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As the Taliban gains ground in Pakistan, the police can offer little in defence of the nation. Monocle spends a day with Karachi's police chief as he worries about kit, corruption and crime stats. Then we meet the woman hoping to become Afghanistan's president and tame the Taliban her way.
Writer: Isambard Wilkinson Photographer: Philip Cheung
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