Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan

The Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) was a specialist force under the command of the Afghan National Police to conduct investigations and operations in Afghanistan related to narcotics. The CNPA was assisted by American/British police officers with international special force units.

Candidates for the 5-week long Counter Narcotics Course must have completed an 8-week basic police course and are carefully selected.

Structure
The CNPA was based in Kabul and is made up of six departments/directorates, which included various provincial and specialist units:

Command Structure

 * CNPA Director General
 * Tactical Operations Center
 * CNPA HQ Intelligence Department
 * Specialized Unit Directorate
 * National Interdiction Unit
 * Provincial Directorate
 * Laboratory
 * Special Guard Force/Detention

Provincial Structure

 * Interior Minister
 * Deputy Minister-Counternarcotics/Deputy Minister-Security
 * ANP Provincial Chiefs of Police (under DM-S)
 * CNPA Director General
 * CNPA Provincial Directorate
 * 34 Provincial Units