That said, at least one of the host nation trucking companies has tried to do battle instead of paying off insurgents and warlords.

他还说在“阿富汗货运合同”的承运公司中，至少有一家公司已在试着与叛军和军阀开战而不是付钱给他们。

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That leaves conflicts that rage in weak and failing states (as in parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan), or in ungoverned space (in parts of Somalia), where rival non-state actors, terrorist groups, militants and warlords do battle.

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Somali has seen more than 20 years of conflict which saw clan-based warlords, rival politicians and Islamist militants battle for control of the country.

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