Afghan Local Police (ALP) working with Special Forces in Khas Uruzgan District

It took time and effort to get the various tribes in the Khas Uruzgan District to work together and agree to the establishment of an element of the Afghan Local Police (ALP).  But the ALP is up and running - thanks to the continuing efforts of U.S. Army Special Forces teams operating in the area.  The ALP is an Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) endeavor heavily supported by Special Forces that establishes local village community defense force or local police.  The program receives local support, its members are recruited from the local population and vetted by the tribal and community leaders, but it is also supported by coalition forces and the Ministry of Interior.  Read more on the establishment of the ALP in Khas Uruzgan - a district in Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan.  See "Turning the Tide", DVIDS - CJSOTFA Media Operations Center, February 19, 2011.