AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE ‒ PILLAR WITHIN THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM

Authors

  • Traian MAGHERCA 30th Guard Brigade „Mihai Viteazul”

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12753/2284-9378-20-01

Abstract

The confrontations in Afghanistan, which began in the autumn of 2001, created the premises for starting a process of reforming the security system, in the context of the intervention of the international military force. The evolution of this process was marked by the influence of foreign advisers in all fields of society. The institutions that opened this way of transformation were the army and the police. In the conception of the international community, the police was considered the younger sister of the army, so the efforts to reform the two segments were not identical. The development of the police forces was more difficult, the funds allocated were less, and these aspects contributed to the creation of large discrepancies between the two institutions. Frequent changes in strategy have led to a lack of consistency and continuity. The secondary role assigned to the police sector, within the national security system still has an effect today when it seems that the Afghan national police has remained far behind the army on the way to reform.

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Published

2020-03-30

How to Cite

MAGHERCA, T. (2020). AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE ‒ PILLAR WITHIN THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM. BULLETIN OF "CAROL I" NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY, 9(1), 7–13. https://doi.org/10.12753/2284-9378-20-01

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2020)

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