when the big money comes in, that will be the end of the Taliban. What replaces them may not be something we like, either, but we won’t be dealing with 13th century goatherds with RPG’s any more.
The biggest problem for the Afghan people is no jobs, no education and they spend most of their time growing food.
Also, the Taliban have bigger and better guns. The people don’t trust outsiders. Their experience with the British and the Russians was not good. Why should they trust the Americans.
Read Sebastian Jungers new book “WAR”. It gives great insight into a frontline combat US army company. I just finished it. There is also a documentary out that he cooproduced that was recorded during his year in Afghanistan.