Unveiling the Pentagon’s kill/capture campaign

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Behind the strike that killed Bin Laden was one of the American military's best-kept secrets – a covert campaign called "kill-capture." Kill/capture operations also took out thousands of Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters. The PBS program 'Frontline' investigates the "kill/capture" operations to discover their impact and cost. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Frontline producer Stephen Grey.

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