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If you are referring to the Taliban and their precursors, they have had, and continue to have significant financial and logistical backing from nation states.

• jpttsn 9y ago
  Does that make them a bad example of a successful militia? Perhaps a successful militia requires significant financial and logistical backing from nation states, in addition to being well trained.
  • danans 9y ago
    In that case they are paramilitaries, not just militias.