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Local Police Creates Insecurity in Afghanistan: Report
[Tolo News]  The Los Angeles Times published in a report that the US programme in creation of Afghan Local Police has failed in the villages of Afghanistan.Afghan local police involves in most criminal actions including bribery and annoying of civilians, the Los Angeles Times said. Afghan Local Police Chief, Ali Shah Ahmadzai told TOLOnews that the role of local police is effective in maintaining security in the country and such a report shows lack of recognition of the Afghan local police. "Afghan Local police is an effective and legal process for bringing security and stability in all parts of the country," Ali Shah Ahmadzai said. According to the report the American troops who are advising local police have said that local police commit some illegal actions and misuse civilians. American troops have also accuse local police of being involved in smuggling and sexual assaults, according to the report. But the local police chief told that sometimes some illegal actions are attributed to local police due to lack of recognition, and people do not distinguish between local police and militia groups. The local police official stressed that the police will be punished whenever they go against law. "Afghan local police works under the Ministry of Interior and the local police differs from other gangs like militias, as an example, the Los Angeles Times named Khan Abad district but we do not have local police in the mentioned district," Ali Shah Ahmadzai said. Currently, nearly fifteen thousand of local police are active in sixty seven districts of all provinces and Washington plans to increase the number up to thirty thousand. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-16 |
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