Afghan National Security Forces

The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), also known as the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), were the military and internal security forces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Structure

The Afghan National Security Forces consisted of:

• Ministry of Defence
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
    • ANA Special Operations Command - a "corps level tactical component of the MoD"
      • Special Mission Wing (SMW)
    • Afghan Border Force (ABF)
    • Afghan National Civil Order Force (ANCOF)
  • Afghan Air Force (AAF)
• Ministry of Interior Affairs
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
    • Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP)
    • Public Security Police (PSP)
    • Afghan Border Police (ABP)
    • General Directorate for Intelligence and Counter Crime (GDICC) (formerly Afghan Anti-Crime Police (AACP))
    • Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF)
    • Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA)
    • Afghan Local Police (ALP)
  • General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU)
    • Afghan Territorial Force (ATF) 444
    • Crisis Response Unit (CRU) 222
    • Commando Force (CF) 333

NATO special operations forces trained, advised and assisted the ANASOC, SMW and GCPSU who were collectively known as the Afghan Special Security Forces (ASSF). The ASSF was described as the "ANDSF’s primary offensive forces".

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) was the state intelligence and security service and was part of the ANSF. The NDS reported directly to the Office of President.

See also

• Military of Afghanistan
• Law enforcement in Afghanistan