AFGHANISTAN/US: Pashtun militias are necessary risk

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  • Downside risks
  • Call to arms
  • Night fighting weaknesses
  • Potential feuding
  • Militias vs security forces
  • Rallying the tribes
  • Iraq 'lessons learned'
  • Taliban talks?
  • Command and Control
  • Keys to success?
  • Managing militias
  • Building government 'roots'
  • 'Soft security'
  • Civilian institutions

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