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Afghans Uneasy With US Plan to Fund Militias

Strategy imported from Iraq prompts local fears of civil war

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 24, 2008 9:43 AM CST

(Newser) – As the US military and Afghan government prepare to arm local militias against the resurgent Taliban, many Afghans are uneasy, fearing that militias formed along ethnic lines could spiral out of control and turn on citizens, reports the New York Times. The plan, which steals...   Read full story »

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