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Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan

Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan

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The Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) was a specialist force under the command of the Afghan National Police to conduct investigations and operations in Afghanistan related to narcotics.[1] The CNPA was assisted by American/British police officers with international special force units.[2]

Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Qadir, Director of the Helmand Counter Narcotics Police.

Candidates for the 5-week long Counter Narcotics Course must have completed an 8-week basic police course and are carefully selected.

Structure

The CNPA was based in Kabul and is made up of six departments/directorates, which included various provincial and specialist units:[1]

Command Structure

  • CNPA Director General
    • Tactical Operations Center
    • CNPA HQ Intelligence Department
    • Specialized Unit Directorate
      • National Interdiction Unit
    • Provincial Directorate
    • Laboratory
    • Special Guard Force/Detention

Provincial Structure

  • Interior Minister
    • Deputy Minister-Counternarcotics/Deputy Minister-Security
    • ANP Provincial Chiefs of Police (under DM-S)
    • CNPA Director General
    • CNPA Provincial Directorate
    • 34 Provincial Units

References

  1. [1]
    "Counternarcotics Police of Afghanistan: U.S. Assistance to Provincial Units Cannot Be Fully Tracked and Formal Capability Assessments Are Needed" (PDF). Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Militarized versus Civilian Policing: Problems of Reforming the Afghan National Police" (PDF). hsfk.de.


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