Voice of America: Analysts: Ethnic, Political Divisions Pose Threat to Afghan Peace

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Analysts: Ethnic, Political Divisions Pose Threat to Afghan Peace Nov 26th 2012, 13:53 As the 2014 draw-down of international combat troops in Afghanistan nears, a lot of attention has been focused on whether the Afghan army can secure the nation from extremist militant groups, such as the Taliban. But former government and military officials say ethnic divisions and political factions could be as big a threat to peace in the country.   The Afghan army is now some 184,000 strong. The police force numbers 146,000.   Relying on just the personnel count gives the ... Media files: 95A5C006-A460-4885-8128-A315D0893D8A_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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