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Report: U.S.-Funded Militias Terrorizing Afghan Civilians

HeadlineSep 14, 2011

Human Rights Watch is accusing U.S.-funded militias in Afghanistan of terrorizing civilians. In a new report, Human Rights Watch tracks how paramilitary forces armed and funded by the U.S. and Afghan governments have carried out a number of abuses, including murder, rape, torture, extortion, and smuggling contraband. Young Afghan children have been among those victimized. The backing of Afghan militias was expanded by U.S. Army General David Petraeus, who recently left his post as commander of the U.S.-led NATO occupation force in Afghanistan to helm the CIA.

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