militiaman

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The United States on Friday complied with a federal court order and released a former Afghan militiaman from detention in Guantánamo Bay, in a case that reflects the changing political realities of Afghanistan.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022

The video was allegedly smuggled out of Syria by a pro-government militiaman who gave it to a pair of University of Amsterdam researchers, apparently in hopes it would help him get asylum outside Syria.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022

Another video captured a militiaman recounting a purported conversation with police.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2021

Columnist Ralph Peters once wrote that “the laid off blue-collar worker in America and the Taliban militiaman in Afghanistan are brothers in suffering,” while others want to consign them to the soft shackles of the...

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 31, 2018

Laila saw a look pass between Wakil and the militiaman.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini