Afghanistan HUMAN “Just Don’t Call It a Militia” RIGHTS Impunity, Militias, and the “Afghan Local Police” WATCH “Just Don’t Call It a Militia” Impunity, Militias, and the “Afghan Local Police” Copyright © 2011 Human Rights Watch All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 1-56432-806-6 Cover design by Rafael Jimenez Human Rights Watch 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor New York, NY 10118-3299 USA Tel: +1 212 290 4700, Fax: +1 212 736 1300
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[email protected] Web Site Address: http://www.hrw.org SEPTEMBER 2011 ISBN: 1-56432-806-6 “Just Don’t Call It a Militia” Impunity, Militias, and the “Afghan Local Police” Map of Afghanistan .........................................................................................................................