Corruption, desertion and drug abuse within the Afghan police are threatening its ability to take over the fight against the Taliban and the UK's chances of an exit from the country, government documents show.
A series of internal Foreign Office papers obtained by The Independent on Sunday lay bare the deep concerns of British officials over the standard of recruits to the Afghan National Police (ANP), ranging from high casualty rates and illiteracy to poor vetting and low pay.
The reasoning behind allowing, otherwise unfit applicants to join the ANP was caused by "... a focus on quantity rather than quality." Certainly, this sheds some much needed light on the massive security holes that need to be filled in order for real and lasting stability to return to Afghanistan.
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