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Hurray for militias? Not so fast: Lessons from the Afghan Local Police experience

Vanda Felbab-BrownThe Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 258-281 | Received 07 Aug 2015, Accepted 10 Oct 2015, Published online: 21 Mar 2016

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