Armed Police Force Nepal

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History

The Armed Police Force (APF) of Nepal is a paramilitary force with the basic roles of catalyst in maintaining law and order and containing insurgency cracking down terrorist activities. It's foundation is similar to the paramilitary force. Service is voluntary and the minimum age for enrollment is 18 years. It has a strength of 40,000 police officers.

For centuries, Nepal has been known as the abode of peace and tranquility. However in February 1996, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) operating as the United People's Front of Nepal declared of the so called "People's War". The acts of terrorism and associated trend of organized crimes seemed escalating within the kingdom and in response to cope the situation with the then His Majesty's Government of Nepal felt need for an elite force. As such, the consequence on the recommendations made thereby the Armed Police Force Establishment Suggestion Task Force, Armed Police Force was founded on the 24th of October 2001. Late Krishna Mohan Shrestha from Nepal Police then Additional Inspector General of Police being promoted to Inspector General of Armed Police Force was the first Chief.

The current command and control organization of Nepal's army is set forth in the 1990 Constitution and the interim constitution. Inspector General is the Chief of Armed Police Force, at par the status to three stars Lieutenant General of Nepal Army.

Ethos of Armed Police Force

The fundamental ethos of the APF is Any Task, Any Time, Any Place

Motto of Armed Police Force

To serve the country of its nationality, sovereignty and integrity by maintaining of peace and safeguarding the fundamental rights of all the countrymen and citizens of Nepal.

Ranks

* Inspector General [IG]
* Additional Inspector General [AIG]
* Deputy Inspector General [DIG]
* Senior Superintendent of Police [SSP]
* Superintendent of Police [SP]
* Deputy Superintendent of Police [DSP]
* Inspector
* Senior Sub Inspector [SSI]
* Sub Inspector [SI]
* Assistant Sub Inspector [ASI]
* Senior Head Constable
* Head Constable
* Assistant Head Constable
* Constable
* Follower

Operations

Nepali Maoist Peoples War

In November 2001, the Nepalese armed forces began military operations against the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). And Armed Police Force has involved in this operations with the birth of is organization alongside with Nepal Army.

Allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses have been leveled by the media against current and former members of the high command, especially former royalist army chiefs like Prajwalla Shumsher Rana and Pyar Jung Thapa.

See article Nepalese Civil War

International Peace Keeping Missions

Armed Police Force takes pride in contributing its soldiers in peacekeeping efforts under the coveted blue flag of the United Nations for global peace and security as a whole. Armed Police force involved UN Peace keepings missions are now 32 and more than 2000 armed police force personal has contribute on the mission.

Also the APF has its remarkable contributions with advisers, trainers, monitors and in contingents of FPUs in missions like Iraq (UNGCI), Kosovo (UNMIK), Liberia (UNMIL, Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), Haiti (MINISTAH) and Sudan (UNMIS). APF has two Formed APF Units each of 120 personnel in Liberia (UNMIL) since Dec. 2003.

References

This article contains material from the official website of Armed Police Force of Nepal

ee also

*Military of Nepal
* Nepalese Army Air Service
*Armed Police Force Nepal
* Nepal Police
* National Investigation Department of Nepal

External links

* [http://www.apf.gov.np/ Official website of the Armed Police Force of Nepal]