Over the past decade the United States and the international community have funded an unprecedented private security industry in Afghanistan. As a result, this industry has become entangled with the Afghan political economy, as international spending has been implicated in funding informal armed groups and commanders. Considerable uncertainty remains as Afghanistan approaches the 2014 deadline for assuming national security responsibilities.
Naxalite attack in Chattisgarh
Senior Fellow WPS Sidhu speaks with Radio France about the recent Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh.