On Dec. 14, Gen. David Petraeus, commander ISAF and

On Dec. 14, Gen. David Petraeus, commander ISAF and commander USFOR-A, visited the Afghan national civil order police headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. ANCOP leaders had just concluded a three-day leadership seminar. Petraeus announced to the members of ANCOP that they are an example of "what right looks like." ANCOP forces stand 9,000 strong and represent the "honor of Afghanistan." ANCOP members are the most literate; best trained and most deployed Afghan police force. According to Petraeus, "ANCOP is a critical pillar in Afghan national security forces, providing crucial capacity in high threat areas. ANCOP has earned the great respect of the Afghan people. Every time an ANCOP unit prepares to leave an area in which they are serving, the citizens of that area always ask that they stay."