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Supt Joe McAllisterRoyal Canadian Mounted Police
• Senior Police Advisor ISAF International Joint Command, Kabul Oct 2012 - present
• Deputy Police Commander - Kabul June 2010 to June 2011
• Contingent Commander - Afghanistan Kandahar Nov 2007 to March 2009
• United Nations East Timor 2002• United Nations Kosovo 2001• 32 years
Federal/Municipal/International Policing
War by powerpoint
Why are we here?
Afghan Police
Remote locations Perspective
Structure of the ANPAfghan
Uniform (Civilian) Police
AUP
•Focus on the core functions of policing•Prevent and detect crime, assure public safety•Includes Traffic Police and Fire Department
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Afghan Naitonal Civil Order Police (Gendarmerie)
ANCOP
•lead police organization in COIN in close cooperation with ANA and ABP•maintain and restore civil order•Requires 6th grade literacy
Afghan Border Police
ABP
•Safeguard national boundaries against external aggressions.•Control the entry and exit at borders and international airports. •Deter and counter insurgency and criminal activities within the Border Security Zone.
Anti-Crime PoliceAACP
•Counter terrorism•Counter narcotics•Police Intelligence•Criminal Investigation•Major Crimes Task Force•Police Special Operation Units•Forensics
Public Protection
ForceAPPF
•Protects key infrastructure and personnel •Replaces private security companies•Does not have a policing mandate
Administration/Regional Logistics Centers/Medical/Training Base
Afghan Local Police
•Recruited by village elders to protect villages from insurgency
National Policing Systems
• Comparing Afghanistan Ministry of Interior to a number of similar countries
• Germany• Australia• Netherlands• Italy• Canada• Jordan• India• Turkey
International CoordinationJCMB
(Joint Coordinating and Monitoring Board)
•This body is made up of international donors •Its purpose is to coordinate and monitor progress in implementing the Afghan Compact
IPCB(International Police Coordination Board)
•This body is made up of key international donors and multi-lateral organisation contributing to police reform in Afghanistan•Its purpose is to coordinate the international community’s efforts in police reform in consultation with the Afghan Ministry of Interior
MOI(Ministry of
Interior)
USCSTC – A
NATONATO Training
Mission (NTM-A)ISAF Joint
Command (IJC)
EUPOL(European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan)
Bilateral Support
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Where Is Police Where Is Police Mentoring Needed?Mentoring Needed?
6 Regions34 Provinces365 Districts
Local policing functionsunder a national (MoI)command structure.Security considerations require some combat capability.
Provincial Justice Centers
EUPOL CPJP
KabulBamyan
NimrozHelmand Kandahar
Herat
Farah
Badghis
Faryab
Jowzjan
Sar-e-Pol
Ghor
Uruzgan
Daykondi
Zabul
Balkh
SamanganBaghlan
Takhar
Badakhshan
Paktika
Khowst
Kunar
Ghazni
Nangarhar
Nuristan
Wardak
Kunduz
Parwan
Paktia
Laghman
UNODC CN Program
police-justice training installations and projects map
Supreme Court Justice Centers
Forensic labs
Stage
Major training installations in Kabul (ANPA, CTC, Staff College)
Regional Training Centers
Regional satellite sites
Long term training installations out of NTM-A’s scope
www.IPCBafghanistan.com
IPCB Mandate
• Dubai Conference 2006• Main coordination body for
institutional and police reform within wider rule of law context
• Direct, prioritize and coordinate the international police reform effort
Direct
Coordinate
Prioritize
IPCB Members12 Nations + 8 Organizations
AFG MoI EUPOL EU ISAF NATO SCR NTM-A UNAMA
UNDP/LOTFA AUSTRALIA CANADA DENMARK FRANCE GERMANY ITALY
JAPAN The NETHERLANDS
NORWAY UK US TURKEY
Secretariat
IPCB Structure
Governance Standing Committee
Socio-EconomicStanding Committee
Minister of Interior chairs
19 IC members + MoIMinister of Defence &
UNAMA co-chairApprox. 30 IC members
Minister of Finance & UNAMA
co-chair
Decision Making Process
IPCB Standing Security
Committee
Joint Coordination & Monitoring
Board (JCMB)
IPCB Secretariat
