The story of Regey -- a small dusty village in Afghanistan's volatile southern province of Helmand where an alleged NATO missile recently killed 50 civilians -- illustrates the difficult road ahead for the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan.
A mysterious blight is destroying poppy fields in southern Afghanistan. There are early signs that it's reshaping the opium trade that partially funds the Taliban insurgency, but also the lives of tens of thousands of poppy farmers.
Locals see a window of opportunity in the wake of a recent offensive in Marjah, which for years served as an insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan.
