text: The Taliban is becoming stronger and stronger, US/NATO notwithstanding. IS is expanding. And the US is loud-mouthing about a possible 'surge'.
  Bad idea.
  Afghanistan will never be conquered/transformed. It didn't happen in the past 300 years and won't happen now.
  The Americans need to think back to the Vietnam war; when the local population wants you less, than your enemy, you have a problem.
  This was the scenario during the Soviet invasion and it is exactly the same now.