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Figure 10: ANP End-Strength (March 2011-March 2012)
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Actual 125589 126291 128622 130622 135029 134865 136122 139070 140596 143797 145577 148932 149642
Attrition -1160 -1730 -1693 -2043 -1813 -2078 -1939 -2452 -1773 -1895 -1338 -1608 -894
Recruitment 2362 2362 3164 2508 3167 3254 2428 4091 3135 2778 2735 2801 1882
Retention 27 179 233 251 237 90 117 140 66 135 207 164 154
Goal 122000 124440 126880 129321 131760 134257 136708 139159 141610 144061 145355 146649 147943
As of the end of the reporting period, the overall ANP force level reached 149,642 personnel, an
increase of 13,520 from the force level at the end of the previous reporting period in September
2011. This force includes 25,195 officers, 39,943 NCOs, 77,653 patrolmen, and 6,851 initial
entry trainees.
Recruiting in the ANP remained steady, meeting or exceeding overall growth goals each month
during the reporting period. The ANP generally reflects the ethnic make-up of local
communities, as personnel typically serve in the area where they join the force. However, when
aggregated at the national level, Tajiks are significantly overrepresented in the force, Pashtuns
are represented proprotionately to the Afghan population, but Hazara, Uzbeks, and others are
underrepresented to varying degrees.
ANP patrolmen manning is currently in excess of 100 percent of the goal for both AUP and
ABP, and approximately 8,333 patrolmen were manning NCO billets as of the end of March.
Accordingly, recruiting has been adjusted to focus on qualified direct-entry NCOs, and recruiting
goals and training seats for new patrolmen have been reduced in favor of NCO and quality
training opportunities for those already in the force.
These efforts are needed to address the current NCO shortage of 8,316 and the 16,700 untrained
patrolmen. During March, MoI successfully took their first steps to self govern the imbalances
in the ANP. In addition to temporarily freezing recruitment, the Minister of the Interior also
created a commission to address the imbalances in rank and location. Initial indications are that
this self initiated Afghan commission will emphatically state that over-strength police officers
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