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across Afghanistan. 322 The night-vision capable SMW provides all the Afghan
special forces helicopter support. 323
SIGAR will report on the details of the SMW budget, manpower, and
capabilities in a classified annex to this report.
AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE
As of December 31, 2016, the United States had obligated $20.2 billion and
disbursed $19.8 billion of ASFF funds to build, train, equip, and sustain
the ANP. 324
ANP Staff at the National Logistics Center
in Wardak hosted Maj. Gen. Richard Kaiser,
commander of CSTC-A, as he reviewed the
facility and supply levels in preparation for
the winter season. (CSTC-A photo)
ANP Strength Decreases for the First Time in a Year
As of November 20, 2016, the overall assigned end strength of the ANP,
including the Afghan Uniform Police (AUP), Afghan Border Police (ABP),
Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP), and MOI Headquarters and
Institutional Support (MOI HQ & IS), was 147,635, according to USFOR-A. 325
This is a decrease of 845 ANP personnel since last quarter, which marks the
first time in a year that ANP end strength has decreased. 326 However, this
quarter’s figure is 1,609 personnel more than at this time in 2015, and the
ANP are currently at 94% of their authorized end strength. 327
Patrol personnel represent the largest subset of the ANP this quarter
with 69,749 members; noncommissioned officers numbered 50,551, while
officer ranks stood at 27,335. 328 Notably, the largest decrease in personnel
this quarter occurred within the smallest subset of the ANP, 395 fewer officers,
followed by 346 fewer patrol personnel. 329
Table 3.11 provides the six-month change in the strength of the ANP’s
components (e.g. AUP, ABP, ANCOP) from April 2016 to October 2016.
During that time, the ANP suffered a loss of 1,578 personnel. 330
TABLE 3.11
ANP STRENGTH, SIX-MONTH CHANGE
Authorized
Assigned
ANP Component Q2 2016 Q4 2016
6-Month
Change Q2 2016 Q4 2016
6-Month
Change
AUP 88,031 88,014 (17) 86,234 85,188 (1,046)
ABP 25,015 23,322 (1,693) 21,654 20,982 (672)
ANCOP 17,061 17,060 (1) 15,458 15,460 2
MOI HQs & IS 28,593 28,604 11 25,867 26,005 138
ANP Total *
(as reported) 158,700 157,000 (1,700) 149,213 147,635 (1,578)
Note: Quarters are calendar-year; Q2 2016 data as of 6/2016; Q1 2016 data as of 11/2016. AUP = Afghan Uniformed
Police; ABP = Afghan Border Police; ANCOP = Afghan National Civil Order Police; IS = Institutional Support personnel.
*NISTA (Not In Service for Training), generally students, and standby personnel, generally reservists, are not included in the
above “ANP Total” figures. The Q4 2016 assigned strength does not include the 4,894 NISTA or 2,048 standby personnel.
Source: USFOR-A, response to SIGAR data calls, 6/3/2016 and 11/20/2016.
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