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.[1][2]

Structure

The Afghan National Security Forces consisted of:

NATO special operations forces trained, advised and assisted the ANASOC, SMW and GCPSU who were collectively known as the Afghan Special Security Forces (ASSF).[16][17][18] The ASSF was described as the "ANDSF’s primary offensive forces".[18]

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) was the state intelligence and security service and was part of the ANSF.[19][20] The NDS reported directly to the Office of President.[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ United States. Department of Defense 2020b, p. 18.
  2. ↑ European Asylum Support Office 2020, p. 26.
  3. ↑ United States. Department of Defense 2020b, pp. 38.
  4. ↑ European Asylum Support Office 2020, p. 27.
  5. ↑ United States. Department of Defense 2020b, pp. 41.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Helmus 2015, p. 2.
  7. ↑ Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 2013, p. 24.
  8. ↑ United States. Department of Defense 2020a, p. 75-76.
  9. ↑ United States. Department of Defense 2020b, p. 45.
  10. ↑ United States. Department of Defense 2020b, p. 58.
  11. ↑ United States. Department of Defense 2020b, pp. 58–59.
  12. ↑ United States. Department of Defense 2020b, p. 59.
  13. ↑ Helmus 2015, p. 3.
  14. ↑ United States. Department of Defense 2020b, pp. 59–60.
  15. 1 2 United States. Department of Defense 2020b, p. 60.
  16. ↑ United States. Department of Defense 2020b, p. 4.
  17. ↑ Helmus 2015, p. 1.
  18. 1 2 Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 2021, p. 75.
  19. ↑ "Developing Afghan security forces". North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013.
  20. ↑ "Afghanistan (2017)". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018.
  21. ↑ European Asylum Support Office 2020, pp. 35–36.

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