Afghan militias take on Taliban
U.S. aims to build on tribes’ efforts
Posted: November 22, 2009 at 5:50 a.m.
Afghan police and Army soldiers rush to the scene where a rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. At least two people were injured, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.
American and Afghan officials have begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias that have independently taken up arms against insurgents in several parts of Afghanistan, prompting hopes of a large-scale tribal rebellion against the Taliban.
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