Often the warlords operate above the law.

这些军阀经常凌驾于法律之上。

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The warlords precipitated the country into civil war.

军阀使国家陷于内战之中。

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In this way they kept the warlords fighting among themselves.

就这样，他们使军阀互相混战。

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"I think it is fair that in calling some of the warlords in her parliament 'dogs' probably wasn't a very popular thing to do.

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Carstairs also appealed to Afghanistan's government to reinstate Malalai Joya, who was suspended from parliament nearly two years ago for insulting the country's warlords.

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Also complicating the picture is a perception President Karzai, to gain electoral support, has allied with brutal warlords and others accused of either human rights abuses or drug trafficking.

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Mohammad Nayim wants the warlords who ruined his life to be prosecuted no matter where they are now.

NPR: For Afghan Fighter the War Continues as Loyalties Shift

Previous peace deals that integrated war criminals into Congo's army, including Ntaganda, reignited conflict soon thereafter as the warlords again behaved lawlessly.

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Muhammad Khatami, Iran's president, says he wants to carry on helping with crop substitution, but the warlords of southern Afghanistan are not interested.

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