Afghan Police Crisis Puts Withdrawal In Jeopardy
New data have come to light that the Afghan police force, upon whose shoulders U.S. and British withdrawal is based, is experiencing an unsustainable churn that sees one-in-five police recruits bailing every year. —JCL The Guardian: Afghanistan’s police force, whose success and stability is crucial to allowing the government to withdraw British troops, is losing nearly one in five recruits every year, new figures reveal. Foreign Office statistics show that more than 20,000 officers from the Afghan National Police (ANP), the country’s main law enforcement agency, have left over the past year. The Foreign Office figures will cause concern in the armed forces, where the success of the police is seen as the basis for handing control to an Afghan government in 2014 and British troop withdrawal in 2015. Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, said the figures were “worryingly high” and could play a significant role in determining when Britain can leave. Read more Related Entries December 3, 2010 Joblessness Ticks Higher in November December 1, 2010 New Data Show Extent of Fed’s Free Money Programs
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Afghan Police Crisis Puts Withdrawal In Jeopardy
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