Inside the shadowy world of militias luring unsuspecting Afghans to fight, or die Firstpost 04-02-2021 The New York Times © Provided by Firstpost Inside the shadowy world of militias luring unsuspecting Afghans to fight, or die Mazar-i-Sharif: A network of shadowy power brokers and warlords, bankrolled by the Afghan government and the national police force, is luring disadvantaged people into joining militias, sometimes under false pretenses, out of a growing desperation to hold territory around highways in the country’s north, according to former militia members and l...