Abdul Samad, a former insurgent commander, discusses

Abdul Samad, a former insurgent commander, discusses district security and development issues with an Afghan National Army special forces soldier in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 3. In February, Samad and 12 of his fighters laid down their arms and renounced their affiliation to the insurgency to take the first steps towards reintegration as a part of Afghanistan's Peace and Reintegration Program. The APRP is a nation-wide Afghan program that provides insurgents with an opportunity to peacefully and permanently rejoin their communities with honor, dignity, and forgiveness.