Mobilizing Afghan Militias: Civil Defense Forces vs. 'Tribal Militas'

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Dearing, Matthew P.
Depee, Matthew C.
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2009-02-16
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Empowering supposed "tribal militias" in Afghanistan as a means to defend areas outside of the immediate control of Afghanistan's National Security Forces (ANSF) from Taliban and other insurgent groups has become a popular option for U.S. military strategists to consider.
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Matthew P. Dearing and Matthew C. DuPee are Research Associates with the Program for Culture & Conflict Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School.
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Middle East Times (METimes.com), February 16, 2009.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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