Impunity, Militias, and the “Afghan Local Police”
This report documents serious abuses, such as killings, rape, arbitrary detention, abductions, forcible land grabs, and illegal raids by irregular armed groups in northern Kunduz province and the Afghan Local Police (ALP) force in Baghlan, Herat, and Uruzgan provinces. The Afghan government has failed to hold these forces to account, fostering future abuses and generating support for the Taliban and other opposition forces, Human Rights Watch found.
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ISBN: 1-56432-806-6
ISBN: 1-56432-806-6
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- “Just Don’t Call It a Militia”
- Map of Afghanistan
- Glossary
- Summary
- I. Background: The Ghosts of Militias Past
- II. The Growth of Abusive Militias in the North
- III. The Wardak Experiment: The Afghan Public Protection Program
- IV. The Afghan Local Police: “Community Watch with AK-47s”
- V. ALP Recruitment and Vetting
- VI. Lessons from the Experience of the Afghan National Police
- VII. Recommendations
- Acknowledgements







