North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Media Backgrounder
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Media Backgrounder
Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF):Training and Development
ANSF capacity in numbers
Current Force Level
• AfghanNationalArmy(ANA):hasnowachieveditsrecruitmentgoalof195,000troops• AfghanNationalPolice(ANP):149,208officers• AfghanAirForce(AAF)(createdin2007):5,728personnel;98aircraft• ANASpecialOperationsCommand:approximately10,000(includesCommandosandspecialforces)• AfghanLocalPolice:13,412• AfghanPublicProtectionForce(APPF):approximately10,000guards.
Target growth
• ANA:195,000byOctober2012• ANP:157,000byOctober2012• AAF:8,000personneland140aircraftby2016• AfghanLocalPolice:30,000byend2014• APPF:approximately30,000guardsbyMarch2013.
ANSF size and cost post-2014
ThecurrentANSFtotalgrowthtargetremainsat352,000forcesbyOctober2012.TheAfghanNationalArmyreacheditsgrowthtargetinApril2012,6monthsaheadofschedule.TheAfghanNationalPoliceisalsowellontracktoachieveitsgoalaheadofschedule.
Discussionsonthepost-2014sizeandcostoftheANSFarecurrentlyongoingbetweentheInternationalCommunityandtheAfghanauthorities.
ThesustainmentoftheANSFpost-2014remainstheresponsibilityoftheGovernmentoftheIslamicRepublicofAfghanistanandtheInternationalCommunityasawhole.AtChicago,ISAFleaderswilldecidewhatNATO-ISAFfuturerolewillbeinassistingAfghanistantodevelopsustainableANSFpost-2014.
Growing ANSF capacity
Sinceitscreationin2002,theAfghanNationalArmyhasbeenmovingfromaninfantry-centricforcetoafully-fledgedarmytocomprisebothfightingelementsandenablingcapabilities-suchasmilitarypolice,intelligence,routeclearance,combatsupport,medical,aviation,andlogistics.TheroleoftheAfghanNationalPoliceisshiftingfromcounteringtheinsurgencytoamorecivilianpolicingrole,byfurtherdevelopingcapabilitiesfromcriminalinvestigationstotrafficcontrol.MeanwhiletheAfghanAirForcenowhas134 trainedpilotsandhas98aircraftincludinggunship,attackandtransporthelicoptersandlightaircraft.
Training and Leadership
• Approximately85%oftrainingiscarriedoutbyAfghansthemselves.AlltrainingattheKabulMilitaryTrainingCentre(KMTC)isledandtaughtbyANApersonnel,whereover100instructorsprovideinstructiontobetween7,000and9,000ANAsoldierseveryday.
• PolicetrainingcentresarealsobeinghandedovertotheAfghans.FullleadershipofthelargestAfghanNationalPolicetrainingcentreinthenorthofAfghanistanwashandedovertotheAfghanson26April.
• Uptoadozenvocationalschoolshaveopened,trainedleadershaveincreasedby500%,andretentionishigherthaneverwith87%oftheBasicWarriorTrainingrecruitspassingGrade1 literacytesting.0
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NATO supporting initiatives
The NATO-ANA Trust Fund
Createdin2007,theNATO-ANATrustFundsupportsthefollowingactivities:
• ANAsustainmentuntil2014(atChicago,ISAFleaderswilldecidewhatNATO-ISAFfuturerolewillbeinassistingAfghanistantodevelopsustainableANSFpost-2014),
• ANSFlong-termliteracy,Englishlanguagetrainingandprofessionalmilitaryeducation,• TransportationandinstallationcostsforequipmentdonationsbyISAFnationstotheANA,purchaseofANAequipmentand
servicesforengineeringinfrastructureprojects,in-andout-of-countrytraining.
