The problem is that the media makes the Taliban look like a bunch of uncivilized cave dwellers when in reality, they're a well trained militia. The other problem is Aghanistan is mostly made up of illiterate weed heads, there was no way the US could have trained those guys properly. Imagine an army made up of Gomer Pyle azz MFs.
this is spot on.
The Taliban’s beliefs and practices are insanely barbaric, maybe the worst in the world. But because of the power in that country, a lot of able bodied and minded men in that country are in the Taliban. The “military” of the country isn’t the sanctioned one, it’s the terroristic one