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![[Afghan Ministry of the Interior]](../images/a/af_moi.gif)
image by Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
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"The Ministry of Interior (Pashto: د افغانستان د کورنیو چارو وزارت ) is
headquartered in Kabul, Afghanistan, and is responsible for law enforcement in
Afghanistan. It maintains the Afghan National Police, Afghan Special Narcotics
Force, Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan, and the Afghan Public Protection
Force."
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Afghanistan)
The current flag is similar to the one used previously, only the new emblem
is placed in the center of the flag.
Image of flag:
https://x.com/moiafghanistan/status/1463481320487723008/photo/1
Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
![[Afghan Ministry of the Interior]](../images/a/af)moi.gif)
image by Zoltan Horvath, 20 February 2025
The Ministry of Interior Affairs is responsible for law
enforcement, civil order and fighting crime. The Ministry maintained the Afghan
National Police (ANP), the General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) and
the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Centers (GDPDC).
In
detail, the Forces under its command are:
Afghan National Police (ANP)
Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP)
Public Security Police (PSP)
Afghan
Border Force (ABP)
General Directorate for Intelligence and Counter Crime
(GDICC) (formerly Afghan Anti-Crime Police (AACP))
Afghan Public Protection
Force (APPF)
Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA)
Afghan Local Police (ALP)
General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU)
Afghan Territorial Force (ATF)
Crisis Response Unit (CRU)
Commando Force
(CF) 333 Provincial Special Units
General Directorate of Prisons and
Detention Centers (GDPDC)
It has been de facto dissolved as of August 15,
2021 by the Taliban takeover of most of the country, along with its capital.
Sources:
https://www.interpol.int/en/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Asia-South-Pacific/AFGHANISTAN
and
https://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/05/army_afghan_special_forces_051810w/
For additional information go to MOI (Ministry of Interior)
(official website): https://moi.gov.af/
Esteban Rivera,
21 June 2014
![[Afghan Ministry of the Interior]](../images/a/af_moint.gif)
image by Valentin Poposki, 28 August 2021
based on
image located by Valentin Poposki, 27 August 2011
The flag is a light blue horizontal
flag, with the coat of arms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Afghanistan)#mediaviewer/File:ANP_logo_English.svg) in the middle, as seen here:
http://moi.gov.af/Content/images/IMG_0281.JPG,
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t31.0-8/q71/s720x720/10458991_410575055747064_4622054424913257165_o.jpg,
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t31.0-8/q71/s720x720/10359022_411015009036402_5479945455802068446_o.jpg
and
https://scontent-a-mia.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/q71/s720x720/1907807_411018159036087_2312773650806276315_o.jpg
Esteban Rivera,
21 June 2014
![[Afghan Ministry of the Interior]](../images/a/af_moint).gif)
image by Valentin Poposki, 28 August 2021
#mediaviewer/File:ANP_logo_English.svg){kind=link}
