In Afghanistan’s North, Ex-Warlord Offers Security
By CARLOTTA GALL
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In Hairatan, a shabby river port on the northern border with Uzbekistan, brand new fuel storage tanks and a new railway line, Afghanistan’s first, are spreading out amid the desert scrub.Source: New York Times, 2010-05-17
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