Afghan Police Photos

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan--Members of the honor guard for the Afghan National Police await the arrival of Kandahar Provincial Governor Turyalay Wisa for the ANP Region South Graduation ceremony at the Recruit Training Camp in Kandahar Province on Feb. 26, 2009. The ceremony marked the end of an eight-week training course that graduated 354 new members into the ANP. ISAF photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aramis X. Ramirez (RELEASED)

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan--Members of the honor guard for the Afghan National Police await the arrival of Kandahar Provincial Governor Turyalay Wisa for the ANP Region South Graduation ceremony at the Recruit Training Camp in Kandahar Province on Feb. 26, 2009. The ceremony marked the end of an eight-week training course that graduated 354 new members into the ANP. ISAF photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aramis X. Ramirez (RELEASED)

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan--Members of the honor guard for the Afghan National Police await the arrival of Kandahar Provincial Governor Turyalay Wisa for the ANP Region South Graduation ceremony at the Recruit Training Camp in Kandahar Province on Feb. 26, 2009. The ceremony marked the end of an eight-week training course that graduated 354 new members into the ANP. ISAF photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aramis X. Ramirez (RELEASED)

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan--Members of the honor guard for the Afghan National Police await the arrival of Kandahar Provincial Governor Turyalay Wisa for the ANP Region South Graduation ceremony at the Recruit Training Camp in Kandahar Province on Feb. 26, 2009. The ceremony marked the end of an eight-week training course that graduated 354 new members into the ANP. ISAF photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aramis X. Ramirez (RELEASED)

091029-A-2388D-089 Hundreds of graduating Afghan National Policemen carry new equipment and body armor issued to them Oct. 29 at the ANP headquarters in Herat. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stephen Decatur)

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan--Graduates sit during an address by Kandahar Provincial Governor Turyalay Wisa during the ANP Region South Graduation ceremony at the Recruit Training Camp in Kandahar Province on Feb. 26, 2009. The ceremony marked the end of an eight-week training course that graduated 354 new members into the ANP. ISAF photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aramis X. Ramirez (RELEASED)

An Afghan National Civil Order Police 2nd Lieutenant, center, instructs members of the elite force during convoy operations training at a Kabul facility. The police officers received convoy emergency action training, sighted their weapons and received marksmanship training as they prepare for operations in Afghanistan. NATO Training Mission Afghanistan More Images from (NATO Training Mission Afghanistan Photo by Chief Petty Officer Julian Carroll)

An Afghan national civil prder police major receives an ANCOP officer's weapon for repair during weapons training at a Kabul facility. The police officers of the elite force received convoy training and marksmanship training as they prepare for operations in Afghanistan. (NATO Training Mission Afghanistan Photo by Chief Petty Officer Julian Carroll)

20100602-M-0944A-011 Afghan National Police officers wait to receive their certificate of completion from the police course, June 2, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The ceremony honored 71 Afghans who graduated an 8-week police training course which included enhanced shooting, patrolling and combat skills. (I Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd) Photo by Sgt. Heidi Agostini)

ANP with an RPG Fighting alongside the Afghan National Army and Police in Helmand The patrol started off just like any other from Patrol Base Shaheed (2.5 Km North East of Showal) on Thursday 4 March 2010. The Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police were in the lead. As usual they had with them a handful of soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh there to offer support if needed. Patrolling in the green zone, the soldiers were out to dominate the ground taken during Operation Moshtarak just over two weeks ago. The tranquillity was shattered an hour into the patrol after the Afghan Security Forces left a compound where they had been talking to village elders. Insurgents opened up on the patrol from a few hundred meters away using neighbouring compounds for cover. The patrol took cover in an irrigation ditch observing the insurgent movements firing when they identified targets. Using the ANA and ANP to suppress the insurgents the British troops moved location to join up with the ANA and ANP commanders. While the Afghans kept the insurgents pinned down the British patrol commander Lieutenant Adam Libby called in surveillance aircraft to monitor the insurgent’s movements. The key to this firefight was to use just the right amount of force to suppress the insurgents and minimise damage to the area. With aircraft up in the sky monitoring the situation the patrol headed back to base knowing that their every move was being tracked. (Photo by Maj. Paul Smyth MOD/UK Crown Copyright 2010)

Afghan National Police await the arrival of President Hamid Karzai at the Afghan National Police Training Center Kabul, Afghanistan.

President Hamid Karzai walks down the carpet as he is welcomed to the Afghan National Police Training Center Kabul, Afghanistan.

The Afghan national police honor guard waits for distinguished visitors to arrive before the graduation of Afghan National Police Academy cadets. Upon graduating the three year course, cadets become ANP officers and earn a degree in criminal justice. The academy trains men and women from more than 34 provinces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ybarbo/RELEASED)

A 108th Rough Rider Soldier discusses security of the Achin District Center in Nangarhar prior to a shura, or tribal meeting, of key community and U. S. military leaders with the district's chief of police. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tracy J. Smith, 48th IBCT PAO)

Afghan National Police (ANP) trainees proudly stand in formation during the ANP ceremony May 1, 2010 at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ghazni. This was FOB Ghazni's first opening ceremony for the ANP and symbolizes the start of an extensive six week course for ANP trainees. The training is conducted by Afghans and American forces. (Photo by US Air Force Tech. Sgt. JT May III)(100501-F-4473M-009)

LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (April 9, 2010) —A cadet at the Afghan National Police Academy training facility leaps from an obstacle course wall at Forward Operating Base Shank. Czech and Afghan instructors teach a course that includes first-aid treatment, patrolling, weapons training and other police related topics. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark O’Donald/Released)

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghan National Civil Order of Police Training Center (March 25, 2010) -- A European Gendarmerie Force instructor straightens up his platoon of ANCOP/Afghan Gendarmerie Force trainees in preparation for graduation. These are the first 193 enlisted students to graduate under the European Gendarmerie Force, which is a corporation of six police organizations from six different countries. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeff Nevison)

In the wake of Operation Moshtarak the soldiers of B Company, 1 Royal Welsh together with the Afghan National Army and Police have been working with the elders of Shaheed to bring stability to the area. Gathering weekly the elders talk to the soldiers and police to voice their concerns and work out what needs to be done to build a more secure and brighter future for the village of Shaheed. Now that the Taliban have been pushed out the elders are interested improving the village. The topics covered in the Shura included developing a bazaar so that that shopkeepers and framers have a place to sell their goods as well as suggestions for a school as the Taliban destroyed the last one. The Shura is also the perfect way to build trust between the community, the army and police who are now there to serve the people. (Photo by Maj. Paul Smyth MOD/Crown Copyright 2010)

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