You can defeat an idea by having a better idea.
It will take many years to change Afghanistan, but it can be done.
The Taliban said at the outbreak of the war that we were too used to comfort and ease, that we couldn't struggle like them to survive, that we were not as tough as them, maybe they were right....
Roadside bombs are one thing but the use of suicide bombers gives it another dimension. Aerial drones can't spot them, the bomber can mix with the general population and without a checkpoint at every corner they can cause havoc. The Islam fanatics seem to have an endless supply of these nutters willing to sacrifice their lives.