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Article: Cops go crooked in Kabul as pay and training lag; Afghan officials say donor countries are reneging on promises to aid the police force.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- July 3, 2003
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Byline: Owais Tohid Special to The Christian Science Monitor
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- As the sun sets over Kabul, the city's hustle and bustle is replaced by shadows and darkness. And with twilight emerges a new criminal network - members of the city police.
"They knocked at my door, introduced themselves as policemen, showed their identities, and looked around. But they returned at night to loot," says Naeem Khan, a grocery-shop owner in a working-class neighborhood of Kabul. "The Americans and Afghan government are chasing big personalities like Osama and Mullah Omar. [But] for us, these are a bigger threat; for us, these policemen are Al Qaeda."
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