re: #3 lostlakehiker

Well said, we were told the Taliban were on the ropes after a surge and they are mounting these kinds of attacks?

This is from October 31, 2011

army.mil

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2011 — Pockets of Taliban forces in Afghanistan are quickly losing strength in the face of an increasingly war weary Afghan population and decreasing resources and capabilities, two Fort Riley commanders said recently.

“We are separating the insurgency from the people, eroding their resources and hindering their capabilities,” Lt. Col. Michael Katona, commander of 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, said via video teleconference from Afghanistan. “We have the enemy against the ropes and we are punching them hard right now.”