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$600 for a Kalashnikov: A Sign of Bloodshed to Come in Afghanistan
2 September 2009
Independent (UK)
KABUL — The price of Kalashnikovs has doubled in Afghanistan. For a country awash with arms, the fact that the weapons are now fetching $600 apiece is a cause of some surprise, but a surge of demand is to blame for the increase, with a steady stream of weapons said to be heading for the north.
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