Reconciliation is America's new weapon against the Taliban. Kim Sengupta reports from Helmand
ROB KNIGHT 'The Independent'
Monday, 14 December 2009
Afghan farmer Izatullah Ali is taken away by US Marines in Helmand
The men looked frightened. Taken in handcuffs after US Marines found caches of Kalashnikovs, bomb-making material and opium during searches of their homes in a major offensive against the Taliban, their future looked bleak. But just 48 hours later the prisoners were brought back to their village and freed into the care of local elders...more
