Arming Afghan villagers
The United States is looking at how it can support the Afghan government in securing areas against the Taliban. One plan on the table is to provide weapons to villagers. A similar strategy was successfully implemented in Iraq…. so can it work in Afghanistan? The BBC’s Ian Pannell reports.
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