Other related articles:

Police 'threat' to frail Afgha
BADLY trained police in Afghanistan are spreading fear on behalf of political masters instead of protecting the community, the International Crisis Group has warned.

The independent group set up to resolve conflict said in a report released yesterday the Afghan police had become a "coercive tool" of the governing elite. It said the exploding narcotics trade was a major corrupting influence and factional networks and drug alliances were competing for positions in the police, particularly lucrative ones that oversaw drug-smuggling routes.

The group, headed by former Austral... Read more