Major functions of Armed Police Force

1. - To control an armed struggle occurred or likely to occur in any part of Nepal.
2. - To control armed rebellion or separatist activities likely to occurred in any part of Nepal.
3. - To control terrorist activities occurred or likely to occur in any part of Nepal.
4. - To control riots or likely to occur in any part of Nepal.
5. - To render assistance to the relief of natural calamities or epidemic occurred or likely to occur in any part of Nepal.
6. - To carry relief operation in a case where a citizen of Nepal or any person is abducted and to control heinous or serious crime if such crimes re committed or a disorder of serious nature has occurred or likely to occur in Nepal.
7. - To maintain border security.
8. - To provide assistance to Nepalese Army in case of external intervention.
9. - To provide building security and security if vital utilities and other places of public importance as prescribed by Government of Nepal.
10. - To provide security to person and prescribed institutions as prescribed by Government of Nepal.
11. - To carry out other functions as referred to and in this Act,Rules framed here under or as prescribed by other prevailing laws.- To carry out other functions as prescribed by Government of Nepal from time to time.

Current Department and Commandar

S.N.	Department	Commander
1	National APF Academy	AIG Krishna Kumar Tamang	2	APF Human Resource Development	AIG Shailendra Khanal	3	APF Operation	AIG Prakash Ojha	4	APF Administration	AIG Singha Bahadur Shrestha	5	APF Border Security	AIG Pram Kumar Shahi	6	Metropolitan APF Security Office APF AIG Jit Bahadur Pu

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.

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), Sudan (UNMIS) and South Sudan (UNMISS). APF has two Formed APF Units each of 120 personnel in Liberia (UNMIL) since December 2003.