• To guide, facilitate and coordinate the activities of the IPCB and its associated bodies
• Permanent body of civilian & police personnel• Provides recommendations to, and receives
direction from, IPCB• Facilitates meetings and working groups• Manages Police Reform Database• Provides specialist input to key MoI/ANP
documents & initiatives
Police Reform Database
• Operational since Jan 2011
• Administrated by IPCB Sec
• Web-based tool to share unclassified information
• Prevents duplication of efforts and avoids gaps
• Preserves institutional memory
• Provides overview of international contributions to police trainings, projects, and overall police reform
Police Reform Database
NATO Command and Control
ISAF
NTMA
Ministry of
InteriorEUPOL
GPPT
UN
Strategic Level approach to Policing Strategy with a focus on Professionalism
Bilaterals
IPCB Working Groups
IC supportedPolicing Strategy
MoI Lead IPCB
Coordinated
Strategic PrioritiesIdentified by stakeholders
Collated by IJC
Ongoing WG activity reported to MoI in Oct 2012
IJC Shura RC, IC, NTMA,
ANPOutcomes from RC Shura
feeds process
IJC and IPCB synchronize the multi-agency ANP Developmental Plan and submits through IPCB Board
to MoI for final approval
AUPDevelopmenta
lPlan
A synchronized Plan is developed by all
contributors November 2012 to February 2013
ready for launch in Afghan New year
IJC Policing Strategy
Each contributing agency develops
their own action plan which feeds the IPCB process
GPPT
NROLFSM/345
StrategicPriorities
approvedby MoI
IJC Strategy nested in COMIJC priorities
IJC
IJC Planning – Current Position
• Unified Implementation Plan – Overarching plan which underpins other plans to the end of 2014. How changing role/relationship of ANSF/Coalition will develop.
• Annual Plan – Cross Ministerial Plan for ANSF – 1392 now in place. Framework for 1393 plan will commence July/August.
• Seasonal Orders – Autumn/Winter Plans will be written in coming months and could include elements of 2 year plan.
• 3 – 5 Year Campaign Plan – At present in conceptual stage, but could provide link to MOI 2 year plan.
Security Force Assistance
Security Force Assistance (SFA)
• October 2011 - ISAF Revised Campaign Plan.
• Movement from ISAF COIN to Afghan Advise and Assist Mission.
• Transition of lead security to the Afghans.
• The Goal of SFA is Afghan Self Sufficiency.
Security Force Assistance Advisory Teams(SFA ATs)
• Deployed to theatre by contributing nations SFA AT symposium identified four distinct methods of delivery;
– US Army– US Marines– NATO– UK
• Work with Afghans to transition them into lead
– Military Adviser Teams (MATs)– Police Adviser Teams (PATs) – AUP/ANCOP/ABP– OCC Adviser Teams (OCCATs)
Security Force Assistance Adviser Teams(SFA AT’s) – AUP Adviser Teams
• Initial requirement for 466 SFA ATs
• January 2013 - 400 in theatre – 164 were PAT’s
• Thinning up now commencing – (CUAT and RDL)
Feb – Jun 2013 – Reduces to 54 AUP Adviser teams
Jul – Dec 2013 – Reduces to 36 AUP Adviser teams
Jan – Jun 2014 – Reduces to 19 AUP Adviser teams
• Pre deployment training up to 6 months prior
(Does not include ABP or ANCOP AT’s)
Mentoring AfghansLearn the languageBuild the relationship slowlyUnderstand where they come fromDon’t make it all about workTwo ears one mouthShare your ideas but ask for theirs firstWho else is mentoring and what are their prioritiesFind the history of whyBeware the bobble head and Afghan promisesAfghan timeYour mission is not theirsLearning mechanismsCapacity development vrs capacity replacement.
Fishing in Afghanistan
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day
Teach a man to fish, feed him for life
Western vs Afghan ideas of Institutions
• National versus Local
• State versus family and tribe
• Family, tribe, society, nation
Mentoring at MOI HQ
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Afghanistan National Police – End StateA respected and professional Police Force, whose members are proud and
dedicated to service to the Afghan nation and its people, and whose leaders have the courage to champion change.
EDUCATION
RESPECT and RECOGNITION
FINANCIAL SECURITY
MEDICAL
CHALLENGING CAREER
Questions?