Afghanistan Militias

Guardian Report: US Setting Aside $1.3 Billion For Anti-Taliban Afghan Militias

Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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The United States will make $1.3 billion available for a program that rewards Afghanistan's anti-Taliban militias with development money, according to...

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US Creates Local Militias To Fight Taliban In Afghanistan

csmonitor.com | Anand Gopal | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

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Maydan Shahr, Afghanistan - At first sight, Muhammad Nasim Gul and his men -- in drab, olive-colored fatigues and baseball caps to match -- look like ...

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US-Backed Militias: New Strategy Against Taliban Will Face Same Old Challenges

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 01.26.2009 | World

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A new multi-million dollar strategy, with the impressively bland title Afghan Social Outreach Program, has just been approved by Afghanistan's Preside...

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US And Afghanistan Planning To Recruit Local Militias To Fight Taliban

New York Times | Dexter Filkins | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

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Taking a page from the successful experiment in Iraq, American commanders and Afghan leaders are preparing to arm local militias to help in the fight ...

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US To Start Arming Afghan Militias

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 01.16.2009 | World

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Anna Mulrine reports from Afghanistan for U.S. News and World Report: The U.S. military will soon launch a pilot program to raise local militias, pai...

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