Afghan Gun Control?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/world/asia/22militias.html
As Afghans Resist Taliban, U.S. Spurs Rise of Militias

Very interesting. For some reason, unknown to me, the United States believes that the average American can't be trusted with guns. However, the United States seems to have recently instituted a policy in Afghanistan of arming anyone who is capable of crawling into a weapons distribution center to pick up a weapon.

I am very pleased to know that people living in the second most corrupt country in the world are more trustworthy of weapon ownership than American citizens living in the 19th most corrupt country in the world.

Although I am wondering how the American Gun Control believers can accept policy.