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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: Afghanistan: Top US military officer honors troops By FISNIK ABRASHI,Associated Press Writer AP - 2 hours 23 minutes ago FORWARD OPERATING BASE AIRBORNE, Afghanistan - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff began a review Wednesday of a new community-based defense program recently deployed to combat rising violence in a province on the doorstep of Kabul. ADVERTISEMENT Adm. Mike Mullen visited Wardak province, where U.S. troops deployed in large numbers for the first time this year. The program he's assessing draws volunteers from Afghan communities to defend their villages against militants. Critics say the force is a state-sponsored militia that is likely to worsen the security situation and raise ethnic tensions and tribal rivalries. But its supporters say the program creates a community-based security apparatus. "The early reviews are positive," Mullen told The Associated Press. "We are in the beginning stages, and this is a pilot, and we chose Wardak because it is such a critical province, and that's why I came today to see how things are going on the ground." Mullen said that Wardak was "critical for the security of Kabul." Bordering Kabul, Wardak province hit the headlines last year after militants started attacking military convoys and American helicopters patrolling its narrow valleys, creating an impression that the Taliban was on the capital's gates. Only a handful of American, French, and Turkish soldiers were present here before. But more than 1,000 new troops from the New York-based 10th Mountain Division joined the fight this year, the first in a series of American reinforcements deploying to Afghanistan, which has become the central battlefield in the fight against al-Qaida and its allied groups. Earlier this month 240 Afghans _ a ragtag collection of farmers, students and other unemployed men _ were armed and deployed to Wardak after receiving three weeks of training for the Afghan Public Protection Force. Though the program is U.S.-funded, it is overseen by the Afghan Interior Ministry, which is responsible for the country's security forces. There are only 1,200 regular Afghan security forces to protect a half-million people in Wardak province, and relying on these community-based units appears to be a short-term fix for a long-term problem. U.S. officials hope the community program will help the Afghan police recruit new villagers to its ranks. The community-based force has echoes in the American military's efforts in Iraq to form alliances with Sunni Arab tribesmen. The Sunni militias helped turn the tide in Iraq, contributing to a dramatic reduction in violence, but friction has arisen between the militias and the Shiite-led government. There have been clashes in recent weeks. Gen. David McKiernan, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, told the AP earlier this month that if the Wardak program is successful, the community defense initiative will be expanded to other parts of the country. Mullen met with Wardak's governor Wednesday and gave a Purple Heart to Pfc. Edward Church, who was wounded by a February roadside bomb in neighboring Logar province. Church is with the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Combat Brigade Team. Mullen also congratulated the 10th Mountain Division troops for a successful transition to Afghanistan. The unit had first been scheduled to go to Iraq, but the U.S. has increased its focus on the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan in recent months. President Barack Obama this year ordered 21,000 new troops to the Central Asian country to bolster the record 38,000 already there. Taliban and other militants have made a violent comeback the last three years after what appeared to be an initial defeat following the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan. 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