KABUL, Afghanistan — For someone who had once joined an insurgent group, and whose family was tied to a top Taliban commander, Akmal had a strikingly easy path into the Afghan National Army. Related Fearful Afghan Central Banker Quits Post (June 28, 2011) Afghan Girl Tricked Into Carrying Bomb, Officials Say (June 27, 2011) Times Topic: Afghanistan Christoph Bangert for The New York Times In the Afghan Army, Akmal, a former insurgent group member, helped plan two suicide attacks. The district governor who approved his paperwork had never met him. A village elder who was supposed to vouch for him — as required by recruiting mandates — did little more than verify his…
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