Easy fix. Take the Mosques off the ‘off limits’ list and hit the cave networks with flame throwers!
Bad optics... just pass a law that reclassifies any religious establishment stockpiling weapons and harboring criminals as an enemy outpost rather than a house of worship. No need to attack mosques, as mosques don’t have weapon wielding terrorists... those enemy outposts on the other hand?
Mosques? Enemy command centers. War is hell.
It is so disheartening to me that after 25+ years of war we still don't try to win.
It's why years ago I resigned myself to not supporting these wars. I swear the half-assery is much, much worse.
A better, low cost solution, instead of flamethrowers, use a combination of propane and oxygen at a 1 to 8 ratio.
Works great for both gophers and tunnel rats.