New Afghan army eager for action

Tuesday, March 19, 2002

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The new base commander trooped the line of men and found a ragged rank of eager faces, in an array of caps, turbans and bare heads, in battered shoes and sandals, with a mismatched arsenal of AK-47s, machine guns and even a single-shot rifle -- a genuine bolt-action antique.

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