Afghanistan

摘要

As established by the Constitution, the president is commander in chief of the military. The president appoints Cabinet-level officials - namely, ministers of defense, interior, and anti-narcotics as well as the national security adviser. This authority extends over five Afghan National Army (ANA) corps, which are headquartered in Kabul (Central Corps), Gardez (Eastern Corps), Herat (Western Corps), Kandahar (Southern Corps), and Mazar-i-Sharif (Northern Corps). The five corps are led by a two-tier leadership consisting of a high command and the general staff commands of the ANA and ANA Air Corps. The NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan established an end-strength, long-term target of 195,000 troops for the ANA and 187,000 for the Afghan National Police (ANP). The military and security forces are to encompass all ethnic and tribal groups in the country. Once the ultimate troop strength of 195,000 is reached, the ANA will eventually be divided into 21-plus battalions and then be further divided into four regional commands and a single central command based in Kabul. Currently, the ANA is composed of the Army itself and the ANA Air Corps (Air Force), which is tasked with operating Afghanistan's limited inventory of aircraft.