But they do try scare tactics.
Not all the attacks are against young men like this. Many of them do target civilians and one has to suspect that the same lot of them that practice in insurgency also participate in terrorism. But then again I suppose were troops from another country here, I would likely see the friends of my enemy as my enemy. And thus I suppose I would consider myself to be an insurgent.
BTW, I will admit I am biased as the young man in the link I posted is my son. If the link results in a threadjack I'll edit it or a mod can.