Militia Order in Afghanistan: Guardians or Gangsters?

Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Acronyms
1. Introduction
	Predators or protectors?
		Militia as statebuilder
	Case studies and methods
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
2. Embedded militias in Afghanistan
	Great games and competitive patronage
	Soviet counterinsurgency
		Soldiers of the revolution
	American counterinsurgency
		Paramilitary policing and village stability
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
3. Gangland in northern Afghanistan
	State building and the new market of protection
	Material incentives
	Organizational controls
		Militias run Amok
		Patronage, politicking, and community erosion
	Ideational narratives
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
4. Vigilante uprisings in Ghazni
	Rise of the state and resistance in Ghazni
	Anti-Taliban uprising
	Organizational controls
	Material incentives
	Ideational narratives
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
5. Guardians of Paktika
	Turning the soil in Marzak
	Material incentives
	Organizational controls: entry points and spoilers
	Ideational narratives—heroes and scripts
	Transition
	Notes
	Bibliography
6. From guardians to territorial force
	Afghan national army—territorial force
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Bibliography
Index