I know this is more or less a dead thread, but anyone who is interested in the way ahead in Afghanistan should also check out this article:
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/...AND_MG1002.pdf
It is an article written by Seth Jones (Author of The Graveyard of Empires) and is a fairly comprehensive look at the creation of tribal forces opposed to the taliban.
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