[SpA]ProtectMyBalls wrote:
the Taliban are actually some of the greatest soldiers you will ever find, which is why the US hired them to protect a US development in Afghanistan. 
Plus you are kind of forgetting how in a years time, its quite possible we will all be kneeling down in front of a Chinese warlord, and taking a fist fuelled firing squad to the back of the throat.  

They pretty much march in their hundreds towards forward bases and get gunned to bits. After that they pressure some new recruits and and do it again. Infact the only way in which Taliban has appeared effective to me is by means on fear, guerilla, and less ethical tactics. They've beheaded children, and chop off peoples hands for reading. They've even used children to bomb the houses of politicians.
Amongst them, I'm aware they have some formidable specialists, that have even pinned downed the SAS, but I think it was British who setup the Taliban in the first place to repell an invasion anway so...
Edit: When I say setup, I mean in terms of modern warfare, as the Taliban already existed ofc.