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040			_aKenya National Library Service
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100			_aDearing, Matthew P. _eauthor
245			_aMilitia order in Afghanistan : _bguadians or gangsters ? / _cMatthew P. Dearing
300			_a179 pages ; _c24 cm.
490			_aContemporary security studies
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aLCSH : Parliamentary forces _vAfghanistan-History _y21st century
650			_aCounterinsurgency _vAfghanistan
650			_awarlordism _vA fghanistan
650			_aCentral- local government relations _vAfghanistan
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