Joint Task Force 435 Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 is a subordinate command of U . S . Forces - Afghanistan ( USFOR - A ) and includes U . S . service members from the Army , Navy , Marine Corps and Air Force , plus Department of Defense civilians , contractors and Coalition members . CJIATF 435 partners with the Afghan National Security Forces , the Afghan National Army Detention Operations Command , the U . S . Department of State ’ s Division of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement , the U . S . Department of Justice ( including the Federal Bureau of Investigation ) , the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and the Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan . The task force mission is to " train , advise and assist the Afghan National Army and Afghan Justice Sector to develop Rule of Law - based investigation , prosecution and detention of insurgent and terror - related threats while conducting U . S . Law of Armed Conflict detainee operations for third country nationals to protect U . S . forces and strengthen the legitimacy of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan . " In cooperation with Coalition and international counterparts , CJIATF 435 supports the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as it builds self - sustaining detention capacity and rule of law institutions compliant with Afghan and international law . CJIATF 435 members serve as advisors supporting Afghan detention operations , and are committed to the secure custody and humane care of detainees . All U . S . facilities are operated in compliance with the applicable sections of Common Article III of the Geneva Conventions , the U . S . Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 , relevant U . S . Executive Orders , Department of Defense policy and the U . S . Army Field Manual on interrogations . CJIATF 435 also coordinates with the International Committee of the Red Cross and human rights organizations to ensure compliance with international standards of humane care and detainee treatment . CJIATF 435 officially transferred the Detention Facility in Parwan to the control of the Afghan government on March 25 , 2013 , with the facility known from that date forward as the Afghan National Detention Facility in Parwan . The Afghan National Army Detention Operations Command controls the detention facility . CJIATF 435 continues to train , advise and assist the Afghan guard force at the facility . History Joint Task Force 435 ( JTF 435 ) was established by the Secretary of Defense on Sept . 18 , 2009 , and directed to assume command , control , oversight and responsibility for all U . S . detainee operations in Afghanistan . JTF 435 assumed responsibility for U . S . detainee operations from Combined Joint Task Force 82 , including the care and custody of detainees at the Detention Facility in Parwan , oversight of detainee review processes , programs for the peaceful reintegration of detainees into society , and coordination with other agencies and partners for the promotion of the rule of law and biometrics in Afghanistan . JTF 435 achieved initial operations capability on Jan . 7 , 2010 . With the addition of combined and interagency partners , JTF 435 officially became CJIATF 435 on Sept . 1 , 2010 . Along with the name change , the command assumed new missions and responsibilities in support of rule of law efforts as it partnered with the office of the U . S . Ambassador to Afghanistan for Rule of Law and Law Enforcement . Additionally , the task force created the Rule of Law Field Force - Afghanistan to execute projects and programs to increase rule of law capacity in Afghanistan . The task forcehas been commanded by U . S . Navy Vice Admiral Robert Harward , 2009 - 2011 ; U . S . Army Lieutenant General Keith M . Huber , 2011 - 2013 ; U . S . Air Force Brigadier General Balan Ayyar , July – October 2013 ; and U . S . Army Brigadier General Mark Inch , October 2013 – present . References . Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 fact sheet , October 17 , 2013