Militia order in Afghanistan : guadians or gangsters ? / Matthew P. Dearing

By:

Dearing, Matthew P [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Contemporary security studiesDescription: 179 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780367710453

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DDC classification:

658.10474 DEA

Summary: This book offers a new insight into when and why paramilitary groups in Afghanistan engage in protective or predatory behavior against the civilians they purportedly defend. In Afghanistan's counterinsurgency environment, America leaned on militias to provide order and stabilize communities cut off from weak central government institutions. However, the lucrative market of protection challenged militia loyalty, as many engaged in banditry, vendettas, and predation.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book offers a new insight into when and why paramilitary groups in Afghanistan engage in protective or predatory behavior against the civilians they purportedly defend. In Afghanistan's counterinsurgency environment, America leaned on militias to provide order and stabilize communities cut off from weak central government institutions. However, the lucrative market of protection challenged militia loyalty, as many engaged in banditry, vendettas, and predation.

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Militia order in Afghanistan : guadians or gangsters ? / Matthew P. Dearing