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Undermining human security

private security companies, the APPF, militias and auxiliary police in Afghanistan

Elke Krahmann/Cornelius Friesendorf. PRIF, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt

Buch

Englisch

Krahmann, Elke (Verfasser/-in) DNB
Friesendorf, Cornelius (Verfasser/-in) DNB

PRIF report

No. 128

PRIF

Frankfurt, M.

2014

II, 29 S.

978-3-942532-78-5

Human rights
civilian causalities
force multipliers
USA
counterinsurgency

Angaben aus der Verlagsmeldung Undermining Human Security : Private Security Companies, the APPF, Militias and Auxiliary Police in Afghanistan / von Elke Krahmann, Cornelius Friesendorf In their efforts to stabilize Afghanistan, international actors have collaborated with private security companies, the Afghan Public Protection Force, militias and auxiliary police forces. But it has become ever clearer that the creation, training and financing of such ‘force multipliers’ can have serious negative consequences for the local population, ranging from civilian casualties to economic exploitation. Problems with vetting, regulation, command, control and prosecution have highlighted the dangers inherent in the proliferation of pro-government armed groups. The authors of this report conclude that the Afghan population would be better served by concentrating international resources on creating effective and accountable Afghan military and police forces instead of supporting irregular armed groups.

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