Afghanistan: Looking For A Fair Loss

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Afghanistan: Looking For A Fair Loss: "The Taliban has been defeated on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistan border, but survive by living on one side of the border, while fighting on the other side. Money is still a problem. On the Afghan side, the drug trade provides a lot of cash, while wealthy religious conservatives (both local and foreign) sustain the effort on the Pakistani side. The cash quickly disappears because of the high pay that tribal gunmen demand. Fighting NATO and U.S. troops is near suicidal. It can be nearly that when going after Afghan security forces, if the foreign warplanes can be called into action. Unlike the Russians in the 1980s, the NATO and U.S. aircraft have much better sensors, and smart bombs. Death from above is more certain and accurate."