From RAND
Pssst. Want a little inside info on what's going on in Afghanistan and what's happening with local communities, NATO, the U.S. and the Taliban? Click on the link below for the real stuff, man. Nah, it's not from WikiLeaks, but, yeah, it's dope from dudes who spent time on the ground. They see that the American strategy needs help to do better in what's become one of this nation's longest, more bloody overseas military incursions. They argue that Afghans aren't that crazy about the Taliban and the folks over there mostly want security from crime, violence and corruption. What, say? So this not-so-secret study urges NATO and the U.S. to support arbakai and chalweshtai, small forces that are created and backed by local, rural communities -- without foreign lucre and with the potential to help put down Taliban and outside insurgents. Check it out and pass the leaked info on ...
Rural villages' traditional troops termed potential way to tackle Taliban, foreign insurgents
Click here for RAND video slides on Afghan civilian defense forces
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