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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