Policing in Afghanistan used to be very functional back before 1978. Though the system of policing wasn’t very sophisticated, it did not look as bad as it had after the armed conflicts began throughout the country. Before the armed conflicts began in the early 1970’s, the Afghan police force was able to detect big disturbances before they happened. In the rural areas, the police depended on the Afghan army for handling major issues, but the army usually focused on border control. Once the conflicts started in 1978, disruption in the police agencies was caused political purges, but corruption was still at low levels, while discipline was at high levels. During the 1980’s, the police force became para-militarized. The police force grew
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Policing became decentralized and was voluntary for individuals who wanted join. If you were apart of the army, any relationship with them was severed. Weapon shortages were common after the fall of the Taliban, salaries were low and rarely paid on time, bonuses were embezzled, and discipline within the police force was poor. Since then, policing has tried to come back to a centralized structure. Another important milestone was the establishment of the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan in 2002. It was a mechanism managed by the UN Development Program for channeling multilateral aid to the police, with objectives covering the recurrent salaries of the police; procure nonlethal equipment; rehabilitate police facilities, train police and strengthen law-enforcement capacity across the country (Murray, 2007). In 2002, 68,000 police have been recorded to be working in Afghanistan, but a strength of 86,000 personnel are needed. The Afghanistan National Police force has several different entities working alongside them under the supervision of the Interior Ministry. These police forces include the Afghan Uniform Police, which is responsible for general police duties, and four specialized police organizations: Afghan National Civil Order Police, the Afghan Border Police, the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan, and the Counter
Policing became decentralized and was voluntary for individuals who wanted join. If you were apart of the army, any relationship with them was severed. Weapon shortages were common after the fall of the Taliban, salaries were low and rarely paid on time, bonuses were embezzled, and discipline within the police force was poor. Since then, policing has tried to come back to a centralized structure. Another important milestone was the establishment of the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan in 2002. It was a mechanism managed by the UN Development Program for channeling multilateral aid to the police, with objectives covering the recurrent salaries of the police; procure nonlethal equipment; rehabilitate police facilities, train police and strengthen law-enforcement capacity across the country (Murray, 2007). In 2002, 68,000 police have been recorded to be working in Afghanistan, but a strength of 86,000 personnel are needed. The Afghanistan National Police force has several different entities working alongside them under the supervision of the Interior Ministry. These police forces include the Afghan Uniform Police, which is responsible for general police duties, and four specialized police organizations: Afghan National Civil Order Police, the Afghan Border Police, the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan, and the Counter