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Chandrasekaran, Rajiv.
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Fishel, John, and Max Manwaring.
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. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007.

Frederick, Jim.
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Fury, Dalton.
Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander’s Account of the Hunt for the World’s Most Wanted Man
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Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa’ida Since 9/11
. New York: W. W. Norton, 2012.

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In the Graveyard of Empires: America’s War in Afghanistan
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Kilcullen, David.
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McChrystal, Stanley A.
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McRaven, William H.
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Owen, Mark, and Kevin Maurer.
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Rabasa, Angel, John Gordon IV, Peter Chalk, Audra K. Grant, K. Scott McMahon, Stephanie Pezard, Caroline Reilly, David Ucko, S. Rebecca Zimmerman.
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Rashid, Ahmed.
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Robinson, Linda.
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Wilder, Andrew R. “Cops or Robbers? The Struggle to Reform the Afghan National Police.” Issues Paper Series. Kabul: Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2007.

Abbasin, Abdu Aziz,
74
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75
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77
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78
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86
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87
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89

A Better War
(Sorley),
26

Abu Sayyaf,
161
,
183
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184

Afghan Local Police (ALP),
177

development of,
25
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37

and district support teams (DSTs),
28

future of,
253
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255
,
257
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258

in Ghazni Province,
205
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206

growth of,
124
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127
,
130
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131
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241
,
249
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253

in Kandahar Province,
41
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138
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139

in Kunar Province,
95
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97
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99
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103
,
217
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219
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221
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224
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225

in Maiwand District,
149
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150

in Marawara District, 
227
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231
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234
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237

in Paktika Province,
67
,
81
,
91
,
181
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183
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187
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190
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194
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195
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201

in Uruzgan Province,
159
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160
,
166
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167

in Wardak Province,
209
,
212

in Zabul Province,
159
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160
,
166
,
174

See also
Community Defense Initiative

Afghan Militia Force (AMF),
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