One problem is that their ethnic composition is skewed: there are few Pushtuns in the police, leaving locals distrustful.

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American officials say that they monitor closely the ethnic composition of the Afghan security forces for any hints of ethnic tension.

NEWYORKER: After America

Many Pushtuns were hoping that the loya jirga, the grand council that nominated a new government in June, would produce a rebalancing of the cabinet's ethnic composition.

ECONOMIST: Repairing the damage to the new government

The rest of the Hill plan allows for Kosovo's police force to be run by local authorities, and to reflect the ethnic composition of the local population, which is over 90% ethnic-Albanian.

ECONOMIST: Another chapter opens in Kosovo

What is its ethnic composition?

CNN: Lesson Plan: Return to Kosovo

The composition of our ethnic population and also the difficulties presented by our geographical terrain make communication and development difficult.

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