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Disarming of Afghani Militias Behind Schedule
9 July 2004
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
The internationally financed programme designed to disarm thousands of armed men who fought for local commanders against the Taleban and during the years of civil war in the country has fallen badly behind schedule.
The delay raises the spectre that local commanders may still lead powerful private armies by the time of the presidential election this autumn, leaving them with the capacity to intimidate local voters and even threaten the new government in Kabul.
The... (GunPolicy.org)