New Strategy for the Afghan Surge

Lock them up then let them go: strategy for the Afghan surge

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

News, December 14, 2009 -- Afghanistan

	16 Policemen Killed in 2 Attacks in Afghanistan
	Taliban 'Stability' Welcomed by Some Afghans Obama Open to Yet Another New Afghan Policy Afghan Government Promises to Insurgents Often Empty Germany Says No to Sending More Soldiers to Afghanistan

	PM Gordon Brown Tries to Smooth British-Afghan Relations
	Karzai Apologizes to Families of British Troops
	Afghan Army Starts Own Surge in South Afghanistan
	Taliban Stalls Key Hydroelectric Turbine Project in Afghanistan
	In Afghanistan, Marines Live a Tough Camp Life

Military Faces Challenges in Deploying More Troops to Afghanistan

Pakistan

	US Plans Drone Strikes Into Major Pakistani City
	Congress Okays $1.5 Billion in Pakistan Aid

Pakistan

	Pakistan Looks at Militant as Key to Americans' Journey
	Petraeus Urges Pakistan to Raise Pressure on Taliban
	Pakistan FM: India Behind Terrorist Attacks
	Two More US Consulate Vehicles Intercepted in Lahore
	Fighting in Pakistan Kills 7 Militants, 2 Troops

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