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DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: Growth and Professionalization of the Afghan National Police

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Maj. Gen. Stuart Beare Deputy Commander – Police, NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan

We recently held a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with Maj. Gen. Stuart Beare, Deputy Commander – Police, NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan, on Thursday, April 21.

Maj. Gen. Stuart Beare and the team he works with are responsible for helping the government of Afghanistan and its Ministry of Interior to develop their national police force.  As the Deputy Commander – Police for NATO Training Mission Afghanistan (NTM-A), he along with 200 advisors and 800 police trainers are working to develop the Ministry of Interior while supporting the training and professionalization of a growing Afghan National Police (ANP) in 37 training centers across this country of 30 million people.

During the Bloggers Roundtable, he discussed growth and professionalization of the Afghan National Police. In the second year following the conception of NTM-A, we continue to see significant growth and improvements in Police training – all that translating to more capable, credible and effective policing and security in the 365 Police Districts of Afghanistan. ANP have a huge appetite for training, education, and professionalization. With our international partners we are increasing the quality of the training experience, broadening the range of skills being provided, and introducing Afghan leaders and trainers more and more to running their training system and leading the in the instruction of this and the next generation of Afghan Police.

He also discussed the current status of ANP growth and professionalization, along with the road ahead for enabling a culture of lawfulness and public service of the Afghan National Police – and the development of Afghanistan’s own training institution as they develop the ability over time to sustain a quality training system on their own.

Joining us on the call were Gail Harris, of the Foreign Policy Association; Chuck Simmins, of America’s North Shore Journal; Andrew Lubin, of Leatherneck Magazine; and David Axe, of Wired.com.

Listen to the podcast.

Read the transcript.

Read the Defense.gov article, “NATO Mission Mentors Afghan Police“.

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