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German Guns Found On Black Market In Pakistan, Afghanistan

October 13 2009

Germany

Arms dealers say that German military pistols are being sold illegally in Afghanistan and Pakistan, reports Deutsche Welle.

The German government sent 10,000 old Walther-P1 pistols to the Afghan Interior Ministry in 2006 to equip Afghan police officers and soldiers.

However, according to a German public radio account, the German government and the U.S.-led security team in charge failed to properly monitor the guns' locations. There are said to be detailed records of only...

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