Afghanistan’s police : the weak link in security sector reform / Robert M. Perito.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : United States Institute of Peace (USIP), 2009.Description: 15 p. ; 30 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • Pamphlet HV 8242.6 .A45 .P47 /2009
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(United States Institute of Peace. Special report ; 227).

“August 2009.”

“United States Institute of Peace”—at head of title.

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary: The report is based on a conference titled “Policing Afghanistan,” which was hosted by the United States Institute of Peace’s Security Sector Reform Working Group on May 27, 2009. The Afghanistan National Police is Afghanistan’s front line ofdefense against insurgency and organized crime. Yet despite nearly