In “Pakistan Will Give Arms to Tribal Militias,” Karen DeYoung discusses Pakistan’s latest effort to arm anti-Taliban forces: Pakistan plans to arm tens of thousands of anti-Taliban tribal fighters in its western border region in hopes — shared by the U.S. military — that the nascent militias can replicate the tribal “Awakening” movement that proved [...]
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Pakistan, China arming anti-Taliban forces
Posted in Arms Transfers, Small Arms, tagged AK-47, China, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Karen DeYoung, Pakistan, War in Afghanistan (2001 – present), Washington Post on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
