Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan

The Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) was a specialist force under the command of the Afghan National Police to conduct investigations and operations in Afghanistan related to narotics. The CNPA was assisted by American/British police officers with international special force units.https://www.hsfk.de/fileadmin/HSFK/hsfk_downloads/prif102.pdf

Candidates for the 5-week long Counter Narcotics Course must have completed an 8-week basic police course and are carefully selected.

Structure

The CNPA was based in Kabul and is made up of six departments/directorates, which included various provincial and specialist units:

Command Structure

* CNPA Director General
** Tactical Operations Center
** CNPA HQ Intelligence Department
** Specialized Unit Directorate
*** National Interdiction Unit
** Provincial Directorate
** Laboratory
** Special Guard Force/Detention

Provincial Structure

* Interior Minister
** Deputy Minister-Counternarcotics/Deputy Minister-Security
** ANP Provincial Chiefs of Police (under DM-S)
** CNPA Director General
** CNPA Provincial Directorate
** 34 Provincial Units

References

Defunct law enforcement agencies of Afghanistan
Organizations disestablished in the 2020s

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