Famillial Feud Not all of the firearms that k lled Soviet troops in Afghanistan came from sanitized CIA armories or were stolen from the Soviet invaders. Mary were manufactured in cottage industry plants in or nearDarra, the arsenal for the Pakistani Northwest Frontier and major supplier to For more than 100 years, Daira tnas supplied copies of all major military weapons to Pathamiribesmen and others who roam the inhospitable moumtains between the two nations. While the factories are in thie Tills, the gunshops are along Darra's dusty streets, intersprened with shops selling teas, spices, marijuana, or hashish .... all quite openly. The locally made gun copies a:Teboth proliferate and proficient, e.g., well-made and fullyoperational Sten submachine guns, British .303 Lee Enfiield MkIV rifles, Webley revolvers, and ubiquitous Soviet AK-47 assault rifles. producing enough firearms isn'itthe problem; getting ammunition is. , In 1982, a rebel officer told Miclhael Fathers of Reuters, Our main problem is a shortage off ammunition. Someone needs to open a production plant for that. We do not have enough ammunition. If we had that ve would have taken