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Afghanistan: Local police units failing

Written byAdil Nurmakov
Posted 19 September 2011 16:09 GMT

Nick Fielding reviews a new Human Rights Watch report on the creation of the Afghan Local Police last summer, noting that impunity-driven militias participated in murderous tribal vendettas, targeted killings, smuggling, extortion and rapes.

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