Afghanistan government has introduced a set of pay benefits for members of the National Security Forces in a bid to improve their quality of life and professionalism. Interior Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar announced a salary increase of 45 dollars a month for all policemen and National Army personnel. Under the new pay scale, the monthly base salary for a new police officer or soldier starts at 8,250 Afghanis or about 165 US dollars.The pay increase also includes provisions for combat pay in high-threat and medium-threat areas of the country, plus special pay for commandos and Border Police etc. Afghan security forces are to take over responsibility of country’s security over next five years but are suffering from low pay and corruption. This is expected to reduce attrition and improve recruitment in the force .