Afghan Police Not Paid Since November 2013

It appears the over 150,000 police in Afghanistan have not been paid since November 2013 - with some not receiving money since October. The cause of the non-payment (according to Ministry of Interior spokesmen) is that the proper forms were not filed by the Ministry of Interior and passed to the Ministry of Finance. This is indicative of weak government institutions that do not have the ability to run large operations and perform important functions. For this reason, the ISAF commander, General Dunford, wants to retain a small number of advisors and mentors in Afghanistan in 2014 and beyond to work with the Afghan ministries in a functionally-based Security Force Assistance role. Read more in "Afghan Police, Often Derided, Face Another Drawback: Missing Pay", New York Times, January 12, 2014.