1. Former Directors of Afghanistan's Local Police Force ALP LPF Arbakai, Arbaki, ANP, LDI, APPP, APPF:
Gen. Khan Muhammad (20110119 -20110403 )
Brig Gen Ali Shah Ahmadzai (20110403 -)
Deputy Director APPF:
Gen Jamil Junbesh (20121007), Karzai dismissed deputy head of the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) Jamil Junbish for disobeying a presidential decree regarding the distribution of armaments to the companies.(20130407)
2. Previous Functions Brig Gen Ali Shah Ahmadzai Alisha Ahmadzai:
Provincial Police Commander Ghazni (20070821),
Deputy Provincial Police Chief Kabul (20081025),
Afghanistan Local Police Force Director ALP within MoI (20110403, 2012, 20130222 -)
3. Biodata Brig Gen Ali Shah Ahmadzai:
 Ahmadzai himself is a graduate from the Afghan Police Academy. General Alishah Ahmadzai is in charge of Afghan Local Police units within the interior ministry. He said there had been teething problems with bringing (ALP) irregular forces into the ministry’s structure, but issues like wage delays and supplies were being addressed. Ahmadzai said the current monthly wage of 150 dollars was the same as regular ANP officers, and this was to be raised to 210 dollars a month . “That’s an adequate wage for someone living there,” he added.(20110831)
Background:
According to General Ali Sher Ahmadzai who heads the MoI ALP department, there were 6.549 ALP members active already in 41 districts on 16 July, and the tashkil would go up to 22,825 if ALP in all 77 districts planned so far will have been implemented. Indeed, the fact-sheet says that ‘[t]he number of ALP will likely grow’ beyond the 77 since ‘any other [districts] that request these defensive forces in the future’ might be additionally included.(20110814)
National Security Council Endorses Local Police Force Establishment within the structure of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on July 14, 2010. The proposal was presented by Interior Minister Gen. Bismellah Mohammadi and President’s Advisor on Security Affairs, Masoom Stanakzai. It was also agreed that for the purpose of the rule of law, all armed groups outside the Interior Ministry be gradually disbanded and then be re-integrated into the Local Police Force as and where necessary.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed to implement coalition commander General David Petraeus’ new plan to develop local police forces as a “temporary solution” for securing remote areas against the Taliban. However, this poses serious concerns for long-term stability, peace, and reconciliation in Afghanistan. While the idea of “partnering with tribes” to protect neighborhoods (as advocated by Maj. Jim Gant) seems enticing given the slow-paced training efforts of the formal Afghan security forces, we must not forget recent history. Training local militias has been tried in the past in Afghanistan—and failed. The force, which would perform its duty within the district, was not allowed to enter other towns with guns. The ministry had fixed the salary of each member of the force at 9,000 afghanis.
ALP district list
Tashkil: 77 districts (not clear by when to be completed, depending on US financial inflow)
Existing: 39 districts plus 2 prov centres plus newly established/to be established soon:
Baghlan-e Jadid and Marja
Badghis
Murghab
Baghlan
Baghlan-e Jadid (just inaugurated)
Pul-i Khumri
Daykundi
Gizab
Kejran
Farah
Poshtrud
Khak-e Safed
Faryab
Qaisar
Helmand
Marja (to be established)
Nahr-e Seraj
Nadali
Musa Qala
Herat
Shindand/Zerkoh
Kandahar
Zhari
Panjwai
Arghestan
Khakrez
Shah Wali Kot
Arghandab
Maiwand
Ma'ruf
Kapisa
Nejrab
Tagab
Kunar
Kaz Kunar
Kunduz
Center
Paktia
Dand-e Patan
Zazi Aryub
Camkani
Paktika
Barmal
Zarghunshahr
Urgun
Sarobi
Uruzgan
Khas Uruzgan
Dehrawud
Shahid Hassas (Charchino)
Chora
Wardak
Seyyedabad
Nerkh
Jalrez
Center (Maidanshahr)
Zabul
Shahjuy
Arghandab |