Afghanistan has a long history of militias. There has been a historical trend of a weak central government in Afghanistan. This is true even today despite billions of dollars of financial aid from the international community for its police, army, government ministries, and reconstruction. The weak government is not able to secure the outlying areas of Afghanistan with its corrupt national police and weak and untrained army. Someone is bound to fill the vacuum. In most areas this vacuum is filled by the Taliban. However, in some areas militias have sprung up to fill the security gap. Of course, the militias do not come without problems of their own. Read an article on this topic:
"Could Local Militias Shape the Afghan Elections?", Time Magazine, September 18, 2010.
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