The Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) was a specialist force under the command of the Afghan National Police to conduct investigations and operations in Afghanistan related to narotics. The CNPA was assisted by American/British police officers with international special force units. Candidates for the 5-week long Counter Narcotics Course must have completed an 8-week basic police course and are carefully selected. Structure The CNPA was based in Kabul and is made up of six departments/directorates, which included various provincial and specialist units: Command Structure CNPA Director General Tactical Operations Center CNPA HQ Intelligence Department Specialized Unit Directorate National Interdiction Unit Provincial Directorate Laboratory Special Guard Force/Detention Provincial Structure Interior Minister Deputy Minister-Counternarcotics/Deputy Minister-Security ANP Provincial Chiefs of Police (under DM-S) CNPA Director General CNPA Provincial Directorate 34 Provincial Units References Defunct law enforcement agencies of Afghanistan Organizations disestablished in the 2020s