Fact sheet: security

• The number of of women in the police force has increased from 164 in 2005 to 275 in 2007 [UNIFEM]

• As of July 2007, women made up less than 0.5% of the total 75,353 police personnel in Afghanistan [UNIFEM]

• By rank, women police made up 2% of sergeants, 0.5% of officers, and 0.1% of soldiers [UNIFEM]

• There are no women police in the auxiliary police service [UNIFEM]

• Women made up 6.5% of administrative employees and 7.9% of contract workers and cleaners in the police force [UNIFEM]

• Of the total military personnel, only 259 (0.6%) were women, including 122 sergeants and 137 ordinary soldiers [UNIFEM]