Is the U.S. Training the Next Bin Laden?

The American plan to arm local Afghans has raised concerns about the rise of militias and the risk of civil war. By Ellen Knickmeyer.

Published Jul. 19 2010 8:11PM EDT

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As 70 dignitaries, including Hillary Clinton, met in Kabul today to broker the expansion of Afghanistan's military, a rogue local army trainer gunned down two U.S.

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Is the U.S. Training the Next Bin Laden?

The American plan to arm local Afghans has raised concerns about the rise of militias and the risk of civil war. By Ellen Knickmeyer.

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