Mattis makes surprise visit to Kabul for talks on Taliban peace process

[Peter1469]

Wasn't our prime initial concern ALQ?

We had two missions: eliminate al Aqaeda in Afghanistan and punish the Taliban for harboring them. We archived both of those long ago. The fetish with bringing democracy to Afghanistan was our downfall.

[Ransom]

At some point in time, the Taliban is going to be part of the government. No other tribe has stronger support from the people.

Given your guesses pass muster some 6% of the time...….well......there ya go.