| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Details of Formation: | The PGM originated as an attempt by the government to counter a re-emerging security threat from the Taliban in 2006. |
| Details of Termination: | -- |
| Purpose: | The group was used to counter terrorist attacks and the Taliban when they regrouped and to provide security in unstable regions in the southern part of the country, supporting police forces. |
| Organisation: | The group was supposed to be incorporated into the national police and placed under its command. |
| Weapons and Training: | According to news sources the PGM was armed by the government, although it is also stated that it used its own weapons. There is nothing said about training. |
| Size: | Reports state that the militia had 250 members in Farah province, while another source estimates a total of 2,000 members across the south of Afghanistan. |
| Reason for Membership: | One source states that members were to be chosen from locals to act as policemen, although it is not explicitly said whether this selection process would also imply coercion in the case of refusal to join. |
| Treatment of Civilians: | Although there are no direct reports of how the group treated civilians, the fact that the establishment and strengthening of the PGM obstructed the disarmament process and concerns about possible extortion may indicate negative consequences for civilians. |
| Other Information: | Members of the PGM wore police uniforms due to their role as supplements to the regular security forces. Reports state that rearming these tribal groups disrupted the previously initiated disarmament process. Ethnic membership is inferred because Pashtuns were a government senior partner which is responsible for the militia and based on the fact that this is the ethnic group of President Karzai. |
| References: | Information was taken from news sources listed in the PGMD. |