But it’s not just the Taliban. The government we set up persecutes Christians. And soldiers from the Afghan army we set up routinely shoot our soldiers.
We need to blow something up, declare victory and get out.
The source of the Taliban is to be found in Pakistan’s madrassas. Until you fix the problem in Pakistan, you’re only dealing superficially with the issue. (And, that mean’s you’ll never win by just reacting to enemy actions in Afghanistan itself).