[CowboyJay]

"Thank God the Taliban was toppled, but to think that all heinous practices in the country are going to be stopped in a handful of years is extremely naive."

During WWII, Europe was more of less completely rid of fascism within 5 years of our involvement. High-explosives and lead work wonders in correcting this kind of behavior.

[Siena Dreaming]

Sorry, the country is not going to zoom into the 21st century overnight.

And Germany was not cured of all ills. Remember East German and the Berlin Wall? American can't cure everything in one fell swoop.