Afghanistan Amnesty Deals Not Successful in 2010

Amnesty deals (or reintegration) in Afghanistan have not been successful in the past year.  The military would like to pull middle- and low-ranking Taliban fighters from the insurgency and reintegrate them into Afghan society but it isn't working as planned.  Less than 800 fighters have signed up for the plan - just a fraction of the 30,000 Taliban fighting against the corrupt Afghan government and coalition military troops. Read more in "A Year in, Amnesty Deal Lures Only 3 Percent of Taliban", Wired.com Danger Room, January 3, 2011.