TheNATO-ANATrustFundactsincomplementofotherbilateralandmultinationaltrustfundswhichsupporttheANSFfinanciallyandwithequipmentdonations.TheUSAfghanSecurityForcesFundingrepresentsthemostsignificantbilateralfinancialinitiative.TheLawandOrderTrustFundestablishedbytheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammesupportstheAfghanNationalPolice,whereastheNATOANATrustFundallowsthebroaderinternationalcommunitytosupportthecapacityandcapabilitydevelopmentoftheAfghanNationalArmy.
AsofMay2012,nationalcontributionsandpledgesmadetotheNATO-ANATrustFundtotal489,088,425Euros.
The NATO Equipment Donation Programme
Createdin2006,theNATOEquipmentDonationProgrammeprovidesamechanismthroughwhichAlliesdonateessentialequipment,fromuniformsandmedicalequipmenttoammunitionandhelicopters.
The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Helicopter Maintenance Trust Fund
LaunchedinMarch2011,theNRCTrustFundprovidesvitally-neededmaintenanceandrepaircapacity,includingtheprovisionofsparepartsandtechniciantraining,totheAfghanAirForcehelicopterfleet.
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• Backin2009,86%ofallnewANArecruitswereilliterateandtherewasnomandatoryliteracytraining.Bycontrast,nearly212,000ANSFhavenowcompletedbasicliteracytrainingorhigher.
• SinceNovember2009,theANSFhavetrainedover50,000officersandNCOsthroughavarietyofleadershipcourses.Leadershipinstitutions,suchastheAfghanNationalMilitaryAcademyandtheAfghanNationalPoliceAcademy,havebeenestablishedinAfghanistantoprovidetheANSFwithalong-termself-generationcapability.
Conduct of operations
• ANSFparticipateinallandlead40%ofconventionaloperations
• AllISAFSpecialForcesoperationsarepartnered.• Sinceend-January2012,theANSFhavehadleadsecurity
responsibilityforover50%oftheAfghanpopulationandthereforeassumeleadershipforboththeplanningandexecutingofoperations,withaclearlyreducedlevelofISAFinvolvement.Withtheannouncementofthethirdsetofareastoenterthetransitionprocess,theAfghanforcesaresettotakeleadsecurityresponsibilityforover75%oftheAfghanpopulation.
• ISAFsupportfortheANSFremainscritical,notablyintheprovisionofkeyenablingcapabilities.ThissupportwillremainuntilsuchtimewhentheANSFarefullycapableofactingindependently.
Women in the Armed Forces
Thereareapproximately1,370womenintheAfghanNationalPoliceand350womenintheAfghanNationalArmy,includingtwofemalepilotcandidates.Womencurrentlyrepresentapproximately3%ofnewANArecruitsandthenumberscontinuetoincreasesteadily.
Afghan Local Police
EstablishedinJuly2010,theAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)programisledbytheAfghanMinistryofInterior.Itisvillage-focusedandcomplementscounterinsurgencyeffortsbytargetingruralareaswithlimitedtonoANSFpresenceinordertoenableconditionsforimprovedsecurity,governanceanddevelopment.
TheALPprogramdistrictsexistinlocationswherethelocalpopulacehasrequestedanALPpresence.ThesecommunitiesthenselectlocaldefenderstoserveastheirALP.
ISAFsupportstheALPprogramthroughtheprovisionoffunding,training,equippingandtechnicalassistancetotheAfghanMinistryofInterior.
Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF)
ThetransitionofprivatesecuritycompaniestotheAfghanPublicProtectionForcesispartoftheoveralltransitiontoAfghan-ledsecurity.InaccordancewithPresidentialDecree62from17August2010,mostAfghanandinternationalPrivateSecurityCompanies(PSCs)operatinginAfghanistanwillbedissolvedandtheirresponsibilitiestransferredtotheAPPF.OnlyembassiesandotheraccrediteddiplomaticentitieswillbeallowedtocontinueusingPSCs.
APPFunitsareundertheresponsibilityoftheAfghanMinistryofInterior.TheyaretrainedandarmedinselecteddistrictsofAfghanistantoprotectpeople,vitalinfrastructureandconstructionprojectsandconvoys.APPFguardsdonothaveamandatetoinvestigatecrimesorarrestsuspects.
