US plan to arm militias scares some in Afghanistan

MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan – A U.S.-backed plan to create militias and give them guns to fight the Taliban is drawing criticism from local authorities in areas where the first units are being rolled out, raising questions as to whether the effort can succeed in Afghanistan.

"One of the causes of violence in Afghanistan is because most people do not give up their weapons. Now you want to again give weapons to the villages?"
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