Arbacai - Afghanistan tribal group

Video: Taking on the Taliban

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 US pays Afghanistan’s tribal groups to fight Taliban 
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In Iraq, General David Petraeus, the former commander of US forces, was praised for bringing Sunni tribal leaders into the fight against al-Qaeda.

As the head of Central Command, Petraeus is going to oversee a similar policy in Afghanistan.

In the province of Paktia the local government has been given $2m by the US to support the tribal groups battle the Taliban.

Al Jazeera’s Qais Azimiy reports.

 
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