History

The Armed Police Force (APF) of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

 is a paramilitary force with the basic roles of catalyst in maintaining law and order and containing insurgency cracking down terrorist activities. Its foundation is similar to the paramilitary force. Service is voluntary and the minimum age for enrollment is 18 years. It started with 15 thousand strong force carved jointly out of police and army personnel. the strength by end of 2010 is expected to be 40,000.

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

Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....

 of Nepal Army

Nepal Army

The Nepalese Army is the army of Nepal and a major component of the Military of Nepal. The NA includes the Nepalese Army Air Service and is considered to be superior to Nepalese Police Force. Service is voluntary and the minimum age for enrollment is 18 years...

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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.

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

Nepal Army

The Nepalese Army is the army of Nepal and a major component of the Military of Nepal. The NA includes the Nepalese Army Air Service and is considered to be superior to Nepalese Police Force. Service is voluntary and the minimum age for enrollment is 18 years...

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Allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses have been leveled by the media against members of the Armed Police Force.

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.

Equipment

Weapons

Manufacturer	Type	Number	Origins	Details
Colt's Manufacturing Company Colt's Manufacturing Company Colt's Manufacturing Company is a United States firearms manufacturer, whose first predecessor corporation was founded in 1836 by Sam Colt. Colt is best known for the engineering, production, and marketing of firearms over the later half of the 19th and the 20th century...	M4 carbine M4 carbine The M4 carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16, all based on the original AR-15 designed by Eugene Stoner and made by ArmaLite. It is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle, with 80% parts commonality.It is a gas-operated,...	4000		Used by Special Units & Rangers
Izhmash	AK-47 AK-47 The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...	18,000		Will be used for Border Patrol duties & Airport Security
Enfield Royal Small Arms Factory The Royal Small Arms Factory was a UK government-owned rifle factory in the London Borough of Enfield in an area generally known as the Lea Valley. The factory produced British military rifles, muskets and swords from 1816...	L1A1 SLR	60,000		Standard issue rifle
H&K H&K H&K can refer to:* Heckler & Koch, a German weapons manufacturing company* Hughes & Kettner, a German brand of guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets and effects processors* Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, a 2004 film...	MP5	5000		Used by Special Force and other Special Units
Sterling Armaments Company Sterling Armaments Company Sterling Armaments Company was an arms manufacturer based in Dagenham, famous for manufacturing the L2A3 , AR18 and SAR-87 assault rifles and parts of Jaguar cars. The company went bankrupt in 1988....	Sterling submachine gun Sterling submachine gun The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun which was in service with the British Army from 1944 until 1994, when it was phased out with the introduction of the L85A1 assault rifle.-History:...	15,000		Some procured and some transferred from Army
Indian State Ordnance Factory Board	INSAS	37,000		INSAS rifles will replace SLRs as standard issue rifle.
	Bren light machine gun	1000
Colt's Manufacturing Company Colt's Manufacturing Company Colt's Manufacturing Company is a United States firearms manufacturer, whose first predecessor corporation was founded in 1836 by Sam Colt. Colt is best known for the engineering, production, and marketing of firearms over the later half of the 19th and the 20th century...	M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System	2000		Used by Special Force

Vehicles

Manufacturer	Type	Number	Origins	Details
Tata Motors Tata Motors Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...	Telcoline Pick Up Truck	100		LMGs mounted on top
Tata Motors Tata Motors Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...	LPTA 1615 TC (4x4) light truck	400
Mahindra & Mahindra	Mahindra Mahindra Mahindra may refer to:In People*Mahinda, the son of Emperor Ashoka and proponent of Buddha's teachings in Sri Lanka*Anand MahindraIn Companies* Mahindra Group...	130
Tata Motors Tata Motors Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...	TataMobile Low/High Pick Up Truck	240		Widely used vehicle for patrol duties
Toyota Motors	Land Cruiser	80
Toyota Motors	Land Cruiser Prado	100
Toyota Motors	Hilux	150		LMGs mounted on top

See also

• Nepalese Armed Forces
• Nepalese Army Air Service
  Nepalese Army Air Service
  Nepal has no separate Air Force but flies several aircraft within Nepalese Army Service, also known as the Nepal Army Air Wing. It was formed in 1960s, but finally became an air force unit in 1979. It is now again a part of the Army and has very limited combat capabilities. The main objective of...
  
  
• Nepal Police
  Nepal Police
  Since policing is a constitutional obligation on the part of the government in Nepal; Nepal Police Organization is the main administrative apparatus in the hands of the government to safeguard people's constitutional rights and to maintain law and order in the country.-History:Prior to 1864 AD:The...
  
  
• National Investigation Department of Nepal
  National Investigation Department of Nepal
  The National Investigation Department , Nepal is the government’s main intelligence agency collecting information related to country’s internal security and functions under The Home Ministry. Its head office is situated at Barafbagh inside Singh Durbar...
  
  
• APF Club
  APF Club
  The Armed Police Force Club, commonly known as the APF Club is a departmental armed police football club of Nepal. They currently play in the top division of the country.-History:...