The Afghan Border Force (ABF) was responsible for security of Afghanistan's border area with neighboring countries extending up to 30 miles (48 km) into the interior and formed part of the Afghan National Army. In December 2017, most of the Afghan Border Police (ABP) personnel of the Afghan National Police were transferred to the Afghan National Army to form the Afghan Border Force. The ABP retained 4,000 personnel for customs operations at border crossings and international airports such as checking documents of foreigners entering the country or deporting them.
Afghan Border Police (ABP) Regional Command - West in Herat Province of Afghanistan.
Members of the ABP search a locomotive near the Hairatan border crossing point.
Afghan border agent near the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge at Sher Khan Bandar in Kunduz Province
Torkham in Nangarhar Province, the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Afghan National Police, also known as the Afghan Police, is the national police force of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, serving as a single law enforcement agency all across the country. The Afghan Border Police, which has stations along the nation's border and at major airports, is a separate component of the force. The ANP is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan, and is headed by Sirajuddin Haqqani. It has nearly 200,000 members as of April 2023. Although the GDI are also a part of the secret police agency of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan after the Fall of Kabul in August 2021.
Members of the Afghan Local Police in c. 1879, who are historically known as members of the Arbaki, which are the equivalent of county sheriffs in the United States.
An old Soviet GAZ-24 (Volga) vehicle from the Kabul traffic police.
ANP commander marching to greet distinguished visitors at the Afghan National Police Academy (ANPA) in 2010.
Headquarters of the ANP in Panjwayi, Kandahar Province.
