U.S. Helps Afghans Assume Control Of Local Security

But Western critics of the program say a better question is why the United States is trying to build yet another security force instead of improving local governance in the area.

Joanna Nathan, senior Afghanistan analyst for the International Crisis Group, says the Public Protection Force appears to be another in a long line of militias.
U.S. Helps Afghans Assume ControlOf Local Security -- NPR