Workiscurrentlyunderwaytotransfer11,000AfghanguardscurrentlyworkingforPSCstoAPPFs.Theirresponsibilitieswillbeconcentratedondevelopmentsitesandonconvoys.
ANSF Recruitment and VettingRecruitmentfollowsaneight-stepvettingprocess,whichincludesendorsementbylocalelders,biometricdatacheckingandmedical(includingdrug)screening.Anation-wideprogrammetoscreenandre-validateeveryANSFmemberalreadyinserviceiscurrentlyongoing.
Counter-Infiltration PlanOn14March2012,followingarequestbyNATODefenceMinisters,theNorthAtlanticCouncilendorsedaplantoreducetheriskofattacksonISAFbyAfghanNationalSecurityForcespersonnel.TheplanwasdevelopedbythecommanderofISAFinclosecooperationwithhisAfghancounterpartsandisbeingimplemented.
TheplanaimsatstrengtheningISAFsecuritymeasures;revisingandimprovingvettingandmonitoringproceduresforAfghannationalsecurityforces;andintensifyingculturalawarenesstrainingforbothISAFandANSFtobridgetheculturalgap.
IncooperationwithISAF,theANSFhavealsoundertakenseveralinitiativestoimprovetheirrecruitment,vettingandscreeningprocesses.Inaddition,counter-infiltrationstaffwillbeembeddedwiththeANSFandintrainingschoolstomonitorthebehaviourofAfghanservicemembers.Trainingisongoingtoincreasethenumberofthoseofficersto850.ANSFarealsotofocusonstrengtheningleadership;ensuringthatsoldiersandpolicegetadequateleaveandregularpay;thatweaponsareaccountedforproperly,andthatallANSFaremedicallyscreenedanddrugtested.
NATO’s Training, Mentoring and Advising Role in AfghanistanNATO’sTrainingMissioninAfghanistan(NTM-A)wasestablishedon21November2009,bringingtogetherNATOandnationaltrainingeffortsunderoneumbrella.ItworksinclosepartnershipwiththeAfghanMinistryofDefenceandMinistryofInterior,aswellasincollaborationwiththeEuropeanPoliceMissioninAfghanistan(EUPOL)andtheEuropeanGendarmerieForce.Therearecurrently38nationscontributingtoNTM-A.
TrainingandmentoringofAfghanNationalSecurityForcesiscarriedoutbyNATO’sMilitaryAdvisoryTeams(MATs)andPoliceAdvisoryTeams(PATs).AdditionalISAFadvisorteamsareprovidedtotheAfghanOperationCoordinationCentres(OCCs),whichsupporttheANSFcommandersincoordinatingtheemploymentofforcesintheirareas.
Asof11May2012,nationscontributingfullMATsare:
• Albania:1• Australia:6
• Belgium:1• Bulgaria:3• Croatia:3• CzechRepublic:1• Denmark:1• France:7• Germany:8• Greece:1• Hungary:1• Italy:9• Latvia:1• Lithuania:1• Norway:1• Poland:3• Portugal:1• Romania:3• Slovakia:1• Slovenia:1• Spain:4• Sweden:1• Turkey:6• UnitedKingdom:7• UnitedStates:75• Multinational:51
Asof11May2012,nationscontributingfullPATsare:
• Albania1• Croatia:2• Denmark:1• France:3• Hungary:1• Italy:4• Lithuania:1• Netherlands:6• Poland:5• Romania:1• Spain:6• Turkey:5• UnitedKingdom:8• UnitedStates:131
Asof11May2012,nationscontributingOperationalCoordinationCentreAdvisoryTeams(OCCATs)are:
• France:1• Germany:2• Hungary:1• Italy:3• Lithuania:1
1 Armenia,FinlandandtheformerYugoslavRepublicofMacedonia(TurkeyrecognisestheRepublicofMacedoniawithitsconstitutionalname)contributetomultinationalMATs.
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