Published July 7, 2010

Following a peace agreement in 2006, the Nepalese government and Maoists have engaged in heated debate over how to integrate the thousands of members of the People's Liberation Army into the national forces. This video joins 900 former rebels at a training camp in Western Nepal.

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Nepal: Rebels with a Reason

Nepal is in the midst of historic change, from the abolition of a centuries-old monarchy to the re-integration of Maoist revolutionaries after a decade-long insurgency. The road ahead is not likely to be clear, or easy.
Former Maoist combatants train inside their cantonment in western Nepal. The Indian government has accused Nepali Maoist rebels of providing military and ideological training to hundreds of Indian Maoists inside Nepalese territory. Image by Anup Kaphle, Nepal, 2010.
November 11, 2010 / Untold Stories

Maoists Accused of Training Indian Naxalites, Integration Still Uncertain

Anup Kaphle
Claims of former rebels training Indian Naxalites have deepened the disagreements between Maoist rebels and the government of Nepal.
Maoist Rebels. Image by Anup Kaphle, Nepal, 2010.
November 9, 2010 / CBC Radio

Nepal's Maoist Rebels

Anup Kaphle
The uneasy co-existence of a Maoist rebel army and the national army leaves Nepal and its neighbors on edge.
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