Hamid Kharzai (file photo) An internationally backed project considered vital to the success of Afghanistan's post-Taliban transition is "DDR," the "disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration" ...
Girl soldiers are often thought of only as "sex slaves", a term that glosses over the complex roles many play within armed groups and in some national armies. This thinking contributes to their ...
Johannesburg — The increasing number of South Sudan's armed forces is costing more than 50 percent of government's expenditure by some estimates - despite a two-year-old US$55 million demobilization ...
EL-DAMAZIN, Feb 17, 2009 (AFP) - "The war is over, it's time for peace," says a white-bearded Othman, one of the first Sudanese ex-fighters to take part in the world's largest disarmament and ...