Maybe we can buy our way to victory in Afghanistan: General Lamb
Afghan insurgents should be offered amnesties and removal from the coalition’s “wanted” list if they lay down their arms, says the British general charged with coaxing fighters away from their extremist leaders. “There’s no question about it: amnesty would be part of this initiative,” Lieutenant-General Sir Graeme Lamb told media.…
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