Police Operational Mentor and Liaison Teams (POMLTs) in Afghanistan

The Police Operational Mentor and Liaison Teams (POMLTs) that are currently working with the Afghan National Police are seeing their goals scaled back.  This is due to the lack of additional teams to work with the Afghan National Police (ANP).  There was a request for 143 additional POMLTs from the NATO countries but it appears they will not be forthcoming.  The teams are 15-20 men in strength and are comprised of military and civilian members with law enforcement experience.  The POMLT members live and work with the Afghan police in the field.  Read more in "NATO revises goal for police mentoring teams", Stars and Stripes, November 19, 2010.

The deployment of the POMLT teams are usually for six-months; although U.S. teams will spend one year in country.  Countries participating in the POMLT training initiative include the United States, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom.  (see POMLT Fact Sheet June 2010 ISAF).