KABUL - NATO-led troops have been shifting or disbanding all security-related programs to the Afghan government's control, International Security Assistance Force Commander Gen. John R. Allen said on Wednesday.
A day earlier, President Hamid Karzai asked the multinational force to abolish a local police force operating in Afghanistan's northern provinces. The force was established without coordination with his government, he said.

"ISAF remains committed to ensuring all armed security-related organizations fall within the sovereign control of the Afghan government, specifically under the control of the Ministry of Interior (MoI)," the top US general in Afghanistan said.

In a statement from the NATO-led force, Gen. Allen said: "ISAF will work with MoI to ensure these groups with association with ISAF are properly transitioned and disbanded."

As the process of disbandment continues, most of the groups have been tied to provincial and/or district police chiefs, and are routinely inspected by the Afghan Uniformed Police and ISAF elements for accountability.

"Afghan Public Protection Program (sometimes called the AP3) personnel and resources are in the final stages of transition to Afghan Local Police, while non-transitioned elements will be disbanded," the statement added.

With the Interim Security for Critical Infrastructure program almost entirely transitioned to local police, other plans, including the Community-Based Security Solutions (CBSS), will also transition to the interior ministry.