Abuses rise along with pro-Afghan government militias

[pakistani342]

Article here, excerpts below:

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, 7 September 2015 (IRIN) - When 30 Kalashnikov-toting men came to Mohammad Miakhil’s house demanding he donate a large sum of money and three tonnes of wheat to their Afghan government-aligned militia, he knew it was time to leave.

"They gave us two hours to pay,” said Miakhil. “If not, they would set our house on fire and kill my family."

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The behaviour of the Taliban is often better than that of the militias, according to Raziq and several others interviewed by IRIN in Kunduz city.

In Dashti Archi, Taliban fighters ask for food, tax and recruits, but they don’t impose their demands by force, the schoolteacher said.

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“We are fighting and you live in safety. You must pay. If you don't, you must leave,” Qadeerak told the villagers, according to Najibullah.

 

[Goenitz]

sad..
and shows total cut off/lack of bonding between army and public

 

[war&peace]

That is the true picture on the ground which the main stream media often ignores.

 

[nangyale]

Now that was bound to happen. You can not fight wars on the cheap.
The reason why countries spend billions of dollars every year on standing armies is to avoid situations like these.
One of the very basics of establishing a country is that the government has a monopoly on violence, something our co-forumers from India and @A-Team conveniently ignore.

Article here, excerpts below:

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, 7 September 2015 (IRIN) - When 30 Kalashnikov-toting men came to Mohammad Miakhil’s house demanding he donate a large sum of money and three tonnes of wheat to their Afghan government-aligned militia, he knew it was time to leave.

"They gave us two hours to pay,” said Miakhil. “If not, they would set our house on fire and kill my family."

...


The behaviour of the Taliban is often better than that of the militias, according to Raziq and several others interviewed by IRIN in Kunduz city.

In Dashti Archi, Taliban fighters ask for food, tax and recruits, but they don’t impose their demands by force, the schoolteacher said.

...

“We are fighting and you live in safety. You must pay. If you don't, you must leave,” Qadeerak told the villagers, according to Najibullah.

 

[Indus Falcon]

sad..
and shows total cut off/lack of bonding between army and public

Militia not Army. But you are right, total disconnect