What Makes A Taliban Commander

CHECKPOINT 91 - U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, second from right, the new commander of the NATO International Security Assitance Force in Afghanistan, visits with U.S., NATO and Afghan forces at checkpoint 91 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 9, 2010 U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail

The Making Of A Taliban Commander -- Time Magazine

When he visited Afghanistan on Monday, Senator John McCain declared that success in the nine-year long war could be achieved on the back of a victory in the southern province of Kandahar. "The Taliban know that Kandahar is the key to success or failure," McCain told a news conference at the airport in Kabul. "I am convinced we can succeed, and will succeed, and Kandahar is obviously the key area. And if we succeed there, we will succeed in the rest of this struggle."

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My Comment: Another article that illustrates very clearly the impossible task of bringing peace to Afghanistan.