Assign” Conference
MC2 Vladimir Potapenko, NTM-A PA The Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Afghan National Police (ANP) held the inaugural ANP “Recruit-Train-Assign (RTA)” Training Conference at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan Dec. 14 and 15. The conference was meant to support MOI’s efforts to improve and enhance recruiting, training and the personnel management [...]
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