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<title><![CDATA[In Afghan North, US-Backed Militias Spur Local Backlash]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[VOA: VOA: In an effort to counter a growing insurgency in northern Afghanistan, two U.S.-backed programs in Kunduz have recruited local militias to oppose Taliban militants in the area.  But while the militias are better at fighting the Taliban on the battlefield, their methods turn local populations against them.]]></description>
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