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Afghan fighters salaries

The Financial Times talk about one of the reasons for the strength of the Taliban - the salary of their fighters.

"The Taliban are supported by Pakistan and they get money from the drugs trade, so they get more pay than our soldiers," said Colonel Myuddin Ghouri of the national army's 205 Corp.

Posted by James on July 28, 2006 3:03 PM in Politics |

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