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К И. Кошкин
Дата 23.01.2002 01:07:09 Найти в дереве
Рубрики Современность; Армия; Локальные конфликты; Политек; Версия для печати

Автомат Калашникова - национальное оружие пуштунов

>>То что летает сейчас у амов явно не вертолеты:)))Короче вся родная соседняя пакистания бегает с калашами наперевес.
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>Да-а-а??? А не с НАТОвским оружием она бегает?




http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/terrorism/nation/0930guns.html

"Sporadic bursts from machine guns, pistols and rifles are a way of life in Darra Adam Khel, which has earned a reputation as the armory of Pakistan's rugged northwest frontier.

"We have 2,300 gun shops, and about 12,000 people working in the weapons industry," said Munawar Hassan, a journalist and community leader. "It is an open business here, just like a flower shop in Peshawar."


"The town's gun making roots stretch back nearly a century. Legend has it two Pakistanis trained as gunsmiths by the British ran away during colonial days and set up shop here. Within a few years, the craft spread, with the demand for cheap, reliable weapons high.

Today, the gunsmiths use lathes and other modern tools, but much of the work still is done with hand tools by men squatting in dank shops. Despite the primitive equipment, the gunsmiths boast they can copy nearly any weapon and turn out a workable duplicate within days, for only a fraction of the normal price.

"Heavy weapons have been banned, including rocket launchers and 3-inch mortars," Hassan said. "But you can get semiautomatic and automatic pistols and rifles, copies of any gun you want.""

"Business has been bad lately, the gun makers say, because the Pakistani government has pressed tribal authorities to crack down on the weapons industry in response to a growing international movement to limit the production and sale of light arms."

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Пуштуны очень любят автомат Калашникова...